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Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• Child protection cases

• Child support and paternity matters

• Conservatorships

• County civil matters

• Crime victim assistance and compensation

• Crime victim notification service

• Crime witness support

• Delinquency cases; juvenile court

• Guardianships

• Juvenile diversion

• Prosecutes criminal cases

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• Child and adult protection representation

• Child support and paternity cases

?- Conservatorships

• Crime witness support

• Criminal and delinquency prosecution; district attorney

• Criminal protective orders

• Domestic/family violence legal services

• Guardianships

• Initiates CHIPS (Child in need of protection or services)

• Juvenile diversion

• Legal representation of county boards and agencies

• Prosecutes misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors and felonies

• Requests restitution; crime victim compensation

• Restraining orders

• Stalking/Harassment orders

• Temporary and permanent restraining orders

• Victim notification

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• Child abuse, neglect, and truancy

• Gross misdemeanor cases and misdemeanors occurring outside of County municipalities

• Judicial commitments for chemical dependency and mental illness

• Juvenile delinquency matters wherever they occur in the County

?- Provides advice and assistance to all law enforcement personnel

• Public Conservatorship

• Public Guardianship

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• Child protection cases

• CHIPS cases

• Commitments

• County civil matters

• Crime victim assistance and compensation

• Crime victim notification service

• Crime witness support

• Delinquency cases; juvenile court

• Juvenile diversion

• Legal representation of county boards and county agencies

• Prosecutes criminal cases

• Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

• Traffic violations

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• Child custody decrees

• Child protection cases

• Child support and paternity matters

• Conservatorships

• County civil matters

• Crime victim assistance and compensation

• Crime victim notification service

• Crime witness support

• Delinquency cases; juvenile court

• Family court

• Guardianships

• Juvenile diversion

• Law library

• Prosecutes criminal cases

• Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• Child custody decrees

• Child protection cases

• Child support and paternity matters

• CHIPS cases

• Commitments

• Conservatorships

• County civil matters

• Crime victim assistance and compensation

• Crime victim notification service

• Crime witness support

• Delinquency cases; juvenile court

• Domestic violence legal services

• Guardianships

• Juvenile diversion

• Legal representation of county boards and county agencies

• Prosecutes criminal cases

• Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• Delinquency cases; juvenile court

• Felony offenses

• Gross misdemeanors

• Juvenile diversion

• Prosecutes criminal cases

Provides legal services for the county including:

• Child support and paternity matters

• Conservatorships

• Guardianships

• Legal representation of county departments, land acquisitions, employment issues, liability claims, ordinances, contract negotiations, appeals, expungements, and other civil matters

• Prosecutes criminal cases and juvenile matters

• Restraining and harassment orders

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• Child protection cases

• Child support and paternity matters

• Conservatorships

• County civil matters

• Guardianships

• Legal representation of Rice County, its departments, land acquisition, employment issues, liability claims, ordinances, contract negotiations, appeals, expungements, and other civil matters

• Prosecutes criminal cases

• Prosecutes juvenile matters

• Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

• Victim/witness support services

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• Child custody decrees

• Child protection cases

• Child support and paternity matters

• Conservatorships

• County civil matters

• Day care and foster care licensing

• Family court

• Guardianships

• Legal representation of Anoka County, its departments, land acquisition, employment issues, liability claims, ordinances, contract negotiations, appeals, expungements and other civil matters

• Prosecutes criminal cases

• Prosecutes juvenile matters

• Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include: ?- Accompaniment to medical appointments, emergency medical exams, court hearings, and trials

• Child and adult protection representation

• Child support and paternity cases

• Conservatorships

• Crime witness support

• Criminal and delinquency prosecution; district attorney

• Criminal protective orders

• Domestic/family violence legal services

• Guardianships

• Juvenile diversion

• Legal representation of county boards and agencies

• Prosecutes misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors and felonies

• Requests restitution; crime victim compensation

• Restraining orders

• Stalking/Harassment orders?

• Temporary and permanent restraining orders

• Victim notification

Provides free legal advice and referrals on most civil legal issues, including:

• Criminal expungement

• Employment law

• Family law (custody related to divorce)

• Landlord/tenant

• Legal Kiosk: Provides a private room with a computer and secure password login for use by youth to maintain court dates, appointments with the county, and other legal appointments. Must reserve the legal kiosk room.

Volunteer Lawyers Network attorneys may or may not specialize in a given area but should be able to point clients towards resources if they are unable to offer assistance in a client's particular need.

