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Minnesota Pro Bono Resource Center

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  • Resources in this category:
       Contact a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic in Minnesota (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service)
    "If you are a low income taxpayer who cannot afford professional tax assistance during audits of your federal income tax return, you may qualify for help from Low Income Taxpayer Clinics or other organizations that provide free assistance in tax disputes."
       Minnesota Legal Advice Online (Minnesota Legal Services Coalition)
    "[A]llows eligible users to post a legal question to a private messaging system. The questions are answered by volunteer attorneys."

    From the first screen on the new user sign up system: "We will ask questions to make sure:

    • You have a low income
    • Your legal issue isn't one you could go to jail for
    • You don't already have a lawyer helping you with this problem
    You can only use this website if all of these things above are true."

       Minnesota Legal Articles About Pro Bono
    Articles drawn from the Minnesota Legal Periodical Index. The articles this link retrieves span the period 1993 - present. If you want articles in the 1984-1992 time period, please use the Minnesota Legal Periodical Index Articles Finder and specify any earlier time period you wish or use other limiting selection criteria, such as periodical or author name.
       Pro Bono: It's Good and It's Good for You! (Minnesota Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility)
    Article by Patrick R. Burns that originally appeared in Minnesota Lawyer, April 19, 1999: "Lawyers have a virtual monopoly on access to the legal system. Because of this, it has long been believed that there is a corresponding obligation of the profession to help the disadvantaged in need of legal services. ... "
       ProJusticeMN.org (Pro Bono Net. Inc.)
    "Minnesota's online poverty law resource for anyone advising low-income or disadvantaged clients."

    "Legal materials for attorneys serving low-income clients, including legal services and pro bono attorneys. Materials include pleadings, practice aids, links to statutes, etc., organized by topics common to low-income clients (such as housing, family law, SSI, etc.)." "

       University of Minnesota Law School Business Law Clinicnteer Form by Corporate Institute (University of Minnesota Law School)
    "Experienced business law attorneys from several law firms supervise two-person teams of law students working with Clinic clients, referred by the Metropolitan Economic Development Association and the Carlson School of Management's Business Hatchery and Entrepreneurship in Action classes."
       University of Minnesota Law School Housing Clinic
    Supervised law students represent tenants "facing eviction, housing repair problems, privacy violations, utility shutoff and lockouts in Hennepin County Housing Court."

    "The Clinic does not do its own intake. The Clinic takes its cases on referral from the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis."

       Volunteer Lawyers Network Legal Advice Clinic Resource Handbook by Delaney, Martha (July 18, 2006) (Volunteer Lawyers Network)
    It was a mere 34 pages in 2005. This version is 93 pages.
       Working Effectively with Pro Bono Clients by Delaney, Martha & Russell, Scott (August 1, 2005) (Bench & Bar of Minnesota)
    "All lawyers must strive to understand their client, communicate clearly and effectively, and help their client succeed in the legal system. Pro bono lawyers representing people in chronic poverty often will find that the concrete steps to achieving these goals play out in unfamiliar ways."

    Collected tips from Minnesota lawyers on cultural and communications issues and explaining the legal system.

       Corporate Pro Bono "Best Practices" Resources (CorporateProBono.org)
       Handbook of the Streets - Minneapolis 19th ed. (2018-2019) by St. Stephen's Human Services (January 1, 2018) (St. Stephen's Human Services)
    "A Resource Guide for People in Need." Includes legal services, along with food, shelter, public assistance, health care, education, employment, services for immigrants, and more.

    103 pages.

       Handbook of the Streets - Saint Paul 15th ed. (2019 - 2020) by St. Stephen's Human Services (January 1, 2019) (St. Stephen's Human Services)
    "A Resource Guide for People in Need."

    Includes legal services, along with food, shelter, public assistance, health care, education, employment, services for immigrants, and more.

    68 pages.

       Handbook on American Law School Pro Bono Programs (June 1, 2001) (Association of American Law Schools)
    180 pages.
       Help Close the Justice Gap, Unleash the Power of Pro Bono (January 19, 2007) (Legal Services Corporation)
    5 pages.
       Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service)
    "Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs) represent low income taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service in audit, appeals, and collection issues, and federal tax litigation for free or for a nominal charge."

    A list of such clinics is available in Publication 4134

       National Pro Bono Opportunities Guide (American Bar Association)

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