| Name
of Court in which program operates: |
Dane
County Circuit Court |
| Name
of agency that operates program if different from above: |
WI
State Law Library |
| Name
of program itself: |
Dane
County Legal Resource Center |
| Address
of program line 1 - Main location: |
210
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd |
| Address
of program line 2 - Main location: |
Room
315 |
| City: |
Madison |
| State: |
WI |
| Zip: |
53703 |
| Phone
for the public: |
(608)
266-6316 |
| E-mail
for the public: |
dclrc.ref@wicourts.gov |
| Website
for the public: |
http://wsll.state.wi.us/branch/dclrc/ |
| The
self-represented litigant program serves: |
County |
| Geographic
area served by this program: |
Dane
County |
| Substantive
areas served by the center include: |
Family |
|
Domestic
Violence |
|
Probate |
|
Child
Support |
|
Guardianship |
|
Landlord
Tenant |
|
General
Civil |
|
Small
Claims |
|
Traffic |
|
Other |
| Program
started: |
January,
1999 |
| Is
this court willing to host visits from other courts interested in
learning about this approach? |
Yes |
| The
program has: |
Yes |
|
A
program director/manager/coordinator |
|
A
self-help center staffed with attorneys |
|
A
volunteer program |
| The
following services are offered for the following substantive areas: |
One-on-one
help in understanding legal processes and preparing forms -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, Small Claims, Other |
|
Bilingual
or multilingual forms -
Domestic Violence, Small Claims, Traffic, Other |
|
Bilingual
or multilingual materials -
Domestic Violence, Traffic, Other |
|
A
system of referrals to attorneys providing unbundled legal services
-
General Civil, Other |
|
Referrals
to pro bono attorney assistance (but not for hearings) -
General Civil, Other |
|
Web-based
information in English -
Family, Domestic Violence, Landlord Tenant, General Civil, Small
Claims, Traffic, Other |
|
Web-based
information in other languages -
Domestic Violence, Small Claims, Traffic, Other |
|
In-person
workshops -
Family, Other |
|
Videotaped
workshops - Family |
| Does
this program have a high-level, broadly based commission or task force, sponsored by or including a justice or designee of the highest court in the jurisdiction, to address issues regarding self-represented litigants? |
Statewide |
| Other
relevant description or information: |
The
library, in addition to its regular functions helps coordinate
assistance programs with the local bar association and law school. |