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Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic

Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic . Legal Information and Referral Resource Training Created in collaboration with the Milwaukee Justice Center. Top 10 Legal Information Resources . Attorneys and law students MVLC Resource File on Desktop

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Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic

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  1. Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic Legal Information and Referral Resource Training Created in collaboration with the Milwaukee Justice Center

  2. Top 10 Legal Information Resources • Attorneys and law students • MVLC Resource File on Desktop • To walk a client through common legal forms and processes: www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org • CCAP www.wcca.wicourts.gov • www.wicourts.gov to find a state form for family law, probate, guardianship, • To find common statutes and compilations of resources: www.wilawlibrary.gov • Wisconsin Bar Legal Information Pamphlets: www.legalexplorer.com • Brown Books www.loislaw.com or hard copies at House of Peace , and Wisconsin Civil Litigation Forms Manual • 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 • Brown Bag training series www.law.marquette.edu/jw/brownbag

  3. Top Resources1- Attorneys and law students

  4. Top Resources2- MVLC Resource File Available on all clinic laptops. Useful client handouts and reference material.

  5. Top Resources3- www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org Checklists and Forms for common pro se matters

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

  7. Top Resources5- http://www.wicourts.gov/ Wisconsin State Forms and other statewide information

  8. Top Resources6- Wisconsin Law Library http://wilawlibrary.gov Click to go to a sample page (Bankruptcy)

  9. Top Resources7- Wisconsin Bar Legal Information online Pamphlets: www.legalexplorer.com Many of these topics also available at the clinics as hard copy pamphlets

  10. 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 registeringas Law Student Associates with the State Bar.

  11. Top Resources9- State Agencies • Dept. of Workforce Development • www.DWD.wi.gov • Worker’s Compensation • Unemployment • Compensation Discrimination • Labor standards • DTCP (Dept. of Trade and Consumer Protection) www.DATCP.wi.gov

  12. Top Resources10- Brown Bag CLE Trainings(offered during the Academic Year)http://law.marquette.edu/jw/brownbag 2010-11 Trainings • September 9 Immigration • October 14 Foreclosure • November 11 Probate & Small Claims “Nuts & Bolts” • December -- No training this month • January 13 Advising Judgment-proof Clients • February 10 Client Interview Skills • March 10 Family Court Procedure • April 14 Municipal Violations

  13. Top 10+ Referral Resources • Legal Help Milwaukee • MBA and State Bar Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) • Legal Action of Wisconsin • Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee • Pro Se Help Desks • Sliding Fee Scale Legal Service Providers • Centro Legal • Non-Profit Legal Services • Lagmann • Kids Matter Inc. • Sojourner Family Peace Center • Catholic Charities • Community Advocates • Disability Rights Wisconsin

  14. Top Referrals1- Legal Help Milwaukee www.legalhelpmilwaukee.org Referral search by topic or area of law

  15. 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.

  16. Top Referrals3-Legal Action- www.legalaction.org Free services

  17. 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

  18. Top Referrals5- Self Help Desks • Family Law • Milwaukee Justice Center, G-9 • M, T, W 11 am- 2 pm, F 8-11 am • Small Claims • Milwaukee Justice Center, G-9 • Th 11:30-1:00 pm • Bankruptcy - Chapter 7 • Federal Courthouse, room 153 • Th 9-10:30 am Help with paperwork only– no legal advice provided.

  19. Top Referrals6- Sliding Fee Scale Legal Serivces -Centro Legal- www.centrolegalwisconsin.org- Non-Profit Legal Services of Southeastern Wisconsin • Criminal misdemeanor • Family Law • Sliding Fee Scale Based on Income • Sliding Fee Scale based on Income

  20. Top Referrals6- (cont.) Sliding Fee Scale Legal Services www.lagmann.org • Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Cases • Children and their Parents • Consumer Small Claims Law • Criminal Misdemeanor Cases • CriminalTrafficCases • Education Law (including Special Education) • FamilyLaw • ForeclosureDefense • Landlord-Tenant Law on behalf of Tenants and their Rights • Mediation and Collaborative Services • MunicipalCitationCases Fixed fee legal services – based on income

  21. 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.

  22. Top Referrals8 SFPC- www.familypeacecenter.org • Courthouse restraining order clinic • Referrals to Legal Action Family Law • Support • Case management • Shelter

  23. Top Referrals9- Catholic Charities- www.ccmke.org Free services

  24. 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

  25. Top Referrals10+ Disability Rights Wisconsin Priority Issues • Abuse, neglect and patient rights • Access to services • Assistive technology • Barriers to accessibility • Deinstitutionalization • Discrimination in employment and housing • Long-term care • Program attorney services to disability benefit specialists • Special education • Voting rights Representation for Social Security Benefit denials not provided

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