Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic
The Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic (E-Law Center Clinic) will provide legal services to entrepreneurs and startups who are not yet ready or able to engage outside legal counsel.
Students will work with diverse companies who are confronting a variety of business challenges specific to startups and early stage high-growth ventures. The e-Law Center Clinic will focus on four primary objectives in servicing student and faculty businesses and high-growth ventures.
Experiential Learning: Students can expect to be challenged in experiential learning while developing critical thinking and practical research, drafting and client management skills. Student will be expected to demonstrate: critical thinking and judgment; service orientation with clients; communication; and practice orientation.
Matthew Pelkey
Director of Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
Clinical Legal Education
Jordan Walbesser
Staff Attorney
Clinical Legal Education
Erin Gromley
Staff Attorney
Clinical Legal Education
Economic Development
Although not directly lending itself to student learning outcomes, one of our goals is to support economic development efforts in Western New York through cultivating entrepreneurship and innovation. The Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic helps create a thriving entrepreneurship community through sustainable economic development and opportunities for those in our community.
