American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois
150 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 600
Chicago, IL 60601-7401
Telephone: (312) 201-9740
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.aclu-il.org
15% Children’s Law
Does Use Volunteer Attorneys
The ACLU of Illinois uses class actions for impact litigation involving children’s issues. Approximately 15% of the yearly case load is children’s law cases. Currently there are several large class actions pending which concern children’s law issues. Clients have been referred by the courts, social service agencies, schools, health care professionals and other attorneys.
Volunteer lawyers, mainly found through personal contacts by staff members, team with the staff of eleven attorneys and work on impact cases involving the foster care system, state institutions for children, and other issues involving children's rights. Volunteer lawyers are trained on an as- needed basis. The ACLU uses social workers, health care professionals and psychologists to assist in case preparation.