Legal services may include: legal advice, review court papers, assist in drafting paperwork, mediate, negotiate, litigate, and/or represent at an administrative law or district court hearing LSNM assists people with low incomes and issues critical to daily life. Cases including: - Consumer: threats or harassment by a creditor or debt collector, paycheck or bank account being garnished, and utilities shut off - Education: children with a disability and need an Individualized Education Program (IEP), wrongfully disciplined, suspended or expelled of a child - Employment: criminal history, denied unemployment benefits - Family: custody, divorce, parenting time rights, understanding court papers, etc. - Housing: contract for deed, denied of subsidized housing, evictions, foreclosures, housing discrimination and accommodation, locked out, and repair issues - Protective orders: from physically harming or threatening to harm an individual or child and harassment - Public assistance and disability benefits: food support, medical assistance or other public assistance, denied necessary medical care and unable to work because of a disability - Senior issues: health care directive, power of attorney, and simple will

Legal services may include: legal advice, review court papers, assist in drafting paperwork, mediate, negotiate, litigate, and/or represent at an administrative law or district court hearing LSNM assists people with low incomes and issues critical to daily life. Cases including: - Consumer: threats or harassment by a creditor or debt collector, paycheck or bank account being garnished, and utilities shut off - Education: children with a disability and need an Individualized Education Program (IEP), wrongfully disciplined, suspended or expelled of a child - Employment: criminal history, denied unemployment benefits - Family: custody, divorce, parenting time rights, understanding court papers, etc. - Housing: contract for deed, denied of subsidized housing, evictions, foreclosures, housing discrimination and accommodation, locked out, and repair issues - Protective orders: from physically harming or threatening to harm an individual or child and harassment - Public assistance and disability benefits: food support, medical assistance or other public assistance, denied necessary medical care and unable to work because of a disability - Senior issues: health care directive, power of attorney, and simple will

Provides legal assistance in criminal matters from petty misdemeanors to felonies, as well as many areas of civil law. Civil Law - General - Collections - Commitment - Expungement - Garnishment - General Assistance - Housing - Landlord/Tenant - Name Change - Native American Enrollment - Public Assistance - SSI - Unemployment - Unlawful Detainer ? Civil Law - Family - Child Support - CHIPS - Custody - Dissolution - Guardianship - Harassment - Long Term Foster Care - Orders for Protection - Paternity - Termination of Parental Rights - Visitation

Brief advice clinic for people who are representing themselves in an appeal of the denial of their unemployment benefits. Individuals should attend the clinic before they file an appeal with the Minnesota Court of Appeals. This is an initiative of the Law Library and the Labor and Employment Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association. Two types of clinics are available: - Telephone clinic: A 30-minute consultation with an attorney over the phone. An attorney will call the clinic customer at a set time. - In-person clinic: Held at the Minnesota State Law Library. Persons attending the in-person clinic will meet with an attorney for 30 minutes to discuss the merits of their case. Then, they will meet with a law student or librarian for 15 minutes to review the appeal forms. - NOTE: This is a brief advice clinic for people who representing themselves. The clinic attorney is not obligated to represent the customer. Before filing an appeal with the Minnesota Court of Appeals, persons can attend the clinic and get advice about how to proceed.

Attorney representation on public benefit issues may include: - Cash Assistance: For families, single adults, people with disabilities - Child Care Assistance Program - Disqualification from work under Background Study Act - Emergency Assistance: Situations of utility shut-offs, unpaid rent, eviction - Expungement of past criminal record (limited situations) - Food Stamps (SNAP) - Garnishment of your paycheck or bank account - Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) and Diversionary Work Program (DWP) - Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, MNsure - Revocation of Child Care License - Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Situations of denial or termination - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI): Situations of denial or termination - Unemployment Insurance

Attorney representation on public benefit issues may include: - Cash Assistance: For families, single adults, people with disabilities - Child Care Assistance Program - Disqualification from work under Background Study Act - Emergency Assistance: Situations of utility shut-offs, unpaid rent, eviction - Expungement of past criminal record (limited situations) - Food Stamps (SNAP) - Garnishment of your paycheck or bank account - Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) and Diversionary Work Program (DWP) - Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, MNsure - Revocation of Child Care License - Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Situations of denial or termination - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI): Situations of denial or termination - Unemployment Insurance

