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Accessing the Legal Aid Bureau Service Area Eligibility You must live in Cook County or have a pending case at one of the following locations:
Financial Eligibility Based on household size and your gross income (before taxes) using 125 percent of current federal poverty level guidelines. The current guidelines are as follows:
Case Type Eligibility LAB provides assistance to financially eligible clients with legal issues related to domestic violence, elder abuse, and elder law and on Chicago's South Side, housing and consumer issues. To Make an Appointment You must call our intake number, (312) 986-4200, during intake hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Intake Specialists determine over the telephone whether you are financially eligible and whether the case is one that LAB accepts for initial assessment. LAB cannot represent you if the opposing party in your case was, or is, represented by LAB because this creates a conflict. If you are financially and case-type eligible and pass the conflict check, you will be given an appointment with an attorney or paralegal. Intake is available in Spanish and English. Downtown Appointments Appointments are available at the Legal Aid Bureau's main office, located at One North Dearborn, 10th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602 for clients with domestic violence, family law and elder law cases. Community Services Appointments with a LAB attorney or paralegal also are available at the Cook County Domestic Violence Courthouse, 555 W. Harrison St. (for domestic violence) and at the following Metropolitan Family Services Centers:
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