I LIVE In JANESVILLE WISCONSIN and cant find A PRO BONO LAWYER..LegaL Aid WONT HELP...ANY LAWYER Want  to HELP
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SOUNDS LIKE YOUR SITUATION IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE I WAS IN SIX YEARS AGO.    IT'S TOUGH TO FIND A pro bono FAMILY LAW LAWYER.  LEGAL AID USUALLY WON'T TOUCH CUSTODY CASES.  LET'S FACE IT, MOST LAWYERS ARE UNETHICAL.  THEY DON'T WORK FOR GOOD FEELINGS OR GOOD CAUSES.  THEY ARE PAID TO LIE FOR BIG BUCKS.  WHAT MAKES THEM HAPPY IS POWER AND MONEY.  (Lawyers,  I said MOST,  not ALL).  SORRY TO BE SO BLUNT HERE, BUT,  IT'S THE TRUTH.  I WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD.  I SUGGEST YOU START PREPARING TO LOSE YOUR CASE OR GIVE IT UP WHILE YOU STILL HAVE YOUR SANITY.\n\nI WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD.  :>)
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Contact Legal Aid.  They provide free legal services for indigent clients.  You may also try calling the law schools in your state and asking if they have legal clinics that provide free legal assistance.
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Get a lawyer, if your case has gone to court, get a personal lawyer! Do not use a public defender! I repeat,\nDO NOT USE A PUBLIC DEFENDER! Hire your own attorney! Public defenders are overworked and overloaded with cases, so you will not get fair representation! (been there, done that, sent a postcard!)\n\nSecondly, until you get a lawyer, do as CPS tells you. They capitalize on you breaking their rules, and they count on the fact that most of us don't know our rights or the local laws. I suggest you get educated first more than anything.\n\nIf you feel as though CPS had no grounds in taking your kids, write to the local governor or state senator. Fax it if you can, because these officails have been known to "erase" or "lose" any e-mail sent to them. \n\nJoin a kids advocay group, or women's right group, get someone to hear your plea, people are strong in numbers, and two heads are better than one! Lastly, look up this website fightcps.com , there are plenty of helpful links and forums in this website.\n\nIf all else fails, go to your local newspaper or radio station and tell your story. Write letters to Oprah or Montell if you have to. Also, knowing someone of a high rank helps, like a judge or Disrtict attorney, or even another lawyer.\n\nRemember, the more you fight CPS the more they start to back off. These people count on we as consumers to be ignorant about their procedures and bylaws!\n\nGood luck, hope this helps!
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First, look in your area to legal aid. They may go under a different name, so if you can't find it, call the local bar association.\nAdditionally, ask at the local bar if it has its own pro bono legal service. Many local bars have such, but if they don't, they should be able very quickly and easily to point you to someone who can provide free legal assistance.\nIs there a law school nearby? They may also have the capabilities, through student run (attorney supervised) clinics.
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Most courts will have appeals packet for you.  Do this quickly, as some court matters have a time limit on appeals.  If you are not able to complete the forms on your own, contact your state Bar Association (lawyers), and ask for pro bono (free service) attorney to assist you.\n\nBut do understand that you can only appeal matters if there were technically errors made during the case and not just because you did not like the outcome.
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talk to the court officer - they can help you find an attorney
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Call your local bar association and get a referral. They will be able to help you find a lawyer who can help you.\n\nIMO, you can't afford to *NOT* get an attorney.
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You should consider contacting the local law school (or schools) in your area to determine whether it offers a pro bono clinic.  Quite often, law schools will permit students to accept representation of matters for indigent clients (closely supervised by licensed attorneys of course).  The limited understanding that half of your facts leads me to believe that your case may be interesting enough for a clinic to consider representation.  If that does not work, contact the local Bar Association (nearly every county has one) and ask what pro bono resources are available to indigent clients in your situation.  I am certain that, provided you meet certain requirements, representation is available to you at low or no cost.  Best of luck with this difficult situation.
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I don't know the government set-up there, but you should call government courthouses -- law libraries, specifically, or the equivalent of a state attorney in the US -- and ask if their are agencies that offer free legal service.  Here, in the States, some attorneys do pro bono work, others belong to groups that take on cases for a nominal fee (of like $25) -- the law librarian (or "state attorney") has that information.\n\nHow relevant my Answer is in Australia, I don't know!!  LOL.  Good luck to you.
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I would contact your local Better Business Bureau, an attorney, check your County office listings and see what you can find. There has to be a Slum Lord law in your city or state.
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Not knowing where you're from, I can't make a specific recommendation.  I would go to Yahoo!'s home page and type in "lawyer referral service" and "<the name of the city or state that you live in>".
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based on what you've said, you should probably try to contact your states legal aid organization, every state has one. Explain them your situation, and there are many lawyers affiliated with that organization who have to put in a certain amount of "pro-bono" (free) work for people, so by a lawyer taking your case for free from legal aid, they're not only helping you, you're helping them. it should be no problem finding free legal help. Also you can call any atorney's and explain to them your situation, and most wioll offer free legal advice if nothing more. hope this helped ;)
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http://wis-law.com/bankruptcy.html\n\nhttp://www.wisconsinbankruptcy.com/\n\nthese 2 should help
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Start with your state bar association: http://www.nhbar.org/ They will have a lawyer referral service.  They should also have a list of attorneys with a disciplinary record.  Lawyers have to worry about malpractice just like doctors do.   Chances are you will get a good one.  Getting a great one takes a little more work.  Of course the great ones are very expensive.  \n\nAsk for a short list of lawyers in good standing from the state bar.  You may need to call a few attorneys or firms to find someone.  If you tell them that you don’t have a lot of money up front you’ll soon see that a lot of firms will refer you elsewhere.  Ask them up front what their fees are, including all filing fees and expenses.  They can give you an estimate.  Many lawyers are willing to meet with you for a free consultation.  As for their record - ask about it.  They should have a long list of past of clients and references.\n\nIf you are really short of cash seek out pro-bono representation.  There are good lawyers that will help out in family law matters for free through different community programs.
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Contact your local or state BAR association and ask them to recommend a pro bono (for free) or inexpensive charging attorney. I'll bet they can help. Good luck.
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ask your lawyer...call the court???
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Go to the housing court in your area and then head to the records room all L&T case records are accessible to the public.  If this is an issue for you, try you local legal aide office, normally located in the housing court as well..Good luck with that...Also I would call the local authorities...like here in New York we have the 311 line to report the atrocities you are currently living under.  Jackie and Marwan sound like slum lords. Oh yeah you can also take them to court for repairs..But make sure you keep paying your rent....lack of repairs doesn't mean you don't pay rent...that is grounds for an eviction...which by your discription would be a step up....and outta there!