Chapters are listed in alphabetical order by state please click on the state corresponding with the chapter you are looking for.
Andrea Fletcher, Client Coordinator
Peacemakers Family Services Center
655 NW 125
th Street
N. Miami, FL 33168
(305) 687-8577 / Fax (305) 688-9129
afletcher@gmail.com Serving clients of the Miami Rescue Mission and the Peacemakers Family Services Center and other poor and needy in South Florida.
GEORGIA
Diakonia Christian Legal Services, Inc.
Jason Waymire, Director
165 Pulaski Street
Athens, Georgia 30601
(706) 208-1220
diakonia.admin@gmail.com
Serving low-income clients in Athens, Georgia.
Georgia Justice Project
Douglas B. Ammar, Executive Director
438 Edgewood Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 827-0027 / Fax: (404) 827-0026
doug@gip.org
www.gjp.org
Providing intensive comprehensive help to certain persons charged with crimes living in the Atlanta area.
ILLINOIS
Administer Justice
Bruce Strom, Executive Director
1750 Grandstand Place
Elgin, IL 60123
(847) 844-1100
bstrom@AdministerJustice.org
http://www.administerjustice.org
Serving many diversified needs of the poor in the area of the Fox Valley Evangelical Free Church in West Dundee.i
Cabrini Green Legal Aid
Gretchen Slusser, Executive Director
740 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60642
(312) 738-2452 / Fax: (312) 850-4783
gretchenslusser@cgla.net
www.cgla.net
Providing legal services in Chicago that strengthen lives, families and communities.
Micah Legal Aid Clinic
Grace and Brant Newgard
2804 W. Belmont Ave., Suite 101
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 463-6768
gracehlim@gmail.com
www.micahlegalaid.com
Legal advice and referral clinic serving the low-income residents of Logan Square and surrounding neighborhoods in Chicago in the areas of family law, domestic violence, housing, employment, unemployment, consumer, and other areas.
INDIANA
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
Josh Abel, Executive Director
3333 N. Meridian Street, 2nd Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 429-4131 / Fax: (317) 429-4130
jabel@nclegalclinic.org
http://www.nclegalclinic.org
Serving diversified needs of low-income inner-city and Latino clients in the Indianapolis metropolitan area.
Notre Dame Legal Aid Clinic
Jennifer Ihns, Director
Notre Dame University
725 Howard Street
South Bend, IN 46617
Contact: Indiana Legal Services (574) 631-7795
E-mail: jihns@nd.edu
Website: http://law.nd.edu/currentstudents/academics/legal_aid.html#
Serving the needs of certain of the poor in the area on a referral only basis.
KANSAS
Wichita Christian Legal Aid
Lura Unger, Clinic Coordinator
445 N. Waco
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 269-2284
lura@shultzlaw.net
Serving the needs of clients at the Union Rescue Mission, World Impact, Hilltop Urban Church and other homeless, poverty agencies and churches.
The Zenas Project
Scott Nehrbass, Director
Foulston Siefkin LLP
32 Corporate Woods, Suite 600
9225 Indian Creek Parkway
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
(913) 498.2100 Fax (866) 347.1472 FAX
snehrbass@foulston.com
Serving the needs of poor and needy clients at the City Union Mission, Kansas City Rescue Mission and Westport United Methodist Church.
MARYLAND
Christian Legal Aid of Northern Virginia & Montgomery County, Maryland
Justina Uram Mubangu, Esq., Executive Director (703) 761-5014
Clinic: Christian Legal Aid of Covenant Life Church
Clinic Co-Directors: Chip Grange & Chris Allen
For Client Inquiries contact:
Meghan Lewis
Covenant Life Church
7501 Muncaster Mill Road
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(301) 869-2800 ext. 295
info@claofcls.org
www.claofclc.org and www.cla-nova.org
Chip Grange may be reached at (703) 761-5000 or GRG@CLAofCLC.org
Serving low income people in Montgomery County who are in need of legal counsel.
Legal Aid Ministry of Baltimore, Inc.
David Snyder, Esq., Director Matt M. Paavola, Esq., President
c/o Workers’ Comp Law Firm, L.L.C.
2113 Orems ROAD
Baltimore, MD 21220
(410) 574-8000
david@myworkerscomplawfirm.com matt@myworkerscomplawfirm.com
Serving the needs of the clients of the Helping Up Mission in downtown Baltimore, 1029 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-4705, as well as other indigent clients who reach us through our advertisements in local publications.
MICHIGAN
Battle Creek Legal Aid
Deborah Riley
70 W. Michigan Ave.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
(269) 965-7000
driley@vcflaw.com
Serving the needs of the poor at Haven of Rest Ministries.
Christian Legal Aid of Lansing
Jon E. Maire
Cristo Rey Community Center
1717 N. High Street
Lansing, MI 48906
(517) 655-4225 (Jon); 912-224-4724 (Jon cell); 912-790-1175
jemaire@earthlink.net
Serving the needs of the poor in the Greater Lansing Area.
