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Detroit Justice Center

Help Beyond
the Courtroom.

02 Free or reduced-cost legal help

Detroit

Legal aid

By appointment

Nonprofit law firm that helps Detroiters with driver's license restoration, clearing warrants, expungement, fines and fees, child support debt, custody orders, eviction defense and property tax appeals, through referral partners.

What it is

The Detroit Justice Center is a nonprofit law firm in Detroit's LOVE Building that pairs direct legal services with policy and organizing work. Its attorneys focus on the legal barriers that keep people in poverty, such as suspended licenses, old warrants, court debt and child support arrears.

Why it matters

A suspended license or an old warrant can cost someone a job or lead to an arrest during a routine stop. DJC works on exactly these problems, which many other legal aid offices do not cover.

What to know first

DJC is appointment only and gets its clients through partner organizations rather than walk-ins. Call or email to ask which partners refer for your type of issue, and expect to be screened before any appointment.

Limits and eligibility

Takes legal clients only through its referral partners and cannot currently help with felony matters, federal matters, cases outside Michigan, or violent or assault misdemeanors.

What to have ready

  • Name of the organization referring you, if any
  • Court or Secretary of State paperwork
  • List of outstanding tickets, warrants or fines

How to reach them

DJC

313-736-5957

Main line

info@detroitjustice.orgdetroitjustice.org

4731 Grand River Ave., Suite 200, Detroit, MI 48208 (The LOVE Building)

Appointment only; no walk-ins

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