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WHERE ELSE TO LOOK FOR HELP

General Legal Issues

Name Contact Information Description of Services

Colorado Legal Services (CLS)

http://www.coloradolegalservices.org

Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Phone: 303-837-1313

Address: 1905 Sherman St., Suite 400,

Denver 80203

CLS provides legal advice and representation to low income eligible persons and seniors in civil matters throughout the state.

Website provides self help legal

information, forms, and a schedule of free clinics.

English and Spanish services.

Metro Volunteer Lawyers http://www.metrovolunteerlawyers.org Visit MVL’s website and go to the “I Need Help”  Resources page for a list of helpful links.

Denver Bar Association http://www.denbar.org Visit the website for legal clinics and free legal information.

Denver District Court Pro Se Office

Phone: 720-865-8440

Address: 1437 Bannock, Room 368,

Denver, CO 80202

Provides pro se packets of forms, help, and information (not legal assistance). The packets and level of detail differ from office to office: divorce, child support modification, wage assignments, garnishments, contempt orders, etc. Denver Sheriff Department

Civil Division

http://www.denvergov.org/sheriff/Sheriff Department/CivilProcessServices/tabid/4 44887/Default.aspx

Phone: 720-865-9556

Address: 201 W. Colfax Ave, 1st Floor Atrium, Denver, CO 80202

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00

p.m.

Service of civil process, sale of real and personal property under court order, and execution of court ordered evictions.

Denver Police Department Non-emergency help: 720-913-2000 Anonymous tips: 720-913-7867 Sex Offender Hotline: 720-913-6511 Hate Crimes Hotline: 720-913-6458

Government department that works to keep the community safe.

Legal Nights at Mi Casa http://www.micasaresourcecenter.org

Phone: 303-573-1302

When: Third Tuesday of every month

from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Where: Mi Casa Resource Center

360 Acoma Street, Denver, CO 80223

Volunteer attorneys provide free legal consultations for immigration, credit, housing, landlords, employment issues, and family law.

No appointments: first-come, first-served

Spanish interpreters available.

Legal Nights at El Centro San Juan Diego

http://www.centrosanjuandiego.org/legal .htm

Phone: 303-295-9470

Offers free legal assistance on issues including immigration, family, employment, housing and more.

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When: First Wednesday of every

month from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Where: 2830 Lawrence St, Denver, CO

80205

El Centro Humanitario (ECH) http://www.centrohumanitario.org

Phone: 303-292-4115

Where: 2260 California Street

Denver, CO 80205

Organization has a number of programs to serve day laborers including employment, legal and educational.

Lawline 9 t KUSA TV Channel 9

Phone: 303-698-0999

When: Every Wednesday from 4:00

p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Weekly ask-a-lawyer program that is designed to provide legal information based on brief descriptions of legal issues and suggestions where the individual may go for legal assistance.

Bankruptcy Clinic Phone: 303-860-1115

When: Second Tuesday of every month

from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Where: US Bankruptcy Court, 721 19th

Street, Denver, CO 80202 Room 183

Assist in understanding the bankruptcy process and forms. Topics reviewed include how bankruptcy can eliminate debts, the difference between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, the effect on credit ratings and which forms are required for filing. Issues of creditor harassment, what a collection agent cannot say to you and how to fight back if you are harassed will also be addressed. This clinic will not provide

direct legal advice nor will they directly assist in completing forms.

Small Claims Clinic and Collections Clinic

Phone: 303-640-5132

Where: 1437 Bannock Street Room 117, Denver, CO 80202

Small Claims: Third Tuesday of every month from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Collections: Third Thursday of every month from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Teaches people how to file their own small claims cases in court and how to collect on the judgments.

General questions are welcome but the clinics will not provide direct legal advice nor will they directly assist in completing forms.

First Judicial District Bar Association Legal Assistance

Program

Phone: 303-837-1313 Legal information, advice, representation provided to senior citizens 55 and older residing in Jefferson and Gilpin counties. The Legal center for People

with Disabilities and Older People

http://www.thelegalcenter.org

Phone: 303-722-0300

Non-profit organization that protects the human, civil and legal rights of people with mental and physical disabilities, people with HIV, and older people throughout Colorado.

Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN)

http://www.rmian.org

Phone: 303-433-2812

Address: 3489 W. 72nd Ave, Suite 211, Westminster, CO 80030

Non-profit organization that works to ensure justice for men and women in immigration detention and for immigrant children who have suffered from abuse, neglect, or violence.

