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Legal Firms to assist in all areas of access, housing rights, and disputes for people with a disability.
Getting Help in Cook County: ILAO - Illinois Legal Aid Online
https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/get-legal-help-cook-county
Call the free CARPLS legal aid hotline (312) 738-9200
Finding Free Legal Help in IL
https://chicagobarfoundation.org/public-resources/
Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
https://www.accessliving.org/
Advocating for Chicago's people with a disability
312.640.2100, 800.613.8549
Legal Aid Chicago [formerly known as LAF]
https://www.legalaidchicago.org/get-help/legal-aid-chicago-clinics/
Legal Aid Chicago partners with volunteer attorneys and community organizations to offer free community-based legal clinics throughout the city of Chicago.
312-341-1070
Center for Disability and Elder Law
https://www.cdelaw.org/
provide legal services to low income residents of Cook County, Illinois who are either elderly or who have permanent disabilities.
312-376-1880
Chicago Legal Clinic
https://www.gclclaw.org/
Provides free and low cost legal services for guardianship issues, domestic violence, tenant–landlord disputes, environmental law, immigration services, foreclosures and injunctions, and other legal matters through accessible neighborhood offices.
1 (773) 731-1762
Disability Law Collective
Affordable legal advocacy for people with disabilities’ every day legal needs. Specializing in the areas of Disability Law and Administrative Law. Includes resources specific to Illinois and California. Includes the Gimpy Law Blog, which comments on topics related to disability law and advocacy.
(312) 772-6828
Equip for Equality
https://www.equipforequality.org/
Provides free self–advocacy assistance, legal assistance, training and education on disability rights, advocates for equal housing opportunities for people with disabilities, and offers assistance with school re–entry including helping families and schools understand legal responsibilities.
20 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60602
312-341-0022
Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
https://www.metrofamily.org/legal-aid-society/
Provides legal assistance and representation for family law, domestic violence, consumer and housing issues, elder abuse, and financial issues. In addition to the main office, there are offices on the north side, west side, and south side.
312-986-4000
Life's Plan, Inc.
https://www.lifesplaninc.org/
Provided information, planning advice, and legal assistance for individuals with disabilities and their families as they plan for the future. The non-for-profit helps families sort through legal and financial options and then helps them coordinate arrangements to set up an appropriate trust.
630-628-7169
Prairie State Legal Services
http://www.pslegal.org/
Free legal help for senior citizens and low-income persons in thirty-six counties in northern and central Illinois. It has service offices in several areas.
(815) 965-2134
Chicago Seniors Services
http://www.pslegal.org/
The Wills Program, established by the Chicago Bar Association and the Suburban Area Agency on Aging, assists by providing private attorneys to local senior centers to draft basic wills. Several locations are available in the cities and suburbs.
312-554-2000
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