Hours & Services
Click HERE for a Family Forms Clinic Flyer (Hours for September - December 2022)
Click HERE for a Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinic Flyer (Hours for September - December 2022)
Click HERE for an Expungement / Pardon Clinic Flyer (Fall 2022)
Click HERE for Parenting Conferences Information 

Civil Legal Helpline:  414-278-3965

Answered live at these times only for appointment setting and referral information (no legal advice provided over the phone): 
  • Monday & Friday:  10am - 12pm
  • Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday:  2pm - 4pm

Self-help Family Forms Clinic

Volunteer assistance with family law forms for:
  • Divorce
  • Child Support
  • Legal Custody
  • Physical Placement
  • Name Changes
The MJC Family Forms Clinic will be closed on these days in 2022:​​​​​​​​
  • Thursday and Friday, November 24th and 25th
  • December 19th, 2022 through January 3rd, 2023

Hours Beginning May 23, 2022

In-Person Walk In Services
  • Monday:  8:30am - 12:00pm
  • Tuesday:  8:30am - 12:00pm; 1:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Wednesday:  8:30am - 12:00pm; 1:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Thursday: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Friday:  8:30am - 12:00pm

Remote (by Zoom) Appointments​
  • Thursday:  4:30pm- 7:30pm​
To schedule an appointment over Zoom,
call 414-278-3965 for live help at these times:
  • Monday: 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Tuesday:  2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Wednesday: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Thursday: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Friday: 10:00am - 12:00pm

Divorce/Legal Separation "Part 2" Appointments

At the MJC, the divorce process happens in two parts. If you have completed the first step, the MJC can help you with paperwork for the second step of divorce by appointment ONLY.

To schedule an appointment:
  • Email mjcdivorce@gmail.com. Please include your full name, phone number, and court case number.  
  • ​You will not get a final court date until you have turned your Part 2 paperwork into the court.
  • For a list of what to bring to your appointment, click HERE.

Milwaukee Justice Center Mobile Legal Clinic
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Remote Expungement/Pardon Clinics
The  Expungement / Pardon clinic, staffed by volunteer attorneys and law students, provides free, confidential, and brief legal advice and referrals for Wisconsin expungement and pardon applications. 

This clinic is for criminal law issues, not  eviction cases. 
For eviction related questions, see the Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinics.

Hours

Remote (by Zoom) Clinics
  • Eligibility Questions:  Mondays:  1:00pm- 3:00pm 
    on hold until September 12th
  • Pardon Application Assistance: 
    Wednesdays: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
    ​Various Saturdays:  10:00am - 12:00pm
Civil Legal Clinics
In-person legal clinics held at local libraries and other community agencies.  Clinics listed here are open to the public. 
Friday, Sept. 9th, 2pm-4pm:  Mitchell Street Library 
Tuesday, Sept. 20th, 2pm-4pm: Next Door Foundation
Friday, Oct. 14th, 2pm -4pm: Mitchell Street Library 
    *NOTE: This is a Records Clean - Up Clinic for Evictions and 
                  Expungement / Pardon cases
Tuesday, Oct. 18th, 8am-10am: Next Door Foundation
Tuesday, Nov. 1st, 2pm-4pm: Next Door Foundation
Friday, Nov 11th, 2pm-4pm: Mitchell Street Library
Tuesday, Nov. 29th, 8am-10am: Next Door Foundation

Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinics



​Marquette Volunteer Legal Clinics, staffed by volunteer attorneys and law students, provide free, confidential,  brief legal advice and referrals for Milwaukee County Circuit Court civil legal matters  
  • ​Family Law Matters
  • Landlord- Tenant
  • Probate
  • Small Claims
  • Properties / Deeds
​We absolutely cannot help with criminal matters.
The MVLCs will be closed on these days in 2022: ​​​​​​
  • Thursday and Friday, November 24th and 25th
  • December 19th, 2022 through January 3rd, 2023

Hours

In-Person Legal Advice
  • Mondays (for Veterans Only): Veterans Service Office 
    (walk-in; sign-in begins at 3:30pm
    4:00pm - 6:00pm
    ONLY ON Sept 9th, Oct. 3rd, Oct. 17th, Nov. 7th, Nov. 21st,
    Dec. 5th, and Dec. 19th
    *No family law attorneys at this location*

  • Tuesdays:  House of Peace 
    1702 W. Walnut St.
    (walk-in;  sign-in begins at 12:30pm)
    1:00pm - 3:00pm

  • Wednesdays at the United Community Center Senior Center
    730 W. Washington Street
    (walk-in; sign-in begins at 4:30 pm)
    5:00pm - 7:00pm

  • Thursdays at the Milwaukee Justice Center 
    901 N. 9th Street, Room G-9
    (walk-in; sign-in begins at 8:30am)
    9:00am -11:00am

Parenting Conferences  

Attorney facilitators, working with a law student, assist parents to discuss issues of custody, placement, and child support with a goal of completing an agreement.  Child Support services is also present to discuss child support orders, arrears, and calculations. 
Conference Availability 
Parenting Conferences are held on Monday afternoons at 1pm and 2:30pm. 
Email mjcparentingconf@gmail.com ​to request an appointment.  

Location

Milwaukee Justice Center
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Courthouse Room G9
901 North 9th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233 ​
Click here for parking information.
Click here for bus route information.
MJC services are only for those without an attorney.
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Due to a high demand for services and limited volunteer capacity, we cannot guarantee all clients will be seen.