Legal Aid of Western Michigan (LAWM) is a nonprofit law firm that provides advice, brief services and representation to low-income persons. LAWM’s practice areas include housing, family law, public benefits defense, consumer cases, and education. LAWM serves 17 counties in southwest Michigan from its five offices which are located in Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Holland, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph.
For more information about LAWM’s services and eligibility criteria, visit their website.
To see if LAWM can help you, use the Guide to Legal Help or call (269) 344-8113 weekdays, 8:30am - noon and 1:00pm - 4:30pm.
LAWM - Cass and Kalamazoo Counties
Services in Cass and Kalamazoo counties are provided by the Legal Aid of Western Michigan office in Kalamazoo as well as the Counsel and Advocacy Call Line (CALL).
Please contact the office for screening and intake. Generally, our attorneys speak with eligible clients by appointment only.
People living in or near poverty and Seniors in Cass and Kalamazoo counties may also use the Guide to Legal Help or call the CALL hotline at (888) 783-8190 if they do not have an open case with an attorney in this office.
LAWM - St. Joseph and Van Buren Counties
Services in St. Joseph and Van Buren counties are provided through the Counsel and Advocacy Call Line (CALL) and Kalamazoo office:
Attorneys in this office see clients by appointment only.
*Low income persons and Seniors in St. Joseph and Van Buren counties can use the Guide to Legal Help or call 1-888-783-8190 if they do not have an open case with an attorney in this office.
Some matters will be handled by attorneys over the telephone.
In more complex matters, such as those where the attorneys believe that more extensive representation may be necessary and the case is one that Legal Aid of Western Michigan would handle, the case will be assigned to an attorney for an in-person meeting.