Who Can Get Legal Help?

Whether you are eligible for help from Prairie State Legal Services depends on the following factors:

• You meet our income and asset guidelines, or are age 60 or older. Generally, a client is eligible if his or her household income is less than 125% of the federal poverty level. to see the 2011 income guidelines, click here.
• We have no ethical conflict of interest regarding your legal issue.
• You live within the service area of Prairie State, or have a civil legal problem in one of the counties in our service area. To see our service area, click here.
• You meet the citizenship or immigration requirements established by Congress. It should be noted that immigrants who are fleeing domestic violence or trafficking are eligible for legal help regardless of immigration status in matters to address the abuse.
• Government regulations do not prohibit Prairie State Legal Services from handling your type of legal problem.
• You have one or more legal problems that can be addressed by PSLS attorneys and that fall within our established priorities.

If you are otherwise eligible for services under one of Prairie State’s separately funded "Special Projects," we may be able to represent you without consideration of your income or assets. See the section of this website describing our "Special Projects."