Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

SMRLS provides free, high-quality legal services to low-income people in critical civil matters. Approaching each client with respect and compassion, we help individuals and families maintain freedom from hunger, homelessness, sickness, and abuse. Each year, staff and volunteers close approximately 10,000 cases, serving an additional 20,000 people through community education and outreach activities. 

Through our expert staff and a network of committed volunteer attorneys, we offer free legal help to low-income and senior citizen (60+) clients in a full range of civil matters in 33 counties of southern Minnesota, including the east and south metro, along with agricultural workers throughout North Dakota and Minnesota. Our talented and diverse staff is dedicated to helping members of our community preserve and maintain life essentials—income, health, safety, and shelter.