During the past year, students in clinics at the University of Virginia School of Law secured the bonded release of an asylum-seeking client, helped a child with autism attend school and procured clients’ disability income and debt relief, among other accomplishments.

Virginia’s 24 legal clinics, many of which involve working directly with clients, offer students experience handling real-world problems. Seven of the clinics are operated in partnership with the Charlottesville-based Legal Aid Justice Center.

The following is a sampling of some of this year’s success and advocacy on behalf of clients:

• The Civil Rights Clinic worked extensively on two serious-offender review hearings this year. Young offenders have the opportunity to come back before the sentencing judge to amend the original sentence based on progress the young person has made during their commitment. Morgan Palmiter ’22 and Sujaya Rajguru ’22 secured an early release for their client, while Helen Song ’23 and Sydney Stanley ’23 also contributed to the effort.
• The Community Solutions Clinic worked with the Reclaimed Hope Initiative to create special educational materials and a plan for support for parents, and worked with activist Jess Walters to develop ideas for community-based support for people with chronic kidney disease.
• The Consumer and Economic Justice Clinic served nearly 20 clients in a number of debt collection and consumer matters. The work of three students resulted in the avoidance of...

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