Legal Counseling

Students can make appointments to receive legal consultation at the Foothill (FH) or Middlefield (MF) Campuses. This FREE service is available to students with the payment of the quarter's current student ID, called the OwlCard.

 

Consultations and referrals are provided on many legal matters except student vs. student and student vs. college matters. Frequent issues involve landlord/tenant disputes, leases, traffic tickets, employer/employee disputes, consumer problems, etc.

 

Appointments are available on specific days only. Visit or call the Offices of Student Activities for current schedule and location for a 15-minute appointment with a lawyer.

 

Foothill Main Campus
Location: New Campus Center, Room 2009
Phone: (650) 949-7282
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

Foothill Middlefield Campus
Location: Room J-3 (Cubberley Community Center, Palo Alto)
Phone: (650) 949-6958
Hours: Monday – Thursday: Noon to 3 p.m. and 4 to 9 p.m.; Friday: Closed

 

 

Mr. Goularte has been a Civil Litigation Attorney for over 30 years. He currently is an arbitrator for the Santa Clara County Superior Court and is on the Faculty at De Anza College, teaching Business Law and Law related courses. He has provided legal counsel to students and staff for over 20 years.

Mr. Goularte was in one of the first graduating classes of Foothill College (1960), A.A. Accounting,  has a Bachelor of Science degree from San Jose State University in Industrial Relations and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Golden Gate University School of Law.  He also holds a Certificate in Mediation from the University of California and a Lifetime Community College Teaching Certificate from the State of California. He is a member of the California State and Federal Bars.

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