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By Mary Beth Grange
After five months of
operation, it is difficult to get
an appointment with the
Student Services Center.
According to ASUN
president Ron Ciingenpeel,
"students are booked up four
or five days in advance."
Ciingenpeel estimates that
lawyers H. Bruce Hamilton and
Douglas German have been
contacted by about 100
students a month since the
center opened in
mid-November.
Free legal service is available
to all UNL students at the
center. Its establishment was a
major ASUN project of Ann
Henry's administration.
After the idea was approved
by the ASUN Senate, a
committee researched the
proposal, established
administration procedures and
interviewed lawyers. The Board
of Regents approved the plan,
but restricted the lawyers from
making court appearances for
their student clients.
This restriction has not been
as limiting as he first
anticipated, German said.
"Students realized the
limites were imposed by the
regents," he explained. "They
genuinely felt the service they
were getting was valuable."
German estimated that
students are referred to other
lawyers about three times a
week for legal assistance the
student lawyers can't provide.
"The majority of questions
are very simple but very
unnerving to individuals if they
don't, have the answer,"
German said. "They would be
reluctant to go to a downtown
law firm."
Typical cases fall in two
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He said in each case he
assesses whether it wouid be
profitable for the client to hire
an attorney. He informs
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"The layman, even in major
cases, doesn't know the first
two or three steps to take," he
said.
In addition to a half -hour
interview, German said he
works about a half an hour on
each case.
He estimates 85 of the
students who consult the
lawyers live off campus. He
said male clients outnumber
females 4 to 1 .
Although most of the first
month's clients had some
connection with ASUN,
German said now they're
"getting a pretty good range of
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The legal service is financed
by ASUN.
"It is the largest ASUN
budget item this year,"
Ciingenpeel said. The lawyers
work a combined 20 hours a
week at $12.50 an hour, about
haif the average fee at a
downtown law firm.
Student clients who
responded Jo a questionnaire
said they were willing to
contribute from $1.25 to $10
of their student fees for the
program.
Sue Overing, former ASUN
second vice president, said she
questioned the procedure for
paying the lawyers.
"There needs to be closer
control on funding," she said.
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pay, she said, but there is no
provision if the lawyers work
less than 20 hours per week.
Next year's budget request
is the same as this year,
Ciingenpeel said. $7,500 has
been requested for the lawyers'
salaries, $1,620 for secretarial
work and $250 for office
supplies.
German suggested the office
be moved from ASUN offices
on the Nebraska Union third
floor.
He said the ASUN office
had "quite a bit of activity." A
separate office also would
insure students of
confidentiality, he said.
Overing said she would like
the office to be more visible to
the students.
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said the idea of merging the
legal center with the University '
ombudsman's office had
possibilities.
Henry said German is
writing a booklet giving renters
advice about leases. It is
scheduled , for distribution
before school is out.
The two lawyers also helped
with a seminar this semester on
how to use the small claims
court.
German said at this time he
and Hamilton do not intend to
reapply for the positions. Ha
jsaid he wants to spend time on
problems more interesting and
'concentrate on the growth of
Ihis own law firm downtown.
Ciingenpeel said interviews
for next year's lawyers will be
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Wednesday, april 24, 1974
daily nebraskan
