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Legal Aid commends Governor Ricketts for halting residential evictions in Nebraska during public health emergency
Today, Governor Pete Ricketts put a halt to residential evictions in Nebraska, by entering an order putting on hold the right of landlords to file certain legal actions to evict for non-payment of rent through May 31. This action will now protect hardworking Nebraska...
Free legal help hotline available for Nebraskans affected by COVID-19
Español Nebraskans who have questions or are experiencing legal problems due to the coronavirus/COVID-19 public health emergency now have an easy way to get legal advice and help. The free COVID-19 Disaster Relief Hotline is available to Nebraskans affected by...
COVID-19 information/resources
Legal Aid has opened its Disaster Relief Hotline for those with legal questions or legal issues related to COVID-19. You can apply online at http://www.LawHelpNE.org, or by calling the Disaster Relief Hotline at 1-844-268-5627. When connected to the hotline voicemail,...
Legal Aid in the news
Legal Aid of Nebraska always has something exciting just around the corner. Check out the links below to various news sources that have featured or reported on Legal Aid's activities, programs/projects, events, services, or just about any other way we work to make...
Legal organizations ask Chief Justice for statewide halt to eviction and debt collection court proceedings during COVID-19 public health emergency
Today, organizations involved in representing low-income tenants and debtors in Nebraska courts (listed below) requested the Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court to order a statewide halt to eviction and debt collection court proceedings immediately. These...
Legal Aid closing offices in response to COVID-19, remains open to applications for services
UPDATE 3/17/20: Effective immediately, all Legal Aid of Nebraska offices will be closed until further notice. Legal Aid of Nebraska provides free civil legal services to over 23,000 low-income Nebraskans each year, through six offices located across Nebraska. Legal...
Legal Aid receives major federal grant for disaster relief services
Legal Aid of Nebraska will be using a major disaster relief grant of $1.25 million over the next two years from the Legal Services Corporation to help low-income Nebraskans living in communities impacted by the March, 2019 flooding disaster and “bomb cyclone” to gain...
The Equal Justice Journal – Winter 2019
The Winter 2019 issue of The Equal Justice Journal is here! In this edition, read the harrowing story of a domestic violence survivor who came to Legal Aid for help keeping her children out of her abuser's custody. You'll also meet the new attorney of our Pro Bono...
A battle for her children
Legal Aid helps domestic violence survivor keep kids out of abuser’s custody Jennifer* lived in an abusive relationship for almost three years before her husband was sent to prison for beating her so badly she was sent to the hospital. The brutal assault happened in...
The Equal Justice Journal – Fall 2019
The Fall 2019 issue of The Equal Justice Journal has arrived! Read about our inaugural Friends of Legal Aid Luncheon and Equal Justice Awards; the Pro Bono Innovation Grant awarded to Legal Aid; our first Trans Name Change Class and Clinic; and much more. Read here:...
Legal Aid of Nebraska honors Kutak Rock Law Firm, American National Bank, and two local private attorneys with inaugural Equal Justice Awards
Omaha, NE – All that Legal Aid of Nebraska’s staff and volunteers do to “make equal justice happen” for struggling low-income Nebraskans is a result of hundreds of partnerships, which come in all shapes and sizes. Through its free legal services, Legal Aid strives to...
Inaugural Friends of Legal Aid Awards Luncheon a success
The first annual Friends of Legal Aid Awards Luncheon was held at Happy Hollow Country Club in Omaha on Thursday, September 12, 2019. Author Peter B. Edelman, professor at Georgetown Law, was the keynote speaker, and gave an informative presentation about "The Role of...
Legal Aid of Nebraska receives Pro Bono Innovation Grant
Omaha, NE – Legal Aid of Nebraska (Legal Aid) is pleased to announce it is the recipient of a highly competitive Pro Bono Innovation Fund grant from the federal Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The $357,475 grant allows Legal Aid to begin the Pro Bono Connection...
Name Change Class and Clinic Sept. 14
Legal Aid of Nebraska will offer a free name change clinic and class for transgender adults to assist with the often overwhelming name change process. This event will not address name changes for children. Saturday, September 14 at 9 a.m. Location: Heartland Workforce...
Legal Aid in the News
8/8/19 - NTV Link: Learning about local nonprofits and the services they provide our community 8/8/19 - Business Farmer Link: Rural stress
The Equal Justice Journal – Summer 2019
Hot off the presses! Check out the most recent edition of The Equal Justice Journal featuring our Disaster Relief Project, Housing Justice Project, awards, clinics, collaborations, and community engagement! And don't forget to check out the last page for a link to our...
Free Legal Help For Flood Victims Available Through Disaster Relief Project
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
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...
