McCoy to speak at White House virtual event on law schools' response to the national housing and eviction crisis
Duke Law's Civil Justice Clinic answered a call to action to address the national housing and eviction crisis by creating a walk-in legal clinic at the Durham County Courthouse.
The Civil Justice Clinic works with Durham residents facing eviction.
Clinical Professor Jesse McCoy will speak on Friday, Jan. 28, at a virtual event hosted by the White House and the Department of Justice on law schools' response to the national housing and eviction crisis.
Last summer, the Office of the Attorney General issued a call to action to the U.S. legal community to help address the crisis as federal and local eviction moratoriums expired around the country.
Nearly 100 law schools responded, including Duke Law's Civil Justice Clinic, which created a walk-in Eviction Advice Clinic on Friday mornings at the Durham County Courthouse. The clinic, staffed by four to five students from either the Civil Justice Clinic or the broader student body, provides legal assistance to local residents facing eviction, often related to circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and exacerbated after the federal eviction moratorium ended on Aug. 26.
“It gives anyone from the community who has questions about their lease or questions, about the process or questions about the assistance programs, the opportunity to come in and talk to someone and get information straight and first-hand to make better decisions about what they want to do moving forward,” said McCoy.
McCoy, the clinic's supervising attorney, will be one of the speakers at Friday's event, which takes place over Zoom from 11-12:15 p.m. All members of the Duke Law community are invited to attend by registering at this link.