Legal Aid and Defender Association provides free civil legal services to low- and moderate-income people in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties, including the City of Detroit.
If you:
Live in the tri-county area,
Have a low or moderate income, or
Have a civil legal problem, or
Know such a person who does.
Please call our toll-free hotline at 877.964.4700.
We represent clients in most civil legal matters affecting individuals and families, including:
Landlord-tenant
Child custody
Parental visitation
Consumer purchases
Utility shutoffs
Mortgage foreclosures
Social Security and other Public Benefits
Expungements
Whatever their cases, we treat all our clients with dignity and respect
View a comprehensive list of the legal matters we may handle on your behalf.
Criminal Defense
Legal Aid and Defender also represents criminal defendants in Wayne County Circuit Court and U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. If you are charged with a crime and cannot afford an attorney, the court will appoint one, either from our State or Federal Defender Office, or from a pool of private criminal defense attorneys.
If you believe that you have been charged with a felony crime and do not have an attorney, you should call the court immediately to determine your status:
▪ Wayne County Circuit Court—313.224.5261 ▪ U.S. District Court—313.234.5005
If the court appoints one of our attorneys to represent you, you will be treated with dignity and respect. You will feel like the client of a private law firm.
