Office of Legal Affairs

UWM has four full-time and one half-time staff attorneys, each of whom is available to assist UWM faculty, staff, and administrators on matters affecting the University. If you would like to speak with one of our attorneys, please call 229-4278 and indicate that you have a new matter or question for the intake attorney. Each week, one attorney is assigned to respond to incoming calls involving new matters and legal questions. While all of our attorneys are qualified to handle incoming calls, your matter/question may be referred to another attorney in the office with a particular expertise.

In some cases, the intake attorney may not be immediately available to speak with you because of obligations to other clients. However, an attorney will respond to your call as soon as possible. If you provide some basic information about your issue to our Office Manager, Cheryl, the intake attorney or an attorney with a particular expertise in your area of concern may be better prepared to assist you when your call is returned. Information provided to the Office Manager for this purpose will be kept confidential.

If you have received, whether by mail or in person, legal documents that involve your position or work at UWM, you should contact the Office of Legal Affairs immediately. State law provides for legal representation and for payment of money judgments for state employees in most cases; however, you must inform the Office of Legal Affairs of any pending legal matter.

Please note, however, that the Office of Legal Affairs does not provide personal legal services for University employees or students. If you are a currently-enrolled UWM student with a personal matter, you can contact the University Legal Clinic at (414) 229-4140. The Clinic is located on the third floor of the Student Union.

If you are not a currently-enrolled UWM student but are in need of personal legal advice, you can contact the Milwaukee Bar Association Lawyer Referral and Information Service at (414) 274-1901.

Although this site is designed primarily to serve the information needs of faculty, staff, and administrators, all visitors are invited to browse, learn, and comment.

The Office of Legal Affairs often receives requests about how to access legal information of interest to UWM faculty, staff, and students. With these questions in mind, we have compiled a list of links to policies, procedures, statutes and other resources. These links are organized by topic.

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