Marquette Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic (LEC)
The LEC serves entrepreneurs creating new businesses in southeastern Wisconsin, with a focus on clients who can't afford qualified legal counsel. Clients must have a well-developed plan to start, or have recently started, a new business with potential to help the local economy. Clients also must be a good educational fit for the clinic. The LEC counsels clients in many key legal areas, including:
- business entity selection and formation
- corporate governance
- funding/financing
- business contracts
- employment law
- business licenses and permits
- trademark, copyright, and other basic intellectual property matters
- commercial leases
The LEC does not handle litigation, and it refers businesses needing help with patents to other resource providers.
Legal Topics Covered
- Contracts/Warranties
- Licenses
- Other Money, Debt, & Consumer Issues
- Applying & Interviewing for a Job
- Being Injured on the Job
- Questions about Hours, Pay or Conditions
- Retirement & Pensions
- Unemployment Benefits, Compensation & Insurance
- Work as an Immigrant/Farmworker
- Workers' Rights
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How to Get Service
Entrepreneurs interested in receiving the LEC's services should submit a Request for Pro Bono Legal Help. You can go to the LEC website or click on the Apply Now button below.
Other Eligibility
The LEC serves entrepreneurs creating new businesses in southeastern Wisconsin, with a focus on clients who can't afford qualified legal counsel. Clients must have a well-developed plan to start, or have recently started, a new business with potential to help the local economy. Clients also must be a good educational fit for the clinic.