Description
Prairie State is a private, not-for-profit civil law firm, they provide a full range of legal services for its low-income, elderly, and disabled clients.
County Served:
State provides legal assistance in the following civil cases:
- Public Benefits (Needs-based government assistance)
- Family Law
- Housing Law Health Care
- Guardianships
- Powers of Attorney
- Tax Law Education Issues
They only provide limited services, typically telephone advice, for many areas of law, including:
Family Law:
- Custody and visitation cases Child support Divorce where there is no domestic violence Consumer Law:
- Debt collection Bankruptcy Repossession Consumer fraud Employment Issues
They do not handle:
- Criminal Immigration
- Personal injury
- Malpractice Workers Compensation
- Traffic violations
- ProbateVarious government
- Private funders support Prairie States work enabling them to serve clients without charging a fee.
Volunteer attorneys help Prairie State provide legal services to clients.