Organization:

Legal Action of Wisconsin
230 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Room 800
Milwaukee, WI 53212
414-278-7722
http://www.legalaction.org/

To provide free civil legal services to low-income persons and senior citizens in a variety of areas, including public benefits & health, housing, family law, jobs & economic development, & education.

Low-income people, and persons 60 or over (with some income limits).

39 counties in southern, eastern & western Wisconsin are covered by 7 offices. The area covered includes all 36 counties south of the line from Green Bay to La Crosse, plus Buffalo, Jackson & Trempealeau Counties. (Wisconsin Judicare covers the remaining 33 northern counties).

• "Intake" by telephone, walk-in or at legal clinics (to identify the issue, provide information & legal advice).
• Some referrals
• Legal representation, if required

Additional Offices: Milwaukee, Madison, Racine, Oshkosh, Green Bay, & La Crosse

Receives tens of thousands of calls each year. When Legal Action attorneys or volunteers cannot take the case, they refer it out, or otherwise give advice to clients to assist them in representing themselves. Priority is given to family law cases involving domestic violence, and involving persons with disabilities.