LAF Information

At LAF (formerly the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago), we work together to provide high-quality civil legal services to low- income and disadvantaged people and communities. Through advocacy, education, collaboration and litigation we empower individuals, protect fundamental rights, strengthen communities, create opportunities and achieve justice. In carrying out our mission we treat all people with compassion and respect. For more than 40 years LAF has provided people living in poverty in metropolitan Chicago with comprehensive free legal services to resolve non-criminal issues. Each year LAF’s more than 80 full-time attorneys and staff help resolve civil legal problems, including domestic violence, consumer fraud, and unfair evictions. Their work impacts about 55,000 people each year. LAF relies on private donations to fulfill its mission.