Legal Directory
RISE Law Center/Centro Legal RISE
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RISE Law Center of End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin is a nonprofit multilingual law office which provides direct representation to immigrants and refugees in immigration and family law, as well as protection orders. Full family law assistance is offered in the southeastern part of Wisconsin with limited representation throughout the State. Immigration services are offered statewide. The majority of our work is pro bono. When pro bono services aren't available due to grant restrictions, RISE Law Center offers low fee services.
State served: | Wisconsin |
Services Provided
Are immigration legal services provided? | Yes |
Areas of immigration legal assistance: | Adjustment of Status, Asylum applications, Consular Processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Employment authorization, Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions |
Types of immigration legal services provided: | Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation at Asylum Interviews (Credible Fear Interviews, Reasonable Fear Interviews), Representation before the Immigration Court |
Other areas of legal assistance: | Civil Rights, Family & Juvenile |
Non-legal services: | Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Language services, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Referrals to other services |
Populations served: | Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Juveniles, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, Torture survivors |
Languages spoken: | Arabic (Egyptian), English, Portuguese, Spanish |
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: | Yes |
Nominal fee charged? | Yes |
Staffing Information
Number of attorneys on staff: | 4 |
Is organization BIA recognized? | No |
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: | 0 |
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: | 2 |
Additional Details
Pro Bono opportunities? | Yes |
Network affiliations: | American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, YWCA |
Administrative Information
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Last contact date: | March 6, 2018 |
Administrator comments: | 1/28/14: tickler 12/12/14: tickler 4/6/16: tickler 06 Mar 2018: tickler 1 Nov 2021: tickler 4 Nov 2021: updated from tickler responses |
IAN Members? | No |