Legal Information and Referral Resource Training Created in collaboration with the Milwaukee Justice Center.

Legal Information and Referral Resource Training

Created in collaboration with the Milwaukee Justice Center

Top 10 Legal Information Resources

1. Attorneys and law students2. MVLC Resource File on Desktop3. To walk a client through common legal forms and processes:

www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org 4. CCAP www.wcca.wicourts.gov5. www.wicourts.gov to find a state form for family law, probate,

guardianship, 6. To find common statutes and compilations of resources:

www.wilawlibrary.gov7. Wisconsin Bar Legal Information Pamphlets

: www.legalexplorer.com8. Brown Books www.loislaw.com or hard copies at House of

Peace , and Wisconsin Civil Litigation Forms Manual 9. State agency websites

Worker’s Compensation, Unemployment Compensation, Discrimination: www.DWD.wi.gov

DTCP (Dept. of Trade and Consumer Protection) www.datcp.state.wi.us

10. Brown Bag training series www.law.marquette.edu/jw/brownbag

Top Resources2- MVLC Resource File

Available on all clinic laptops.

Useful client handouts and reference material.

Top Resources3- www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org

Checklists and Forms for common pro se matters

Top Resources4- CCAP http://www.wcca.wicourts.gov

Top Resources5- http://www.wicourts.gov/

Wisconsin

State Forms

and other

statewide

information

Top Resources6- Wisconsin Law Library http://wilawlibrary.gov

Click to go to a sample page(Bankruptcy)

Top Resources7- Wisconsin Bar Legal Information online Pamphlets: www.legalexplorer.com

Many of these topics also

available at the clinics as hard

copy pamphlets

Top Resources 8. Brown Books & Civil Litigation Forms Manual

Hard copies available at some clinics. Available online to registered users at www.wisbar.org (click on “Legal

Research.” and then “Books Unbound”) All law students can access for free by registering as Law Student Associates with the State Bar.

Top Resources9- State Agencies

Dept. of Workforce Developmentwww.DWD.wi.gov

• Worker’s Compensation• Unemployment • Compensation Discrimination• Labor standards

DTCP (Dept. of Trade and Consumer Protection) www.DATCP.wi.gov

• Credit Cards/Debt Collection practices• Home Improvement• Identity Theft• Landlord-Tenant Practices• Money-Making Schemes

• Mechanic Lien• Private Auto Sales• Telecommunications and Cable TV• Unfair Business Practices • Warranties• And MORE!

Top Resources10- Brown Bag CLE Trainings(offered during the Academic Year)

http://law.marquette.edu/jw/brownbag

2010-11 Trainings

September 9 ImmigrationOctober 14 ForeclosureNovember 11 Probate & Small Claims “Nuts & Bolts”December -- No training this monthJanuary 13 Advising Judgment-proof ClientsFebruary 10 Client Interview SkillsMarch 10 Family Court ProcedureApril 14 Municipal Violations

Top 10+ Referral Resources1. Legal Help Milwaukee 2. MBA and State Bar Lawyer Referral and Information Serv

ice (LRIS)3. Legal Action of Wisconsin4. Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee5. Pro Se Help Desks6. Sliding Fee Scale Legal Service Providers

Centro Legal Non-Profit Legal Services Lagmann

7. Kids Matter Inc.8. Sojourner Family Peace Center9. Catholic Charities10. Community Advocates 11. Disability Rights Wisconsin

Top Referrals1- Legal Help Milwaukee www.legalhelpmilwaukee.org

Referral search by

topic or area of law

Top Referrals2- LRIS- www.milwbar.orgwww.waukeshalawyers.orgwww.wisbar.org

•Any client who contacts an attorney via an LRIS referral is guaranteed a ½ hour consultation for $20.

•Clients receiving any kind of public benefits can be referred to the Modest Means Panel for a reduced rate.

Top Referrals3-Legal Action- www.legalaction.org

Free services

Top Referrals 4- Legal Aid- www.lasmilwaukee.com

•Bankruptcy

•Disability denials (SSI & SSDI)

•Domestic Violence

•Elder Law- public benefits, housing, consumer, and health issues.

•Evictions

•Foreclosure & Predatory lending

•Homeless Outreach

•Pay day and Title loan problems

•Taxpayer Advocacy

•AIDS Law, Education, Representation and Training

•The Municipal Ordinance Defense (non traffic)

•Unemployment Compensation

Free services

Top Referrals5- Self Help Desks Family Law

Milwaukee Justice Center, G-9M, T, W 11 am- 2 pm, F 8-11 am

Small ClaimsMilwaukee Justice Center, G-9Th 11:30-1:00 pm

Bankruptcy - Chapter 7Federal Courthouse, room 153Th 9-10:30 am

Help with paperwork only– no

legal advice provided.

Free services

Top Referrals6- Sliding Fee Scale Legal Serivces

•Criminal misdemeanor

•Family Law

•Sliding Fee Scale Based on Income

•Sliding Fee Scale based on Income

-Centro Legal- www.centrolegalwisconsin.org - Non-Profit Legal Services of Southeastern Wisconsin

Top Referrals6- (cont.) Sliding Fee Scale Legal Services www.lagmann.orgChapter 7 Bankruptcy CasesChildren and their Parents Consumer Small Claims LawCriminal Misdemeanor CasesCriminal Traffic CasesEducation Law (including Special Education)Family LawForeclosure DefenseLandlord-Tenant Law on behalf of Tenants and their RightsMediation and Collaborative ServicesMunicipal Citation Cases

Fixed fee legal services – based on income

Top Referrals 7- Kids Matter Inc.- www.kidsmatterinc.org

•Assistance to grandparents, relative kinship families, and foster parents of abused and neglected children.

•Volunteer attorneys handle guardianship cases on behalf of children.

•Volunteer network that advocates for abused and neglected children in Milwaukee County Children’s Court.

Free services

Top Referrals8 SFPC- www.familypeacecenter.org

•Courthouse restraining order clinic

•Referrals to Legal Action Family Law

•Support

•Case management

•Shelter

Free services

Free services

Top Referrals9- Catholic Charities- www.ccmke.org

Free services

Top Referrals10- Community Advocates- www.communityadvocates.net

• HOUSING: rent abatement and rent withholding ; case management to help people transition to permanent housing; emergency housing assistance for homeless families; security deposit guarantee program; assistance with setting up rent payment plans.

•UTILITIES: bill payment plans and self advocacy.

•DISABILITY ADVOCACY: for people applying for Social Security benefits

•HEALTHCARE ADVOCACY

Free services

Top Referrals10+ Disability Rights WisconsinPriority IssuesAbuse, neglect and patient rightsAccess to servicesAssistive technologyBarriers to accessibilityDeinstitutionalizationDiscrimination in employment and housingLong-term careProgram attorney services to disability benefit specialistsSpecial educationVoting rights

Representation for Social Security Benefit denials not provided