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Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.
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Oshkosh Office
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Phone:
(920) 233-6521
Toll-Free (800) 236-1128
Fax (920) 233-0307
TTY, VCO or HCO: (800)-847-3529
404 North Main Street, Suite 702
Oshkosh, WI 54901-4740
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Call to Schedule an appointment: Monday-Friday 9:00am -- 4:00pm
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Walk-in: Monday Afternoon 1:00 -- 4:00pm. First come/call, first served appointments for
housing, collections, unemployment compensation and disability cases
Click here for a map and directions to our office.
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Oshkosh Office Staff
Karen S. Roehl,
Managing Attorney
Jamiesue M. Knowlton,
Staff Attorney
Lucinda M. Vette,
Staff Attorney
Kou Vang,
Paralegal
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The Oshkosh office of Legal Action of Wisconsin provides free legal
advice and representation in civil matters to eligible applicants
residing in
Adams, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, Marquette, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington, Waushara, & Winnebago
Counties. If you do not reside in one of these six counties, please
click here
to find out what services may be available in your area.
Our office provides free legal advice and
representation in civil matters including:
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Family law:
Divorces, custody & placement disputes, injunctions;
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Consumer law:
Bankruptcy, collections, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act;
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Housing law:
Eviction, denial or termination of public housing benefits,
security deposits, foreclosures;
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Public Benefits:
Unemployment Compensation, Disability benefits &
Supplemental Security Income (SSI), W-2, Food Stamps, Kinship Care,
Medicaid, Badger Care, and Energy Assistance.
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Our office reserves the right to decline services to a potential
client for reasons of conflicts of interest, lack of funding, and/or
lack of staff resources. Legal Action cannot handle criminal, Selective
Service, school desegregation, redistricting, class action, abortion,
or fee-generating cases. If you have any questions regarding what
kind of cases our office handles, please contact us.
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Click here to see if you are financially eligible for our services.
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
It is the policy of Legal of Wisconsin, Inc., to make no
distinction in the provision of legal assistance to eligible persons
because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, national origin,
disability, marital status, sexual orientation, political belief or
affiliation, or any other consideration prohibited by law.
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NOTICE OF LANGUAGE ACCESS RIGHTS
It is the policy of Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc., to provide
language access services to populations of persons with Limited
English Proficiency who are eligible to be served or likely to be
directly affected by our programs. Such services will be focused on
providing meaningful access to our programs, services and/or benefits.
You have the right to a qualified interpreter service at no cost to you.
You have the right not to be required to rely on minor children,
other relatives, or friends as interpreters.
You have the right to file a grievance about the language access
services provided.
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NOTICE OF GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc., has a Grievance Procedure to help
clients and prospective clients concerning: (a) the quality of legal
assistance they have been provided by attorneys employed by LAW, and
(b) the denial of legal assistance by attorneys employed by LAW.
Persons wishing to complain should contact the Managing Attorney of the
office serving the county in which they reside.
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REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
If you need printed material interpreted in an alternate format to
accommodate a visual impairment, or if you have a disability and need
assistance in using our services, please inform us. This information
is also available in English, Spanish, and Hmong.
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Updated November 30, 2006
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