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If you need assistance, please contact our Statewide AccessLine at 1-877-250-2016 (hours: Monday/Wednesday 8:30-11:30 a.m. and Tuesday/Thursday 1-4 p.m.)

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Legal Aid of Nebraska promotes justice, dignity, hope and self-sufficiency through quality civil legal aid for those who have nowhere else to turn.

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Did you know that ALL of Legal Aid of Nebraska’s services are FREE!

Clients who qualify for our services can get free legal assistance for civil legal issues such as:

Evictions

Utility Shut Offs

Wage and Bank Account Garnishment/Debt Collection

Bankruptcy

Denial of Unemployment or Disability Benefits (e.g. SSI, AABDI)

Denial of Medicaid, SNAP, ADC/TANF and Other Public Benefits

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60th Anniversary Celebration

Founders One | Nine  •  Friday, October 6th @ 5:00 PM

Legal Aid of Nebraska invites you to celebrate our 60th Anniversary! We will be celebrating 60 years of making equal justice happen. This event will include a short program, heavy hors d’oeuvres, live music, and a silent auction.

Whether you participate as a guest, a sponsor, or simply make a donation your support is greatly appreciated. Without the generosity of people like you, Legal Aid would not be where we are today.

Join us for virtual Tax Problem Solving Day!

Do you have a question about your taxes? Have you gotten a letter from the IRS that you don’t understand?

Join us for a virtual Tax Problem Solving Day! Legal Aid of Nebraska and the Taxpayer Advocate Service are partnering to answer your questions about taxes during this virtual clinic.

Participants may join the Zoom at any point during the time slot to get their questions answered in private meeting rooms with law attorneys and representatives from the IRS!

When: the last Tuesday of every month!

NOTE: No tax preparation services will be provided.

Do-It-Yourself (Pro Se) Divorce Clinics

Are you a resident of Madison, Dawson, Dodge, Gage, Hall, Jefferson, Saline or Buffalo County and seeking a divorce? Registration is open for our free monthly divorce clinics.

Clinics are held virtually once a month in each county. You must be low-income and pre-qualify for clinic. 

Maximum capacity is 21.

‘When you know you have a stable home, it makes your whole life stable.’

Isa Stewart came to Legal Aid of Nebraska when his landlord tried to evict him during the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch his story to see how Legal Aid was able to keep him and his family in their home.

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Check out the links below to various news sources that have featured Legal Aid staff or reported on Legal Aid's activities, programs/projects, events, services, and just about any other way we work to make equal justice happen.ABE's annual grant program sends $300k to...

Legal Aid of Nebraska Welcomes Lia Bies as Newest REACH Staff Attorney

Legal Aid of Nebraska Welcomes Lia Bies as Newest REACH Staff Attorney

Lia Bies is Legal Aid of Nebraska’s newest staff attorney. She is involved in the REACH Initiative, which provides information and free civil legal assistance to victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation, and to survivors of domestic violence across Nebraska....

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