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Appellate Pro Bono Program http://www.cobar.org/index.cfm/ID/2160 7

Provides pro bono attorneys to represent indigent pro se litigants in civil cases pending before the Colorado Court of Appeals and the Colorado Supreme Court. Colorado Lawyers Committee http://www.coloradolawyerscommittee.o

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Phone: 303-866-0274

Address: 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite

4100, Denver, CO 80203.

Nonpartisan consortium of 59 Colorado law firms dedicated to creating and increasing opportunities for children, the poor and other disadvantaged communities through advocacy, negotiation and

litigation.

Probate Assistance

Denver Probate Court http://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Denver_Probat e/Index.cfm

Phone: 720-865-8310

Address: 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230, Denver,

CO 80202

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Clinic: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – check website for

dates.

Visit the website for court forms and additional resources.

Clinic: Overview of the duties and

responsibilities of a personal

representative or guardian/conservator. The attorneys also provide practical tips for completing those responsibilities, including how to set up an estate account, change title to real estate, notify and work with creditors, establish a conservatorship account, account for the ward’s money, and complete annual reports.

Colorado Eldercare Planning Council

(CoEPC)

http://www.carecolorado.net Non-profit organization dedicated to improving of the quality of life for our seniors and especially our senior veterans.

Guardianship Alliance http://www.guardianshipallianceofcolorado.org

Phone: 303-228-5382

Address: 801 Yosemite Street, Denver, CO 80230

Provides information, instruction, and guidance about guardianship of adults in Colorado.

Seniors, Inc http://www.seniorsinc.org

Phone: 303-300-6900

Non-profit organization that serves the elderly population.

Denver Human Services

Adult Protection Hotline: 720-944-2995 Child Abuse Hotline: 720-944-3000

Protect Denver’s children, youth, adults and elderly.

Family Law and Domestic Relations

Do Your Own Divorce Phone: 303-860-1115 When: Third Wednesday of

every month from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Where: 1437 Bannock Street

(Denver County Court), Room

Learn about the divorce process and get information on how to file a divorce.

*These clinics do not provide legal advice or representation nor do they directly assist in completing court forms.

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368, Denver, CO 80202 Family Law Legal Clinic Phone: 303-860-1115

When: Third Tuesday of every

month from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Where: Office of Economic

Development, 1200 Federal Blvd, Room 1018, Denver, CO

Volunteer attorneys provide information on filing for a divorce without the assistance of an attorney, and will cover divorce procedures and forms, child custody, child support, maintenance and property division.

* These clinics do not provide legal advice or representation nor do they directly assist in completing court forms.

Emergency Domestic Services: domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking

Family Tree Women in Crisis http://thefamilytree.org

General Phone: 303-422-2133 Hotlines:

Women in Crisis: 303-420-6752 Domestic Violence Outreach Program: 303-462-1060 House of Hope: 303-762-9525 Homelessness Program: 303-467-2604

Legal Clinic: three times per

month at 7:00 p.m. Call 303-420-0412 for further information.

Work to break the generational cycles of child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness.

Keep victims safe from domestic violence by providing a 24-hour crisis line,

emergency shelter, safety planning, advocacy, community resources, health care and other supportive services.

Project Safeguard http://psghelps.org

Adams: 303-637-7761 Arapahoe: 303-799-3977 Broomfield: 720-887-2179 Denver: 720-865-9159

Denver Human Services:

720-944-1381

Non-profit organization that provides safety planning, legal advocacy, and direct court support to victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Children

Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center

http://www.rockymountainchildrenslawcenter.org

Phone: 303-692-1165

Address: 1325 South Colorado Blvd, Suite 701,

Denver, CO 80222

Non-profit that works to transform the lives of abused, neglected and at-risk children through

compassionate legal advocacy, education and public policy reform.

University of Denver Child Advocacy Practicum

Contact Ana Novelli at 303-692-1165. Year-long course that trains law students how to advocate for

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children effectively. Law students represent child clients in court, supervised by an attorney from the Children's Law Center.

The Denver Indian Family Resource Center

http://difrc.org

Phone: 303-871-8035

Address: 4407 Morrison Road, Suite 100,

Denver, CO 80219

Assist American Indian children and families through collaborative and culturally responsive services.

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