Call: 1-800-634-5263
Seniors Call : 1-866-621-9886

Legal Services of North Dakota

Bismarck Law Office
1025 Third St North, PO Box 2419
Bismarck, ND 58502-2419

Fargo Law Office
118 Broadway #421, PO Box 1327
Fargo, ND 58107

Minot Law Office
20 1st St SW Suite 201, PO Box 1666
Minot, ND 58702

New Town Law Office
PO Box 217
New Town, ND 58763

How to Contact LSND:

1. Call our general Toll-Free number 1-800-634-5263. Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. If you must wait, please be patient, you will be helped. People 60 or over call 1-866-621-9886.

Website applications may be made by going to http://www.legalassist.org

2. When you call on legal matters, an intake worker will ask you a few questions to find out if you are eligible for LSND's help. Everything you say is strictly confidential.

3. If you are eligible, a staff member will ask you a few more questions to find out if your legal problem is one LSND can help with.

4. Eligible clients may receive advice right away.

5. If you need more than advice, LSND may also work on your case.

6. If LSND cannot assist you, a referral may be made to another organization that might be able to help you.

Services Available

LSND Accepts Cases in the areas of

Government Benefits, Family, Health, Consumer, Housing, Elderly Law and Indian Law. Specific types of cases include:
TANF
SSI
Food Stamps
General Assistance (GA)
LIHEAP
Unemployment Compensation
Medicaid
Contested Domestic Violence Protection Orders on Behalf of the Victim
Public Housing Problems
Tenant Evictions
Problems With Debts
Contested Child Custody Defense or Enforcement
Access to Justice Issues
Earned Income Tax Credit

ELDERLY

Additional legal help for the elderly in:
Nursing Home Transfer and Discharge
Social Security and Medicare
Home Health Care
Durable Power of Attorney and Health Care Directives
Challenging/Revoking Guardianships
Mortgage Retention Advice

INDIAN LAW UNIT

Additional legal help for Fort Berthold, Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake Reservations:

Special emphasis on:
Health, Housing, Public Benefits
Elder Law - (low income only)
Indian Child Welfare Act - contested or with major problems with legal procedures.
Selected Tribal/Indian Law Issues

LSND also prepares, distributes and presents information about the legal rights of disadvantaged elderly and low-income people. Please contact LSND to request a presentation on topics of interest.

The services are free, however, you may have to pay all or part of costs such as required filing fees and service fees. Many times there are no such charges. Donations to LSND are always welcome.

Individuals applying for legal services will not be subjected to discrimination.

Legal Services of North Dakota, (LSND) is a non-profit organization which provides legal help to disadvantaged elderly or low-income North Dakotans.

March 2008