Leykn Schmatz

Leykn Schmatz July 7, 2022

Thanks to CARES Act funding, Minnesota now has a statewide network of legal kiosks. The COVID-19 pandemic moved much of

Leykn Schmatz May 5, 2022

“Anyone who has been to law school understands how expensive it is,” says Alisha Bowen, co-founder of Legal Aid’s Bowen

Leykn Schmatz March 8, 2022

A 10-year-old boy – let’s call him, Diego – came to Minnesota with his mother – let’s call her, Alida

Leykn Schmatz February 8, 2022

Over half of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s (MMLA) clients identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC). When they enter

Leykn Schmatz December 3, 2021

Legal Aid’s Youth Law Project (YLP) attorneys haven’t seen many clients in the office over the past year and a

Leykn Schmatz November 4, 2021

Karla Krueger, supervising attorney in Legal Aid’s St. Cloud office, knows what it’s like to navigate complex systems without a

Leykn Schmatz October 12, 2021

While worker misclassification has existed for as long as the United States labor code, a new project launched by Skadden

Leykn Schmatz September 3, 2021

Before March 2020, renters facing an eviction summons who wanted to defend themselves or clear their record made a trip

Leykn Schmatz May 7, 2021

Robins Kaplan associates shattered the single-firm record for the Associates’ Campaign this year, raising over $14,000. The campaign, started by

Leykn Schmatz January 29, 2021

Thanks to COVID funding from the CARES Act, Legal Aid is spreading justice faster (hopefully!) than the Coronavirus. A Justice