Attorney Information
SBI Legal Assistance provides free legal consultation, without an appointment, to all University students. SBI's staff of Attorneys are retained from local law firms including, Don Shonn (Bloom,Cole, and Shonn), Joshua Lippes (Law Office of Richard J. Lippes), Jessica Vesper (McCready and Todoro), and Franics Amendola, Attorney. These attorneys maintain an office on the Amherst Campus at 377 Student Union and are present Monday through Friday, noon to 5 PM. In the event students cannot meet at the office, arrangements can be made for consultation by phone or email. The staff attorneys have ample experience and continually demonstrate a genuine interest in serving our student body. They are easily accessible and are sensitive to the concerns of the students, thus making any legal experiences as comfortable and understandable as possible.