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While there will probably always be a need that can't be filled, the good news is that a great many organizations are helping people in need of legal assistance in DuPage County, both by employing lawyers who provide legal services themselves, and by helping bring together volunteer lawyers and the clients who need them. This page provides an introduction to many such organizations, including Prairie State Legal Services, DuPage Legal Aid, the Pro Bono Network, the Illinois Armed Forces Legal Network, Lawyers for the Creative Arts, and the DuPage County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service. But there may also be lawyers available through other programs so, if you can't find what you're looking for here, you may also want to run a search through Illinois Legal Aid Online.

Prairie State Legal Services. The mission of Prairie State Legal Services is to ensure equal access to justice and fair treatment under the law by providing legal advice and representation, advocacy, education, and outreach to those in need. Prairie State's lawyers assist clients with evictions and other housing issues, with orders of protection and other legal resources for those with safety concerns, and with collections, tax disputes, and other matters causing people to suffer financial difficulties. To find help through this service, CLICK HERE or call (630) 690-2130.

DuPage Legal Aid. Since its founding in 1975, the DuPage Legal Assistance Foundation (DuPage Legal Aid) has helped thousands of clients in need of legal help, most often in matters involving family law issues, such as divorce, child support and custody. The lawyers working with DuPage Legal Aid provide free legal help both in the courtroom and in meetings with clients, giving legal advice and counsel to those in need. To find help through this service, CLICK HERE or call (630) 653-6212.

Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network provides civil legal services across Illinois. It is a network of legal aid organizations and law school clinics dedicated to providing free legal services to veterans . The organization thus maintains a statewide hotline that provides legal information, advice, brief services (including the preparation and review of legal documents), and referrals to veterans, service members, national guard, reservists, and their spouses and dependents. The hotline acts as the hub of a network which includes a great many legal services providers, including CARPLS, Chicago Volunteer legal Services, UIC Law, Legal Aid Chicago, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, Public Interest Law Initiative Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and Prairie State Legal Services. To find help through this service, CLICK HERE or call (855) 452-3526.

Lawyers for the Creative Arts provides free legal services to financially eligible clients in all areas of the arts—visual, music, dance, theatrical, literary, digital media, arts education, and much more. The organization's volunteer attorneys help individuals and organizations with organizational counseling, with business issues, contracts, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property, and provide counsel in legal disputes involving all of these same concerns in both state and federal court. To find help through this service: CLICK HERE or call (312) 649-4111.

Administer Justice is a predominantly Christian organization which maintains "justice centers," primarily in Kane County and the surrounding area, where legal help is provided, along "coaching on your situation," for a flat fee of $30. Administer Justice provides legal counseling in divorce and custody cases, landlord-tenant matters, debt/collections, estate planning, immigration and expungements. To learn more, CLICK HERE.

DCBA Help Desks. The DuPage County Bar Association, in conjunction with the 18th Judicial Circuit, staffs three helpdesks weekly to assist self-represented (Pro Se) litigants in the areas of Family Law, Guardianship, and Civil Law (small claims, insurance, eviction, etc.). These helpdesks offer limited services for the purpose of completing documents, reviewing and assisting in the completion of court forms, and answering general questions. If appropriate, the helpdesk may refer litigants to DuPage Legal Aid, the DuPage Lawyer Referral Service, or some other agency that may be able to more effectively address the issues presented. The helpdesk volunteer attorneys will not provide legal advice nor will they represent you in court. This service is exclusively for those representing themselves in court. A scheduling system is provided for you to indicate a time you would like to visit the helpdesk and to share notes and documents related to your issue. The timeslot is not an appointment or reservation, however it will give you preference over walk-ups.

Family Law Helpdesk. Monday and Wednesday from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM in Room 2017 of the DuPage Judicial Center. Click here for Scheduling.

Guardianship Helpdesk. Tuesday from 8:30 AM 12:30 PM in Courtroom 2009 (YOU MUST HAVE A CASE FILED AND UP FOR HEARING ON THAT DAY)

Civil Law Help Desk. Thursday from 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM in Room 2017 of the DuPage Judicial Center. Click here for Scheduling.

Illinois Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal advice clinic in which qualifying users submit civil legal questions through the program, at no cost, which are answered by pro bono attorneys licensed in their state (subject to availability). Question topics include Family, Divorce, Custody, Housing, Eviction, Homelessness, Consumer Rights, Financial, Work, Employment, Unemployment, Health and Disability, Civil Rights, Income Maintenance, Juvenile and Education Law. The national "Free Legal Answers" is a project of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service. In Illinois, the program is sponsored and hosted by the Public Interest Law Initiative. To learn more, CLICK HERE.

This website is provided as a public service to self-represented litigants and those in need of pro bono by assistance by a group of lawyers and judges who are working together to encourage and promote access to justice and pro bono work in DuPage County (the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit). Nothing appearing in the pages on this website is intended to serve as legal advice and no statement or communication contained herein is intended to establish an attorney-client relationship with any visitor to this site. Forms and links are provided for convenience only.