Legal Aid Society ensures equal access to legal representation to advance a more just Milwaukee for all residents.
What We Do
Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee provides expert civil legal services at no cost to more than 6,000 eligible families and individuals each year. Our team specializes in a range of matters that better enable our clients to redevelop and strengthen their communities from within.
Eviction Services
Eviction Free MKE is a Right to Counsel program that helps residents navigate the eviction process, while advocating for fair housing practices and stabilizing households.
Health & Wealth
Legal Aid’s team removes barriers to our clients’ personal and professional growth by offering solutions in matters ranging from estate planning to pardon applications to Social Security appeals.
Guardians ad Litem
Our attorneys represent the best interests of at-risk children and minors in guardianship, paternity, abuse, and other cases as court-appointed guardians ad litem in Children’s and Family Court.
Immigration
We represent those seeking a new beginning in Milwaukee by providing legal advice, outreach, preparedness education and guidance on deportation issues.
Consumer Protection
Our team specializes in legal remedies for exploitative practices and abuses against individuals on a range of issues loans, debt collections, fraud and more.
Community Redevelopment
As committed advocates for the communities and people we represent, we meet our clients where they live, gather and work to provide legal guidance and support across our practice areas.
Need Help?
Get Connected
If you are in need of legal guidance or representation on issues involving housing security, eviction support, debt collection, social security appeals, estate planning, immigration, or more - please complete the Intake Form below to see if you quality for Legal Aid’s services.
Please note: The Legal Aid Society Guardians ad Litem who work in the Vel R Phillips Youth and Family Justice Center and downtown courthouse family law division are appointed by a judge in an ongoing case. Legal Aid does not offer advice or accept clients from the public in these matters.
Legal Aid Society offers FREE monthly clinics to support individuals with sealing their evictions, resolving garnishment issues and addressing security deposit issues with their landlord.
If you’re a Milwaukee County resident with a dismissed eviction, check out our current clinic schedule below and sign up to attend. Appointments preferred.
