HRC Overview
Under the guidance of Director JoNel Newman and Associate Director Melissa Swain, clinic students spend the academic year representing low income patients of the Comprehensive AIDS Program, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Batchelor Children’s Research Institute, Mailman Center for Child Development, Jackson Hospital and other medical partners.
Law students function as the client's primary advocate and conduct client intakes/ interviews, conduct legal research, file legal pleadings and legal documents, develop case strategies and theories, and provide representation in administrative hearings and court. Representation is focused on social security/public benefits and immigration.
