What We Do
Centro Legal's four attorneys provide affordable legal services to hundreds of clients each year. Our bilingual staff is uniquely qualified to serve Milwaukee diverse community. We are able to represent Spanish-speakers without the assistance of translators, and we are accustomed to helping clients address language and cultural barriers that may prevent them from fully engaging in the legal process.
Centro Legal served the following individual in 2009:
509 new client cases were opened, including:
- 99 (19%) Criminal cases
- 257 (51%) Guardian ad Litem cases
- 183 minor alleged father GAL cases (71% of total)
- 74 family GAL cases (29% of total)
- 153 (30%) Family law cases
Centro Legal serves a diverse group of low-income Milwaukee residents each year. Of all adult family law clients in 2009:
- 38% are Hispanic
- 27% are Caucasian
- 27% are African American
- 6% are Asian
- 2% other
In addition to our direct representation services, Centro Legal’s outreach efforts in 2009 reached over 1000 individuals in the community. Centro Legal provided over 800 free consultations in 2009 and since we began teaching family law classes in August 2008, Centro Legal has provided 29 classes, reaching 330 attendees.