Christian Legal Aid of Southeast Michigan
Douglas L. Toering
Toering Law Firm, PLLC
888 W. Big Beaver, Suite 750
Troy, MI 48084-4745
(248) 269-2020 / Fax: (248) 269-2025
dltoering@aol.com
Serving the needs of low-income persons served by the St. Vincent de Paul Family Centers in Detroit and Pontiac, and others in the Metropolitan Detroit area.
Christian Legal Aid of Southwest Michigan
Michael Willis
Willis Law, PLC
491 W. South Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
(269) 492-1040
mjwillis@wwplc.com
Serving the poor and needy at the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission and others in the Kalamazoo area.
West Michigan Christian Legal Aid
Ron Foster
Attorney at Law
511 Baldwin Street
Jenison, MI 49428
(616) 667-2728
rfosteresq@aol.com
Serving the needs of the clients of Mel Trotter Ministries and others in Grand Rapids and West Michigan.
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis Park Avenue Foundation Volunteer Lawyers Network Walk-in Legal Clinic
Colleen Beebe Purisaca, Co-International Director Peace and Hope International
3400 Park Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55407
(615) 825-6864, ext. 564 (church) or (612) 341-3302 Ext. 114 (work)
Fax (615) 222-3599
cbeebepeaceandhope@gmail.com
Serving the needs of the clients of the outreach network of the Foundation at the Park Avenue United Methodist Church.
Twin Cities Christian Legal Aid
John Rock, President Paul Baertschi, Treasurer
120 S. 6th St., Ste. 1100 920 Second Ave. S., Ste. 1540
Minneapolis, MN 55402 Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 573-3682 (612) 337-5577/ Fax: (612) 349-3995
jrock@rocklawllc.com baertschi@integra.net
Serving the needs of clients of New Hope Center, the First Covenant Church, the Union Gospel Mission of St. Paul and other agencies for the poor and homeless (www.tccla.org).
MISSISSIPPI
Mission First Legal Aid Office
Patricia C. Gandy, Director
275 Roseneath Street
Jackson, MS 39203
(601) 608-0056 / Fax: (601) 608-0054
gandy@mc.edu
Serving the poor and needy in Jackson through Mission First and other ministries.
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MISSOURI
St. Louis Christian Legal Aid
Donna Bradley & Patricia Soluade
Jubilee Community Church
4231 N. Grand Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63107 (314) 533-5400
jccchurchadmin@gmail.com
Serving the needs of the clients of Sunshine Mission, Jubilee Community Church, Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church, and of other agencies serving the poor.
NEW JERSEY
Christian Legal Aid Project of Elizabeth
Kirk Nelson, Director
Liberty Center
1121 Elizabeth Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
(908) 289-6322
knelson@kirknelsonesq.com
www.helpme.org
Serving the needs of the clients of Liberty Center and other poor and needy in Elizabeth and Newark New Jersey.
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Christian Legal Aid, Inc.
Jim Roach, Director
Law Office of James Roach
300 Central Ave. SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 243-4419
roachlawfirm@yahoo.com
Serving the needs of the clients of Joy Junction, Albuquerque Rescue Mission, Noon Day Ministries (an inner city church ministry), and the needy of Albuquerque churches and other Christian agencies.
NEW YORK
Brooklyn Jubilee
Sandyha Reju, Executive Director
320 7th Avenue, PMB #261
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 249-6359
info@brooklynjubilee.com
www.brooklynjubilee.org
Serving the poor and needy in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Williamsburg as a project of Park Slope Presbyterian Church & Resurrection Presbyterian Church.
Open Hands Legal Services, Inc.
C. J. Masimore, Executive Director
244 Fifth Ave., Ste. 2129
New York, NY 10001
cjmasimore@openhandslegalservices.org
Sandy Stefanski, Program Coordinator
sandy@openhandslegalservices.org
www.openhandslegalservices.org
Providing legal services for the poor and needy in New York City in partnership with Father's Heart Ministries in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Jericho Road Legal Aid Clinic
Andy Fleming, President
184 Barton Street
Buffalo, NY 14213
andy@cf-legal.com
JRLAC provides legal services to poor and low income resident s of the West Side of Buffalo in the areas of family law, housing and landlord tenant law, labor and employment law, and immigration law.
NORTH CAROLINA
Christian Legal Society Exodus Project
Gideon Moore, CLS Chapter President
FSB Legal Counsel
1325 Manicott Drive
Matthews, NC 28105
gmoore@fsblegal.com
Serving the civil legal needs of men and women currently serving parole under the oversight of the U.S. Probation Office for the Western District of N.C.
OKLAHOMA
Trinity Legal Clinic of Oklahoma, Inc.
Lindsey Vanhooser, Executive Director
PO Box 7868
Edmond, OK 73083-7868
(405) 410-4544
lvanhooser@trinitylegal.org
Serving the poor and needy in the Oklahoma City area.
