Aviso: Si solicita consejo legal en español, favor de marcar a la Línea Legal Latina al (651) 379-4223. El horario de atención al público es los días martes entre 11:00 a.m. y 2:00 p.m y los días miércoles entre 4:00 p.m. y 6:00 p.m.

Note: If you are seeking legal advice in Spanish, please call the Línea Legal Latina at (651) 379-4223 on Tuesdays between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM and Wednesdays between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM.

Linea Legal Latina (“LLL”) is a legal hotline for low-income Spanish-speaking individuals. We provide a coordinated legal "first responder" system so Spanish-speaking individuals receive legal help quickly and efficiently--without being bounced from provider to provider. We also ease the burden on Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio (CLUES) and other service providers helping the Spanish-speaking community receive critical legal assistance.

Our mission is to provide efficient advice and referrals to Spanish-speaking individuals who have little or no access to legal advice. The hotline bi-lingual attorneys provide legal advice in Spanish and, when appropriate, refer callers to government agencies or legal service providers for further assistance. Linea Legal Latina is a unique collaboration between Volunteer Lawyers Network, Fredrikson & Byron, Lindquist & Vennum, the Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, legal service providers and CLUES.

Linea Legal Latina operates its call-in line (651-379-4223) on Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and an in-person legal advice clinic on Thursdays in St. Paul from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m and in Minneapolis from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Our volunteers, all bi-lingual, include attorneys, paralegals and law students.

Linea Legal Latina also provides legal education classes in Spanish on various issues which frequently arise in poverty populations. Class topics include family law, traffic and car title, and immigration.

Interested in Volunteering?

Muchas gracias to our current Linea Legal Latina Volunteer Attorneys! They include: Carrie Anderson, Jonathan Bargen, Michael Boston, Cassondre Buteyn, Julie Delgado-O'Neil, Marisela Cantu, Sharifa Elaraj, V. John Ella, Mary Grams, Phil Grove, Michael Hall, Tim Hart, Cristina Herrera, José Jimenez, Anne Kanyusik, Pat Kelly, Ben Kremenak, Jeffrey P. Larson, William Mondale, Kevin O’Brien, Nelson Peralta, Thomas Pursell, Bob Randall, Gabriela Reyes-Noyola, Michelle Rivero, Joel Patrick Schroeder, Caroline Terrio, Suzanne Tresnak, Sara Van Norman, Adriel Villarreal, Susan Koberstein, and Diana Villella.

Resources for our volunteer attorneys:

General Referral Chart for Spanish-Speakers (updated July 2008)

Spanish Legal Terms Glossary