NOTE: The information provided on this website is not intended to be legal advice and visitors to this website should not act on this information without consulting legal counsel. Jeffrey Barker Legal Intern Pro Bono Initiative, Michigan State Bar jmbarker@mail.michbar.org 517-346-6396 Pro Bono Tech: mi.freelegalanswers.org Lakeshore Legal Aid has been proud to provide Michigan with excellence in civil law advocacy and consulting since 1966. Our lawyers provide professional legal advice, document review and preparation, negotiations, mediation and representation before the courts to improve the legal status of the men, women and families we serve. We try to inform potential visitors and we hope to help your citizens with potential legal problems, rental or rental problems with landlords, family law problems, problems related to education, immigration, taxes or other legal issues. Visitors can ask any non-criminal question. The East Michigan Legal Services (LSEM) office in Flint provides free civil representation to low-income and seniors in Genesee and Lapeer counties. They also help with some legal issues for seniors in Shiawassee County. They may be able to help you, but you must first go through their selection process to further determine your eligibility and clarify the facts of your case. To find out if LSEM can help you, use the legal aid guide or call 1-800-322-4512 between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday (evening by appointment). CEO Ashley Lowe leads important and thought-provoking discussions on critical legal issues that not only educate, but also impact the communities we serve. Click the button below to see the shows. By volunteering, you can gain valuable legal experience in new areas of law. You will have the opportunity to improve your skills either through direct client advocacy, public relations or through a legal advice clinic. Sample documents and mentors are available to assist you, and LSEM provides access to research and expenses, as well as professional liability insurance for pro bono cases. There`s a new way for residents of Flint County and Genesee to get their legal questions answered. The Michigan State Bar, the Genesee County Bar Association, and Eastern Michigan Legal Services recently partnered to introduce this new program in Genesee County. Alongside our neighbours, Lakeshore Legal Aid fights poverty and injustice through advocacy and meaningful and dignified access to the legal system. Legal Services of Eastern Michigan participates in the Access to Justice campaign and encourages you through the ATJ Fund. The ATJ campaign is a collaborative centralized campaign administered by the Michigan State Bar Foundation in partnership with the Michigan State Bar to increase resources for seven regional programs and eight civil legal aid programs statewide Michigan.
100% of your donation will be distributed to support civil legal aid for the poor throughout Michigan. The program is called MI Free Legal Answers, mi.freelegalanswers.org and operates like an online legal aid clinic, except there are no lines or day and time restrictions, and all interactions can take place from the comfort of your home, workplace, or library. Michigan State University College of Law Rental Housing Clinic 368 Law College BuildingEast Lansing, MI 48824Real Estate Learn more about what we`ve done and how we can help. Public service, seniors` services, family law, family violence and more. Gateway Community Services (517) 882-72174287 Fives Oaks DrLansing, MI 48911Domestic Violence, Family and Juvenile Grandparents Rights Organization (248) 646-71771760 ext. Telegraph RdBloomfield Hills, MI 48304Family For more information about donating to LSEM, please contact our Director of Development, Andrea Rossi at (800) 322-4512 ext. 113. Michigan State Bar Access to Justice (517) 346-6300306 Townsend StLansing, MI 48933 Please contact me if you have any questions, or if you know of other groups in Genesee County, I should contact me. Please share this information and the program with other groups or individuals who may be helped to access a lawyer. Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. (248) 253-154828 North Saginaw StreetPontiac, MI 48342Women`s Survival Centre for Consumers, Criminals, Families and Real Property (248) 335-1520761 W.