Iowa Legal Aid does help low income people. However, there are often conflicts such that Iowa Legal Aid will not accept a particular client or case or there is a limited subject matter that Iowa Legal Aid will accept. I would suggest trying Iowa Legal Aid first before trying other sources if you have a low level of income. For more information on Iowa Legal Aid, their website is http://www.iowalegalaid.org/ia/homepage.html . Iowa Legal Aid also runs a Volunteer Lawyer Project which provides connections to volunteer lawyers.
If Iowa Legal Aid is unable to assist you, there are other sources. The Drake Law School has a Legal Clinic that needs all types of cases. You can contact the Drake Legal Clinic at 515-271-3851.
Another source of assistance can be the county bar association. The Polk County Bar Association (PCBA) has an active request list of cases for attorneys in Polk Colunty. You can contact the PCBA at 515-243-3904 or cburdette@pcbaonline.org . You can contact other county bar associations for the particular county you live in. Attorneys are ethically responsible for conducting some volunteer service and report the number of hours of volunteer service when they renew their license annually. Sometimes, you can contact the individual attorney to see if the attorney will provide volunteer services or arrange some form of payment plans or options.
Answered on Sep 28th, 2011 at 8:17 AM