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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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At Legal Aid of Nebraska, our family law work focuses on protecting victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking. Hear from Jessica about how we helped represent her through her domestic violence case and helped her get full custody of her children.

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Lincoln Rises From the Ashes

Legal Aid of Nebraska has been a stalwart for justice in Lincoln for almost 40 years. In February 2018 we experienced a devastating fire that inspired us to look into the future and become more resilient. Our staff goes above and beyond the call of duty to help the people of Nebraska live a better life.

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Free Legal Help For Flood Victims Available Through Disaster Relief Project

March 21, 2019

Extreme flooding has devastated parts of Nebraska as heavy rains have mixed with melting snow. Multitudes of people have been ordered to evacuate their home and town. A third of the residents in Norfolk, a hospital and nursing home in Genoa, and residents along the...

Legal Aid’s Lincoln Office Fire: One Year Later

March 21, 2019

Presidents’ Day 2018. The day that will live in infamy for the staff of Lincoln’s Legal Aid office. Most woke to the news that in the early hours of the morning, a fire had basically destroyed the eighth floor of the Terminal Building — Legal Aid’s office. Staff spent...

Legal Aid Files Suit To Stop Loss of Scottsbluff Home Alleging Unconstitutional Tax Sale

August 14, 2018

Scottsbluff, NE — $588.21. That’s all it took for Kevin and Terry Fair to possibly lose their home of over twenty years. The elderly Scottsbluff couple couldn’t afford the $588.21 in back property taxes because Terry’s ongoing medical condition had caused her to lose...