Attorney representation on public benefit issues may include: - Cash Assistance: For families, single adults, people with disabilities - Child Care Assistance Program - Disqualification from work under Background Study Act - Emergency Assistance: Situations of utility shut-offs, unpaid rent, eviction - Expungement of past criminal record (limited situations) - Food Stamps (SNAP) - Garnishment of your paycheck or bank account - Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) and Diversionary Work Program (DWP) - Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, MNsure - Revocation of Child Care License - Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Situations of denial or termination - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI): Situations of denial or termination - Unemployment Insurance

Attorneys from the Volunteer Lawyers Network spend about 15 - 30 minutes per client providing legal advice and/or brief legal services on immigration, employment law, and other legal issues. NOTE: Persons receive free legal advice, not representation, from an attorney

Attorney representation on public benefit issues may include: - Cash Assistance: For families, single adults, people with disabilities - Child Care Assistance Program - Disqualification from work under Background Study Act - Emergency Assistance: Situations of utility shut-offs, unpaid rent, eviction - Expungement of past criminal record (limited situations) - Food Stamps (SNAP) - Garnishment of your paycheck or bank account - Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) and Diversionary Work Program (DWP) - Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, MNsure - Revocation of Child Care License - Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Situations of denial or termination - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI): Situations of denial or termination - Unemployment Insurance

Provides legal services including: - Creditor problems and harassment by bill collectors - Contract-for-Deed issues - Custody and visitation issues - Divorce - Evictions - Family issues - Fuel assistance - Garnishment - Housing code violations - Landlord-tenant issues including leases, evictions, denials of subsidized housing, fair housing, repair issues, etc. - Mortgage foreclosures - Representation for General Assistance, MFIP, Food Benefits, and Medical Assistance - Unemployment compensation - Utilities - Supplemental Security Income Legal Clinics: Virtual advice regarding Bankruptcy, Family Law, and Social Security is available Home visits may be possible Legal Aid does not handle adoption, paternity, or wills, but special circumstance cases are considered Assistance may involve representation, advice, or referral. The demand for services is high and Legal Aid is unable to handle all requests for assistance. There are established case priorities and, in some instances, waiting lists have become necessary to allocate services. Advice appointments may occur in person, on the phone, electronically, at clinics, or outreach.

Provides legal services including: - Creditor problems and harassment by bill collectors - Contract-for-Deed issues - Custody and visitation issues - Divorce - Evictions - Family issues - Fuel assistance - Garnishment - Housing code violations - Landlord-tenant issues including leases, evictions, denials of subsidized housing, fair housing, repair issues, etc. - Mortgage foreclosures - Representation for General Assistance, MFIP, Food Benefits, and Medical Assistance - Unemployment compensation - Utilities - Supplemental Security Income Legal Clinics: Virtual advice regarding Bankruptcy, Family Law, and Social Security is available Home visits may be possible Legal Aid does not handle adoption, paternity, or wills, but special circumstance cases are considered Assistance may involve representation, advice, or referral. The demand for services is high and Legal Aid is unable to handle all requests for assistance. There are established case priorities and, in some instances, waiting lists have become necessary to allocate services. Advice appointments may occur in person, on the phone, electronically, at clinics, or outreach.

Attorney representation on public benefit issues may include: - Cash Assistance: For families, single adults, people with disabilities - Child Care Assistance Program - Disqualification from work under Background Study Act - Emergency Assistance: Situations of utility shut-offs, unpaid rent, eviction - Expungement of past criminal record (limited situations) - Food Stamps (SNAP) - Garnishment of your paycheck or bank account - Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) and Diversionary Work Program (DWP) - Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, MNsure - Revocation of Child Care License - Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Situations of denial or termination - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI): Situations of denial or termination - Unemployment Insurance

Legal services may include: legal advice, review court papers, assist in drafting paperwork, mediate, negotiate, litigate, and/or represent at an administrative law or district court hearing LSNM assists people with low incomes and issues critical to daily life. Cases including: - Consumer: threats or harassment by a creditor or debt collector, paycheck or bank account being garnished, and utilities shut off - Education: children with a disability and need an Individualized Education Program (IEP), wrongfully disciplined, suspended or expelled of a child - Employment: criminal history, denied unemployment benefits - Family: custody, divorce, parenting time rights, understanding court papers, etc. - Housing: contract for deed, denied of subsidized housing, evictions, foreclosures, housing discrimination and accommodation, locked out, and repair issues - Protective orders: from physically harming or threatening to harm an individual or child and harassment - Public assistance and disability benefits: food support, medical assistance or other public assistance, denied necessary medical care and unable to work because of a disability - Senior issues: health care directive, power of attorney, and simple will

