222 South Hamilton St., Suite 22
Phone: (608) 204-9642
Hours: Monday-Thursday 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Legal Assistance - Representation in many areas, including landlord/tenant, disability and mental health, employment, discrimination, consumer/credit child welfare, land use, environmental, and criminal law.
Eligibility - Individuals who are underrepresented and/or unable to afford an attorney. Potential clients must first participate in an intake phone interview that lasts 10-30 minutes.
Costs - Affordable representation through income-sensitive fees
Staff - Six lawyers, five of whom are graduates of UW
Publications - Web page - http://www.communityjusticeinc.org/ (includes client brochure and an online contact form)
Frank J. Remington Center
University of Wisconsin Law School
975 Bascom Mall, Room 4318
Madison, WI 53703-2208
Phone: (608) 262-1002
Email: fjrc@law.wisc.edu
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Legal Assistance - Civil legal services to inmates as part of a UW Law School clinical program including: Inmates in minimum-security institutions in the Wisconsin Prison System; Inmates in county jails in Wisconsin; Patients in mental health centers in Wisconsin, including the Wisconsin Resource Center; Inmates in prisons or jails outside of Wisconsin; Individuals on probation or parole supervision; or Any individuals who are not incarcerated.
Eligibility - Prisoners in maximum or medium-security prisons and prisoners in the federal prison at Oxford, Wisconsin. Inmates seeking assistance from LAIP must complete an "interview/information request form" (form # DOC-643) available at the particular institution. Inmates are scheduled for interviews on a "first come, first served" basis, and should bring relevant documents to the interview if possible. LAIP may decline to interview inmates who have already been assisted.
Costs - Free services
Contact - fjrc@law.wisc.edu
Staff - UW law students under supervision of faculty.
Publications - Information available on a sub page of the UW Law School's web site at http://www.law.wisc.edu/FJR/laip/index.htm.
Part of the Univ of Wisconsin Law School's Economic Justice Institute
Phone: 608-263-9574
Email: ROSA@law.wisc.edu
Legal Assistance - Law students assist victims/survivors of intimate-partner violence and/or crime by assisting with Restraining Order petitions, providing direct representation at injunction hearings (restraining order hearings), and providing relevant resources under the supervision of experienced clinical faculty
Eligibility - provides direct legal services to victims/survivors of intimate-partner violence and/or crime in Dane, Jefferson, Rock Sauk and other surrounding counties.
Costs - Free
Contact - Phone, email, or request an appointment online through the clinic's website (toward bottom of page)
Staff - Law School students, supervised by a clinical law professor.
Publications - Website
Frank J. Remington Center
University of Wisconsin Law School
975 Bascom Mall, Room 4318
Madison, WI 53703-2208
Phone: (608) 262-1002
Legal Assistance - The Restorative Justice Project focuses on victim-initiated communication involving felony offenders and their victims, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections' Office of Victim Services and Programs. Students work with victims and offenders to prepare for meetings, and then facilitate in-person meetings, which usually take place in Wisconsin prisons, or other forms of contact.
Eligibility - For more information, contact fjrc@law.wisc.edu.
Costs - Free services
Contact - fjrc@law.wisc.edu.
Staff -- UW Law Students under the supervision of Faculty
Publications - Web page - http://www.law.wisc.edu/fjr/rjp/