The
Hennepin County Bar Association is a private, non-profit
professional organization which strives to ensure a fair
and accessible legal system by promoting public
understanding of and confidence in our
system of justice by working with private attorneys and
the courts to improve the administration of justice.
The HCBA provides the
programs listed below as a public service to our
community.
Additional community legal resources are listed
here.
The Lawyer
Referral and Information Service refers persons with
legal issues to experienced private attorneys. A personal
consultation will be arranged for the next day... close
to your work or home... with a member attorney who
practices in the area of law you need.
Call
612-752-6666.
It's
the right call for the right attorney.
Learn more about Lawyer Referral or make Online
Referrals
here.
Speakers Bureau consists of volunteer attorneys
willing to speak to community groups and schools on
legal topics. A variety of topics are available.
Requests must be made 3 weeks prior to speaking date.
Call
612-752-6600 for
available topics or to request speakers.
The HCBA is
committed to working with teachers to help educate and
inspire students about the law and the justice system.
Resources we offer include: Legal Stuff
booklets, our annual Legal Expo, We Care resource
cards, and a Speakers Bureau of volunteer attorneys.
Read more
here.
Call
612-752-6600 for
more information.
Tel-Law is a
phone-bank of 75 recorded messages written by lawyers to
provide general legal information on a variety of
law-related topics.
Available 24 hours a day. There is no charge for
metro-area callers.
Call
612-752-6699.
Misdemeanor
Defense Project provides volunteer attorneys each day at
the four Hennepin County courthouses to give brief
advice without charge to persons facing misdemeanor
criminal charges.
Call
612-752-6666 for
more information on MDP.
Legal Access Point offers free 15-minute
consultations with volunteer attorneys at the Hennepin
County Government Center.
Call
612-752-6666 for
more information on this program.
Low Fee Family Law Project provides low-cost legal
services for clients of modest means who have family law
concerns such as divorce, child support, or child
custody. (Financial screening is required.)
Call
612-752-6666 for
more information on this program.
The
Hennepin County Bar Association offers a legal fee
arbitration program to parties disputing legal fees for
legal services.
Participation criteria
and filing forms are available
online here.
Call
612-752-6662 for
more information on this program.
VLN serves the
legal
needs of low-income individuals in Hennepin County by
matching them with volunteer attorneys from the community.
Services range from advice to full representation.
VLN provides a variety of civil
legal services. Visit
VLN's
Web site for more information.
Call
612-752-6677 for
client intake and eligibility screening.
