Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. provides free, high-quality legal help to low-income people in critical civil matters. For more 110 years, we’ve helped individuals and families secure and protect their basic needs, maintaining freedom from hunger, homelessness, sickness, and abuse. 

Because, Justice Matters ®.

TO GET HELP CALL 1-888-575-2954 OR APPLY ONLINE at www.smrls.org

SMRLS® mission is: 
To provide a full range of high quality legal services to low-income persons and eligible client groups in civil matters, in a respectful manner which enables clients to:
(1) enforce their legal rights; 
(2) obtain effective access to the courts, administrative agencies and forums which constitute our system of justice; 
(3) maintain freedom from hunger, homelessness, sickness and abuse; 
(4) empower persons and assure equal opportunity, thus, helping people to help themselves and become economically self-reliant, to the extent their individual abilities and circumstances permit.

SMRLS®, through a diverse, respectful and fair working environment, and legal assistance and community education activities, promotes and respects the dignity of low-income persons and seeks new and effective solutions to the critical and common legal problems of low-income persons which arise in a broad community context.

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Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc.

Jessie Nicholson

Ashlei Johnson

Lara Otsuka

Mnm John Joachim Cmdsm

Macc Vannam Khen

Valerie Krzywkowski Snyder

Peter Hemberger

Lilian Ejebe

Heather Mendiola

Griselt Andrade

The Paralegal and Outreach Team at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. plays a vital role in supporting the mission to provide high-quality legal services to low-income individuals. This team assists with case preparation, client interviews, and legal research while also conducting outreach programs to educate the community about their legal rights and available resources. Specialized focus areas include bilingual communications and housing issues, with dedicated efforts to serve underrepresented groups such as the AAPI community.

Paralegal and Outreach Team

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