Legal Clinic - Brian Coyle Community Center

1701 Oak Park Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411

Eligibility

- Open to all needing brief legal advice with an emphasis on serving the Somali community. - Serves low income individuals at 125% of federal definition of poverty in addition to asset limitations. - Other eligibility requirements may apply depending on the type of case and individual facts.

Required documents

All documents pertaining to the legal issue including any paperwork received concerning the case and the names, phone numbers and addresses of all persons involved. Preparing and bringing a written summary of the legal situation will also make the most of the time available with the attorney.

Hours

Vary by location

(612)338-5282

Voice

(612)338-8421

Fax

https:// https://pillsburyunited.org/programs/legal-services/

[email protected]

Languages

Vietnamese, Swahili, Spanish, Somali, Oromo, Arabic, Amharic

Application process

Call for appointment

Fees

No fees

Service area

Description

Attorneys from Volunteer Lawyers Network spend about 15 - 30 minutes per client providing legal advice and/or brief services including: - Debt and credit issues/bankruptcy - Consumer issues - Housing including tenant/landlord - General civil issues - divorce, child support, child custody - Labor and employment Please note that persons receive free legal advice, not representation, from an attorney. The attorneys are volunteers and may have emergencies that may require them to cancel at the last minute.

What's Here

Somali Community Child Custody/Visitation Assistance Landlord/Tenant Assistance Bankruptcy Assistance Community Legal Clinics Comprehensive Family Law Services Consumer Law Child Support Assistance/Enforcement Labor and Employment Law Divorce Assistance

Providing organization

Brian Coyle Community Center

Community center providing social services to the Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood of Minneapolis.