Wisconsin Judicare Incorporated

WISCONSIN JUDICARE'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO OTHERWISE CANNOT AFFORD IT.

WISCONSIN JUDICARE'S PRIVATE ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT AND CIVIL UNIT PROVIDES LEGAL ADVICE, REFERRALS, AND EXTENDED REPRESENTATION TO FINANCIALLY-ELIGIBLE PEOPLE IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN CIVIL (NON-CRIMINAL) CASES. DURING THE YEAR WISCONSIN JUDICARE'S PRIVATE ATTORNEYS HANDLED 2,008 CASES, OF WHICH 292 WERE LITIGATED IN COURT.THE MISSION OF WISCONSIN JUDICARE, INC. [JUDICARE] IS TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO OTHERWISE CANNOT AFFORD IT. JUDICARE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES. JUDICARE HAS STAFF THAT PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION, AS WELL AS EDUCATION FOR CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, PROVIDING RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE LAW. STAFF MEMBERS ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THE BAR AND THE COMMUNITY IN WAYS TO ADDRESS THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR SERVICE POPULATION. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, JUDICARE PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES IN 2,143 CASES IN VARIOUS SUBJECTS. THE BREAKDOWN OF THOSE SUBJECTS IS BELOW. TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES JUDICARE USED THE SERVICES OF TWENTY-SEVEN PAID STAFF ATTORNEYS, TWO VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AND 166 PRIVATE ATTORNEYS AND LAY ADVOCATES. JUDICARE'S WORK BENEFITS THE PUBLIC IN MANY WAYS. CASES MOVE MORE QUICKLY AND MORE EFFICIENTLY THROUGH THE JUSTICE SYSTEM WHEN AN ATTORNEY REPRESENTS A LITIGANT. BY PROVIDING ATTORNEYS TO REPRESENT LITIGANTS, JUDICARE ASSISTS IN ALLEVIATING STRESS ON THE LEGAL SYSTEM. JUDICARE ALSO PLAYS A PART IN HALTING OR REDUCING THE EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE AND REMOVING BARRIERS FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, WHICH ALLOWS VICTIMS TO BECOME MORE PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. JUDICARE'S STAFF ASSISTS THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE BY HELPING VICTIMS TO OBTAIN PROTECTIVE ORDERS, RECEIVE JOB TRAINING, OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT, AND NO LONGER RECEIVE WELFARE. FINALLY, AS JUDICARE IS A RECIPIENT OF FEDERAL LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION FUNDS, THERE IS NO LONGER A PROHIBITION FROM REQUESTING AND RECEIVING ATTORNEY FEE AWARDS. THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION REGULATIONS REGARDING THIS REQUIREMENT WERE MODIFIED IN DECEMBER 2009. JUDICARE DOES NOT COLLECT FEES FOR SERVICES FROM CLIENTS. 106 BANKRUPTCY46 COLLECTION20 CONTRACTS8 CREDITOR HARASSMENT14 LOANS3 UNFAIR & DECEPTIVE SERVICES11 OTHER CONSUMER1 SUSPENSION1 OTHER EDUCATION14 EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION6 WAGE CLAIMS AND OTHER FLSA (FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT)5 EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT140 TAXES26 EMPLOYEE RIGHTS8 OTHER EMPLOYMENT178 CUSTODY303 DIVORCE4 ADULT GUARDIANSHIP6 PATERNITY57 DOMESTIC ABUSE6 CHILD SUPPORT19 OTHER FAMILY13 DELINQUENT13 NEGLECT & ABUSE OF JUVENILE5 MINOR GUARDIANSHIP11 MEDICAID4 MEDICARE1 HOME BASED CARE3 STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH1 OTHER HEALTH24 FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED HOUSING15 HOMEOWNERSHIP199 PRIVATE LANDLORD/TENANT57 PUBLIC HOUSING36 MOBILE HOMES4 HOUSING DISCRIMINATION14 MORTGAGE NOT PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES3 MORTGAGE PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES27 OTHER HOUSING6 FOOD SHARE36 SSDI123 SSI255 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION6 STATE & LOCAL INCOME MAINTENANCE12 OTHER INCOME MAINTENANCE2 CIVIL RIGHTS9 CRIMINAL RECORD EXPUNGEMENT84 OTHER INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS16 INDIAN LAW8 LICENSES2 TORTS60 WILLS & ESTATES42 POWERS OF ATTORNEY1 MUNICIPAL LEGAL NEEDS59 TRIBAL COURT CRIMINAL10 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS

WISCONSIN JUDICARE'S INDIAN LAW OFFICE PROVIDES LEGAL ADVICE, REFERRALS, AND EXTENDED REPRESENTATION TO FINANCIALLY-ELIGIBLE NATIVE AMERICANS ENROLLED IN ONE OF THE ELEVEN FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES IN WISCONSIN AND WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN CIVIL (NON-CRIMINAL) AND TRIBAL (NON-CRIMINAL AND CRIMINAL) CASES. DURING THE YEAR WISCONSIN JUDICARE'S INDIAN LAW OFFICE HANDLED 135 CASES, OF WHICH 26 WERE LITIGATED IN COURT.