Reminder on how to contact NLG Chicago and who to contact when. Please be patient. We are overwhelmed with inquiries right now and doing our best to reply.
If you or a loved one has been arrested and is IN LOCKUP, please call the Cook County Public Defenders office at 844-817-4448. You will need the person’s full legal name and date of birth.
If you or a loved one has been criminally charged due to participation in demonstrations and needs legal representation, please call our Mass Defense Committee hotline at 773-309-1198.
If you are planning an action and seeking Legal Observers, please email chicago.lo.program@gmail.com.
If you would like to volunteer with us and you are an attorney, please fill out this form. If you are a law student or legal worker, please fill out this form. If you are not an attorney, law student or legal worker, we may not have a role for you, but you can email chicago@nlg.org to inquire. We are getting many volunteer inquiries and are replying to people as we are able. Please be patient if you do not hear back.
If you are an attorney, law student, or legal worker and you would like to join the NLG Chicago, please visit www.nlg.org/join. If you would like to donate, please click here.
For routine administrative inquiries including media requests, please email chicago@nlg.org
Thank you for your patience. We will get back in touch as soon as we can.
