List of Free Legal Centers
- Carpls Free Legal Intake 1(312) 527- 4684
- Bluhm Legal Clinic, Center for Criminal Defense, 375 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, (312) 503-8576 (Northwestern Criminal Defense Clinic, adult felony or misdemeanor cases in the Chicago, no drug cases)
- Law Office of Chicago-Kent, 565 West Adams Street, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60661, (312) 906-5050 (Kent Criminal Defense Litigation Clinic, takes all felonies, including Murder and Sexually Violent Persons. Will accept sex cases)
- Lawndale Christian Legal Center, 1530 S Hamlin Ave, Chicago, IL 60623, (773) 762-6381 (youth and adults, 24 years of age or younger, from North Lawndale, accused of crime)
- James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy, 1123 Emerson, Suite 203, Evanston, IL 60201, (847) 492-1410 (legal services for Evanston residents, 21 or younger)
- Equal Justice Initiative, (334) 269- 1803 122 Commerce St., Montgomery AL 36104
- Uptown Peoples Lawyers Law center, (773) 769- 1411, 4413 N. Sheridan, Chicago, ILL
- Rogers Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, (312) 201- 9760, 180 North Michigan Avenue suite 2300, Chicago ILL. 60601-1287
Understanding the Issue
● Many of our clients can't afford bail. An accused person can stay in jail for years until their case is resolved.
● Many plead guilty because they want to get out of jail. If you are out on bail, you are less likely to plead guilty.
● Many of our clients can't afford to pay for lawyers and have to use public defenders. Public Defenders are often overwhelmed with cases.
● Many times our clients are advised that it is in their interest to broker a deal and plead guilty to avoid facing more time even if they feel they are innocent.