South Dakota Legal Aid and Pro Bono Services

Legal Aid and Pro Bono Services

Legal aid and Pro Bono services help low-income people by offering legal advice and services for those unable to afford them. As legal fees rise, fewer people are able to afford legal services such as eviction, divorce, bankruptcy, and employment matters. Each legal aid provider listed below offers a limited menu of services, so it is advised that you contact them before applying for assistance.

Qualifying For Legal Aid

To receive legal aid, you must first establish that you have legitimate legal trouble for which legal aid can assist you and that your income is low enough to qualify for such assistance.

What Are Legal Lenders?

For those who cannot qualify for legal aid, there are legal lenders that offer a variety of ways to borrow money in emergency situations.

Legal Aid And Pro Bono Statewide Services

Legal Aid And Pro Bono Programs

Access To Justice, Inc. (state-wide)
Primary Address: PO Box 495
City: Rapid City
State: SD
Zipcode: 57709
General Phone: 605-791-4147
Fax: 605-791-1834
Intake Phone: 605-791-4147
Counties Served: Statewide
Case Types: Consumer, Child Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Education, Employment, Housing, Wills
Other Case Types: Family Law
Case Restrictions: Income Eligibility Required. No fee-generating cases.
Web Site: http://www.a2jsd.org

Minnehaha

Second Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Project
Primary Address: 335 N Main Ave
City: Sioux Falls
State: SD
Zipcode: 57104-6038
General Phone: 605-336-9230
Fax: 605-336-6919
Intake Phone: 605-336-9230
Counties Served: Minnehaha
Case Types: Adoption, Bankruptcy, Consumer, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Health, Housing, Immigration, Individual Rights, Termination of Parental Rights, Wills

Pennington

Dakota Plains Legal Services
Primary Address: 528 Kansas City Street, Po Box 1500 1
City: Rapid City
State: SD
Zipcode: 57709
General Phone: 605-342-7171
Fax: 605-348-5874
Intake Phone: 605-342-7171
Counties Served: Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington
Case Types: Community Economic Development, Consumer, Child Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Health, Housing, Individual Rights, Juvenile, Public Benefits, Real Estate, Termination of Parental Rights, Torts, Wills
Case Restrictions: Live in the coverage area; merits of the case.
Web Site: http://www.dpls.org