Consultation

Our trauma-informed experts can build an interdisciplinary team tailored to suit your needs. We support attorneys and their clients in a myriad of legal settings, from intake through trial. By identifying areas for trauma-informed changes in the dissemination of your legal services, we minimize the effects of re-traumatization experienced by clients and resist the vicarious trauma experienced by legal practitioners. We can assist you in building trusting relationships with your clients informed by clinical best-practices, provide clinical supervision for practitioners and clinical support for clients, and advise you on motion practice, amicus briefing, and trial preparation. Contact us for more information on our consultation services and pricing.

Representation

We recognize that clients who have experienced trauma face additional barriers in accessing the legal system. We anchor our legal advocacy in trauma-informed best practices so that our services empower clients by mitigating the harms inherent in the legal system. As your advocate, we believe building a trusting relationship with you is just as important as providing expert legal advice. Our experienced legal practitioners provide representation in:

  • Public benefits, including SSI and SSDI

  • Landlord/tenant housing and eviction

  • Healthcare access

  • Name and gender marker change

  • Divorce and civil orders of protection

  • Criminal record sealing and other collateral consequences relief

  • Criminal defense

  • Discrimination in employment, housing, schools, and public accommodations.

Contact us for a free consultation on your case.

Trainings & continuing legal education

Our partners have provided trainings and continuing legal education (CLE) classes on topics related to trauma-informed legal services, harm reduction, motivational interviewing, cultural humility, and more with the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Northwestern University College of Law, DePaul University College of Law, and the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health. Our trainers are experienced trauma-informed attorneys and clinicians who provide interdisciplinary trainings designed to increase confidence and competence in the provision of direct legal services. Contact us to learn more about the trainings and CLE classes we have available or can design to meet the needs of your organization.