Due to the current health crisis in our communities, ALS is taking the following steps to help keep our clients, employees, and communities safe and healthy to enable us to continue to serve clients. ALS offices are open by appointment, however staff will continue to provide services, and new applications are still being accepted by phone or through online intake.
If you or someone you know needs legal help, please call 1-800-422-1335 or 218-335-2223 to complete a phone application. Clients may also apply on-line (or get a copy of our paper application on-line to print and fax) via the Get Help pages. Please know that our services will continue during this time.
If you or someone you know needs legal help, please call 1-800-422-1335 or 218-335-2223 to complete a phone application. Clients may also apply on-line (or get a copy of our paper application on-line to print and fax) via the Get Help pages. Please know that our services will continue during this time.
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Intake hours are currently: for walk-in clients M-Th 8:00am to 4:30pm and for callers: M-Th 8:30am to 3:30pm. Fridays 8:30am to 3:00pm. Child Protection: We may be able to represent you if you are involved in a Child In Need of Protection or Services (CHIPS/Child Protection) case in the Leech Lake or White Earth Reservation Tribal Courts.
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This information is offered as a courtesy, and ALS does not regularly update this information. Please check with your local tribal court for the most updated filing fees listing. If you cannot afford to pay these filing fees you should file a motion to proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP). You can find the Leech Lake IFP form here.
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There are other organizations on and near the Leech Lake, Red Lake, and White Earth Reservations, and in the State of Minnesota that can help you with your legal and non-legal needs. You can find information about some of these organizations here. For contact information for legal services offices outside of Northern Minnesota see the MLSC Civil Legal Services Directory.
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LawHelpMN: Factsheets and other information to help low-income Minnesotans solve their legal needs. Also has automated court forms and MN legal advice online. Minnesota Attorney General's Office: Information to help you avoid scams and protect your consumer rights. I-CAN!: Online help filling out divorce or In Forma Pauperis forms to ask for a filing fee waiver.
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Cody Nelson is the Executive Director at ALS. He has been with the program as a staff attorney since graduating magna cum laude from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in 2006. Cody is a licensed attorney in Minnesota as well as the tribal courts of Red Lake, White Earth, Mille Lacs, and Leech Lake.
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