Provides legal services including: - Creditor problems and harassment by bill collectors - Contract-for-Deed issues - Custody and visitation issues - Divorce - Evictions - Family issues - Fuel assistance - Garnishment - Housing code violations - Landlord-tenant issues including leases, evictions, denials of subsidized housing, fair housing, repair issues, etc. - Mortgage foreclosures - Representation for General Assistance, MFIP, Food Benefits, and Medical Assistance - Unemployment compensation - Utilities - Supplemental Security Income Legal Clinics: Virtual advice regarding Bankruptcy, Family Law, and Social Security is available Home visits may be possible Legal Aid does not handle adoption, paternity, or wills, but special circumstance cases are considered Assistance may involve representation, advice, or referral. The demand for services is high and Legal Aid is unable to handle all requests for assistance. There are established case priorities and, in some instances, waiting lists have become necessary to allocate services. Advice appointments may occur in person, on the phone, electronically, at clinics, or outreach.

Attorney representation on public benefit issues may include: - Cash Assistance: For families, single adults, people with disabilities - Child Care Assistance Program - Disqualification from work under Background Study Act - Emergency Assistance: Situations of utility shut-offs, unpaid rent, eviction - Expungement of past criminal record (limited situations) - Food Stamps (SNAP) - Garnishment of your paycheck or bank account - Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) and Diversionary Work Program (DWP) - Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, MNsure - Revocation of Child Care License - Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Situations of denial or termination - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI): Situations of denial or termination - Unemployment Insurance

Attorney representation on public benefit issues may include: - Cash Assistance: For families, single adults, people with disabilities - Child Care Assistance Program - Disqualification from work under Background Study Act - Emergency Assistance: Situations of utility shut-offs, unpaid rent, eviction - Expungement of past criminal record (limited situations) - Food Stamps (SNAP) - Garnishment of your paycheck or bank account - Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) and Diversionary Work Program (DWP) - Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, MNsure - Revocation of Child Care License - Supplemental Security Income (SSI): Situations of denial or termination - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI): Situations of denial or termination - Unemployment Insurance

Provides assistance with unemployment appeals for separated employees who have been denied, terminated or have other issues related to Unemployment Insurance. Applicants for services will be asked to provide detailed information regarding their employment and unemployment cases.

Provides legal services including: - Creditor problems and harassment by bill collectors - Contract-for-Deed issues - Custody and visitation issues - Divorce - Evictions - Family issues - Fuel assistance - Garnishment - Housing code violations - Landlord-tenant issues including leases, evictions, denials of subsidized housing, fair housing, repair issues, etc. - Mortgage foreclosures - Representation for General Assistance, MFIP, Food Benefits, and Medical Assistance - Unemployment compensation - Utilities - Supplemental Security Income Legal Clinics: Virtual advice regarding Bankruptcy, Family Law, and Social Security is available Home visits may be possible Legal Aid does not handle adoption, paternity, or wills, but special circumstance cases are considered Assistance may involve representation, advice, or referral. The demand for services is high and Legal Aid is unable to handle all requests for assistance. There are established case priorities and, in some instances, waiting lists have become necessary to allocate services. Advice appointments may occur in person, on the phone, electronically, at clinics, or outreach.

Provides legal services including: - Creditor problems and harassment by bill collectors - Contract-for-Deed issues - Custody and visitation issues - Divorce - Evictions - Family issues - Fuel assistance - Garnishment - Housing code violations - Landlord-tenant issues including leases, evictions, denials of subsidized housing, fair housing, repair issues, etc. - Mortgage foreclosures - Representation for General Assistance, MFIP, Food Benefits, and Medical Assistance - Unemployment compensation - Utilities - Supplemental Security Income Legal Clinics: Virtual advice regarding Bankruptcy, Family Law, and Social Security is available Home visits may be possible Legal Aid does not handle adoption, paternity, or wills, but special circumstance cases are considered Assistance may involve representation, advice, or referral. The demand for services is high and Legal Aid is unable to handle all requests for assistance. There are established case priorities and, in some instances, waiting lists have become necessary to allocate services. Advice appointments may occur in person, on the phone, electronically, at clinics, or outreach.