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• Child custody decrees

• Child protection cases

• Child support and paternity matters

• County civil matters

• Delinquency cases; juvenile court

• Guardianships

• Juvenile diversion

• Legal advocacy for victims in the criminal justice system

• Legal representation of county boards and county agencies

• Prosecutes criminal cases and traffic violations

• Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

• Victim advocacy after crime has occurred

• Child and adult protection representation

• Child support and paternity cases

• Child custody decrees

• Commitments

• Conservatorships

• Crime Victim assistance, notification; compensation

• Crime Witness support

• Criminal and delinquency prosecution; juvenile diversion

• Domestic/family violence legal services

• Guardianships

• Harassment and Restraining orders

• Legal representation of county boards and agencies

Provides a volunteer attorney to give brief legal advice and direction to individuals appearing in Misdemeanor court. Volunteer attorneys' primary role is to ensure defendants understand their charges, the court process, and legal options.

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

Free clinic where clients can speak to a volunteer attorney for up to half an hour to discuss Minnesota state criminal law issues

Provides free civil and criminal legal services to enrolled Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members. services available:

• Answer questions

• Go to court

• Notary services

• Provide legal services

• Resolve cases on behalf of clients

Program does not accept all cases and may deny services based on criteria of the case and the client. Cases accepted:

• Child Protection (CHIPS)

• Consumer law and debt collection

• Criminal law

• Domestic abuse

• Elder law (health care directives, powers of attorney, estate planning, probate, guardianships, grandchild adoption/guardianship/custody, Indian trust land/accounts)

• Estate planning

• Family law (divorce and custody/visitation)

• Housing

• Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

• Juvenile delinquency

• Probate

• Public benefits (denial or termination of benefits such as Social Security)

• Truancy cases

Cannot accept cases such as:

• 1st or 2nd degree drug possession

• Bankruptcy

• Commitments

• Criminal or civil cases outside of the service area

• Drug sales

• Employment discrimination

• Federal court cases

• Personal injury

• Suing other band members for money damages

• Worker's compensation

• Wrongful termination

Public Defenders that handle juvenile and adult criminal cases as appointed by the court

• Evelyn Schneider (Managing Attorney) Full Time Attorneys: - Gayle Lovejoy

• Brianna Kranz Part Time Attorneys: - John Undem

• Anne Marcotte

• Dar Nubson

• Ross Trovien

• Chad Sterle

• Receives payments of fines to Court system - Handles Traffic Violations and Fines - Handles preparations for the following type of cases: Conciliation, Appeals, Probate, Adoption and Trustee - Provides Jury duty information - Handles Criminal, Juvenile and Civil Divisions of Court as well as Family Court including Support, Paternity, Post-divorce motions, Visitations and Custody - Jury Selection

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• Child and adult protection representation

• Child support enforcement

• Crime prevention initiatives

• Criminal and delinquency prosecution

• Legal representation of county board and county departments

• Prosecutor in all cases involving juvenile offenders

• Victim/witness assistance

• Monthly CLE available to members of the Minnesota and Wisconsin State Bar

• Internet access including Wi-Fi access

• Photocopier and fax machine

• Provides access to legal resources including statutes, legislative materials, court rules, court forms, WestLaw, regulations, ordinances, self-help materials, forms, case law, legal treatises, and encyclopedias

Legal Clinic Services Civil Law Clinic: Automobile title transfer; conciliation court; consumer issues; creditor/debtor issues; default judgment, housing; housing eviction; eviction expungement; judgment collection Criminal Law Clinic: Traffic tickets, criminal process, criminal expungement, and DANCO orders Family Law Clinic: Child custody, child support, domestic abuse, marriage dissolution, name change, paternity issues, and spousal maintenance

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• Child custody decrees

• Child protection cases

• Child support and paternity matters

• County civil matters

• Crime victim assistance and compensation

• Crime victim notification service

• Crime witness support

• Delinquency cases; juvenile court

• Guardianships

• Juvenile diversion

• Probate Court

• Prosecutes criminal cases

• Restraining and harassment orders; orders for protection

Responsibilities of the County Attorney's Office include:

• Adult and juvenile probation

• Prosecution of felonies, gross, and petty misdemeanors

• Third-party involuntary commitments

Delivers free and low-cost legal services designed to ensure fair treatment in the justice system, including:

• Community outreach and education: Workshops and resources to inform individuals, refugees, immigrants, and other underserved populations about their rights and navigating the legal system

• Comprehensive criminal defense: Legal representation for individuals charged with misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, or felonies in Ramsey, Dakota, and Washington Counties

• Expungement services: Assistance for eligible clients to seal or erase past arrests or convictions, improving access to employment, housing, and other opportunities

• Legal advice and consultation: Free or reduced-cost guidance for individuals with limited income who have legal questions

• Treatment-court representation: Legal support in mental health, substance-use, DWI, and related court cases