Residents with legal questions are invited to a free legal consultation during the Indiana State Bar Association’s annual “Talk to a Lawyer Today” Monday, January 15.
Consultations are provided in-person throughout the state, virtually, or through local county hotlines. Attorneys will also be answering questions submitted through Indiana Free Legal Answers.
Residents may discuss topics with attorneys such as bankruptcy, child support, complaints against a city, contract disputes, divorce, employment issues, healthcare, immigration, landlord-tenant issues, long-term care facilities, mental health treatment, school law, small claims, social security, wills and estates.
Attorneys are not able to advise on criminal cases.
Consultations typically are 15-20 minutes. Many legal issues are complicated, but they do their best to point those with questions in the right direction. Suggestions will be given about next steps, which forms to complete, the right government agency to contact and resources.
To get the most out of the free legal consultation, participants should be prepared with their specific questions already written down. Volunteer attorneys work hard to answer every person’s questions, so the quicker they are able to ask their question, the more time the attorney will have to provide an answer.
La Porte County, Marshall County and Starke County residents may meet in person at the St. Joseph Public Library at 304 S. Main Street in South Bend from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET. Pulaski County residents may call in to 312-626-6799 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Enter meeting ID: 832 3556 2673 and passcode: 068204. More instruction can be found here: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.inbar.org/resource/resmgr/pdfs/TTALT_Zoom_2022_Information.pdf
