Community College Services Legal Telephone Consultation FAQ

Learn how to contact a TASB community college attorney.

FAQ

Your community college’s TASB membership includes access to dedicated community college attorneys who can provide legal advice by phone, at 800-580-1488, at no additional charge to the college.

Will a conversation with a TASB Community College Services attorney be kept confidential?

Yes. We have purposefully structured our consultation service to preserve the confidentiality of the TASB community college attorneys’ conversations with community colleges. Unless we have your permission, we do not share the contents of the phone conversations with anyone outside of TASB Community College Services or duly authorized representatives of the college.

Occasionally, more than one college representative will call with related questions about the same issue. In these circumstances, please keep in mind that our confidential relationship rests with the college as an entity, not with any individual person. Consequently, the content of conversations may be disclosed to other representatives of the same college.

Do TASB Community College Services attorneys give legal advice to people other than college representatives?

No. We offer advice on a wide range of topics as part of a free service that can be a money and time saver for community colleges. Our community college attorneys have several years of experience working on higher education law issues. Our statewide scope and attention to policy and legislative matters give us a bird’s eye view of Texas higher education that can be valuable to college officials and attorneys alike.

That said, the service has its limits. We do not provide direct representation of community colleges. If your college were to choose a course of action and later be challenged on the decision, a TASB community college attorney would not be the attorney you would call upon to defend the choice. We are also limited in our knowledge of the relevant facts and circumstances to the information provided in a brief phone conversation. Even seemingly simple legal issues can become complicated as you gather more information about the factual context. In such circumstances, the college’s private attorney is in a superior position to assimilate the relevant facts.

The TASB community college attorneys do attempt to answer every question, but when appropriate, will refer you to your college’s private counsel.

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TASB Community College Services provides legal expertise and comprehensive policy development and maintenance responsive to the needs of Texas community colleges.

Community College Services Legal Telephone Consultation FAQ

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