Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic
 
About Us
 

Cabrini Green Legal Aid provides free legal services in the areas of family law, housing law, criminal law, and expungement, sealing, and clemency. Each year, CGLA offers free legal services to over 4,000 individuals, serving fully 90% of those who come to us for legal assistance. CGLA takes a holistic approach to meeting the needs of its clients while maintaining its specialization in the provision of legal services. To fulfill its purpose, CGLA relies heavily on the dedicated pro bono work of countless volunteers.
Mission Statement
  Our mission is to answer God’s call to seek justice and mercy by providing legal services to the poorest of the poor.
Staff Lawyer with Client and Child
Shared Values
  • We seek to plant and nurture seeds of reconciliation, compassion and the desire to serve.
    • Desire to Serve: We will make known the opportunities that exist to serve, particularly among those who are in or are preparing to enter the legal profession.
    • Compassion: We will make people aware of the plight of the underserved so that the inspiration for their giving and service arises out of deep concern for those without an advocate.
    • Reconciliation: We aspire to bridge the disparate worlds of the people we serve and those who make our work possible, while encouraging restored relationship between individuals and their community and Creator.
  • We are committed to personal and corporate integrity.
  • We are committed to zealous advocacy.
  • We are committed to seeing people as children of God, made in God’s image, and will treat them accordingly.
  • We aspire to serve the whole person.
  • We are committed to deep involvement with our community, especially in connection with local churches.
Learn More
 

Visit the following links to learn more about the Cabrini Green Legal Aid:
(C) 2005 Cabrini green Legal Aid Clinic * 206 W Division Street * Chicago, Illinois 60616 * Telephone 312-266-1345 * Fax 312-266-7417