Prepare for the Worst and Expect the Best! Celebrating over twenty years of service to the university and to
the community, UHELP is an integral part of the WIlliam S. Richardson
School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. UHELP plays a
vital role in educating students and in serving the community. Its
goal is to enhance, protect and preserve the autonomy and
independence of older persons through education, training and direct
legal services. UHELP places particular emphasis on assisting
socially and economically needy older persons and their caregivers.
Education
The Elder Law, Health Law, Bioethics and the Law and Elder Law Clinic
courses provide a foundation for legal practice with the elderly. The
courses are open to second and third year law students and certain
graduate students. Students also have the opportunity to work with real
clients with real legal issues. Geriatric Fellows and Psychiatry
Fellows from the John A. Burns School of Medicine are also provided
courses of instruction to assist them with an understanding of legal
issues facing health care providers and, in particular, medical-legal
issues affecting older persons.
Community Services
UHELP has an attorney/professor, a program administrator/legal assistant and sometimes has a student law clerk. UHELP operates throughout the calendar year and provides basic legal assistance, advice, information and referral. UHELP is not permitted to assist with business or criminal law matters or with personal injury or other fee-generating cases. You may qualify for services if you are a resident of Oʻahu, you are 60 years or older and are socially or economically needy or if you are a caregiver of an older person on Oʻahu and need legal assistance on behalf of the older person. (Each case is evaluated according to its own merits and in accordance with staff capabilities and limited resources.)
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