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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.
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
Protection Order Hearings
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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.The Stigma of the Scarlet E August 9,...
It’s Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day!
This article was written by Shailana Dunn-Wall, Tax Law Project Staff Attorney January 27, 2023, is Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC, sometimes called EIC) Awareness day. It might seem odd to have a holiday celebrating part of the tax code, but given how...
Nebraskans have constitutional right to jury in eviction court proceedings, Supreme Court appeal argues
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 11, 2023 Contacts: Scott Mertz, Housing Justice Project Director, Legal Aid of Nebraska | smertz@legalaidofnebraska.org, (402) 348-1069 x 206 Sierra Salgado Pirigyi, Communications Director, Nebraska Appleseed | sierrasp@neappleseed.org,...
Native Mother Maintains Custody and Protects Culture
This article was written by Sydney Rogers-Morrell, Development Coordinator. Legal Aid of Nebraska’s Native American Program provides free legal assistance to Native Americans living in Nebraska or having a legal issue pending in a tribal, state, or an...
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