Posted on Friday, April 25th, 2025 at 5:07 pm
The North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic works to provide high-quality, equitable legal services to individuals in need. We’re proud to work with NSLAC and Wallace Miller partner David A. Neiman to support the organization’s tenth anniversary event in May 2025.
NSLAC’s 10th Anniversary
Celebrating the tenth anniversary of its founding, the North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic (NSLAC) will be holding a fundraiser on May 3rd, 2025 in Libertyville, Illinois. The event is aimed at local leaders, the legal community in Chicago, Lake County, and Cook County’s northern suburbs, and other supporters of NSLAC and its goals. Funds will go towards promoting free legal services for community members who need them most.
Wallace Miller will be donating to the event to celebrate the organization’s exceptional work and help raise funds for their advocacy for years to come. Find out more about the event at their website.
About the North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
The North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic (NSLAC) provides free legal help to members of its community who would otherwise be unable to afford them. Working in Lake County and the north suburbs of Cook County, their goal is to provide accessible, high-quality, equitable representation and connect individuals to meaningful legal aid.
The legal system can often be overwhelming, particularly for individuals who are low-income or otherwise vulnerable. NSLAC serves clients from diverse backgrounds, heritages, traditions, values, and behaviors and focuses on listening to and respecting what each client wants. They work with legal and nonprofit partners to provide high-quality, thorough, confidential, and compassionate legal services, including pro bono legal aid and established support in designated courthouses.
NSLAC free legal services: Immigration, housing, and domestic violence
NSLAC focuses its legal help on three areas: domestic violence, housing, and immigration.
- In their domestic violence focus, the organization represents and assists survivors and their children. In addition to providing free legal representation, they have a designated support team and assist in connecting clients to resources before, during, and after the litigation process.
- Their housing litigation area of service is founded on the idea that housing rights are crucial to a stable, productive life. NSLAC represents tenants, collaborates with local organizations in community partnerships, and helps clients secure resources for themselves and their families.
- The immigration team at NSLAC helps community members navigate the complicated immigration process. They conduct community outreach and Know Your Rights presentations, help immigrants secure necessary resources, and represent immigrants in court.
In addition to the dedicated NSLAC staff, the organization works with local law firms and attorneys who volunteer their time pro bono. Interested in volunteering to provide accessible legal aid? Get involved at the NSLAC website.
History of NSLAC: Legal help for all
NSLAC was founded in 2015 as the Highland Park-Highwood Legal Aid Clinic. Serving residents of Highland Park, Illinois and Highwood, Illinois, it provided free legal aid to 84 clients in its first year or operation.
In 2018 it relocated and expanded its scope of services, and in 2019 it changed its name to the North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic. The organization earned a Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level available, demonstrating their commitment to openly sharing information on their goals and operations.
As of its tenth year of operation, NSLAC has served more than 10,000 individuals in the north suburban areas of Lake and Cook Counties. Read more about the organization’s success and their mission on their website.
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Leveling the playing field with David A. Neiman
Wallace Miller attorney David A. Neiman has been a proud supporter of NSLAC since getting involved in 2016. Joining shortly after the clinic was founded, he helped oversee its expansion and transition as chairman of the Board in 2019. “It was an honor to see a small legal aid clinic grow and blossom and I take great pride to have been affiliated with that organization at that time,” David says. “It’s my goal to level the playing field by giving everyone, regardless of their background, access to our judicial system in their time of need.” Hear more from David in his interview on our blog.
Partner David A. Neiman
Community involvement at Wallace Miller
Everyone at Wallace Miller, from attorneys and paralegals to our prelitigation department and administrators, is committed to fighting for justice for those wronged by corporations and flawed systems. That’s why we operate on a contingency fee model with no up-front fees—none of our clients pay anything for our representation unless we win their case through a verdict or settlement.
Our commitment to advocacy and expanding access to justice extends beyond the courtroom. This year, we’ve been proud to highlight and support our lawyers as they make a difference in our community. In addition to his contributions to NSLAC, David A. Neiman works extensively with Lambs Farm, an organization supporting adults with developmental difficulties. Wallace Miller partner Molly Condon Wells serves on the Board of Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth, a nonprofit that connects at-risk youth in the Chicago area to tutoring assistance, and works with the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois to connect female lawyers with their peers in the law. Attorney Jessica A. Wieczorkiewicz is co-chair of the New Lawyers Division Education Committee for the Advocates Society, an association of Polish American attorneys that provides legal aid. And last September, our team turned out for Race Judicata, a 5K raising funds for Chicago Volunteer Legal Services.
Wallace Miller at Race Judicata.
As plaintiffs’ advocates, we know how important it is to stand up for vulnerable individuals. On our cases and beyond, our team leverages the legal system to help people who need it and fights to improve the legal system so that it is available to everyone.
Searching for legal aid? Find out more about how to access free legal services through NSLAC.