Tulsa Christian Legal Clinic
Dan Sullivan, Directorierce Couch, et. al
624 S. Boston
Tulsa, OK 74119
(918) 583-8100 / Fax: (918) 583-8107
dsullivan@piercecouch.com
Serving the clients in poverty of the Tulsa Dream Center and others in the Tulsa area.
Tulsa University College of Law CLS Christian Legal Aid Clinic
Keith Bartsch, Director
525 S. Main Street
Tulsa, OK 74103
(918) 528-8877
kbartsch@ahn-law.com
Serving the clients of the John 3:16 Mission in Tulsa.
PENNSYLVANIA
Christian Legal Aid of Pittsburgh
Janet Goode, Executive Director
801 Union Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
(412) 622-0232
clapittsburgh@yahoo.com
www.clapittsburgh.org
Serving clients in the Pittsburgh area.
Christian Legal Clinics of Philadelphia
Peter Hileman, Executive Director phileman@clcphila.org
Ted Oswald, Staff Attorney ted.oswald@clcphila.org
4455 N. 6th St., Ste. 100
Philadelphia, PA 19140
www.clcphila.org
Ted Oswald: (425)516-8188
Operating at:
a) Ayuda Legal Clinic
(215) 399-0064
www.ayudacc.org
Serving the needs of the clients of the Ayuda Community Center in North Philadelphia.
b) Salvation Army Legal Clinic
5501 N. Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19139
(215) 399-0064
Serving the needs of the clientele of the, Salvation Army West Philadelphia facility and Salvation Army stations throughout the Delaware Valley.
c) Carroll Park Community Legal Clinic
1536 N. 59th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19151
(215) 399-0064
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga CLS Inner City Ministries
Legal Aid Program
Steve Duggins, Esq.
PO Box 23767
Chattanooga, TN 37422
(423) 899-3210 / Fax: (423) 899-5750
heartdug@aol.com
Serving the needs of Inner City Ministries, sponsored by Chattanooga churches and serving the needs of its clients.
Compassionate Counsel
Nicholas M. Tidwell, Founder and President
216 Centerview Drive, Suite 317
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027 (615) 970-0434
nick@compassionatecounsel.org
www.compassionatecounsel.org
In response to the commands of Jesus and the obvious need of those unable to pay for legal services, Compassionate Counsel exists as a Christian legal aid ministry to offer free legal advice, guidance, and in select cases, representation to those unable to pay for such service in the greater Nashville and Middle Tennessee area.
Murfreesboro Christian Legal Clinic
John T. Blankenship, Director
Blankenship & Blankenship Law
307 Hickerson Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37129-3528
(615) 893-4160
john@blankenshiplawoffice.com
Serving the needs of the clients of the Salvation Army,1137 West Main Street, West Murfreesboro, TN 37129
(615) 895-7071.
TEXAS
CLS Houston Chapter
Rebecca Renfroe, President
G. Coleman Lee – central contact
gcoleman@gmail.com
(832) 257-0401
Houston, TX
L.A.W. (Legal Action Works) Center
Ken Koonce
City Squares Law Office
3902 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 72261
(214) 827-1000, Ext. 2122
Fax: (214) 827-1340
kkoonce@cdm-hope.org
www.cdm-hope.org
Serving the needs of clients in portions of Dallas on a sliding fee scale basis.
Legal Aid Ministries, Inc.
Jonathon D. Campbell
PO Box 742224
Dallas, TX 75374
(214) 207-6542
jcampbell@legalaidministries.com
Serving the needs of poor and needy clients in the Dallas metro area.
UTAH
Mountain View Legal Clinic
Gary O. McKean, Director
2456 N. Cheryle Way
Layton, UT 84040
(801) 497-9340
gom.bowhunt@gmail.com
Meeting the needs of low-income clients in Davis and Weber Counties.
VIRGINIA
Christian Legal Aid of Northern Virginia & Montgomery County, Maryland
Justina Urm Mubangu, Esq., Executive Director (703) 761-5014
8280 Greensboro Drive, 7th Floor
McLean, VA 22102
Fax (703) 761-5023 For Client Appointments Call Andrea Ceballos: (703) 534-5700
admin@cla-nova.org
www.cla-nova.org
Providing legal counsel and Practical guidance through the transforming Word of the Gospel. Serving clients in greater Washington, DC (Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland).
WASHINGTON
Open Door Legal Services
David Mace, Director
Open Door Legal Services
P.O. Box 14165
Seattle, WA 98114
Serving at Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission
318 2nd Ave. Ext. South
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 682-4642
(206) 903-6504 (fax)
dmace@ugm.org
www.opendoorlegalservices.org
http://www.ugm.org/ProgramsLegal.asp
Serving homeless and very poor clients, primarily residing in shelters, in Seattle, Bellevue and Everett, Washington.
Union Gospel Mission of Spokane Christian Legal Aid Clinic
Greg Barclay, Director of Volunteers
1224 E. Trent
Spokane, WA 99220
(509) 535-8510
Greg.barclay@ugmspokane.org
www.ugmspokane.org
Serving clients of the Union Gospel Mission.