We envision a community that prioritizes love, compassion, and equity over judgment, shame, and division.
December Holiday Office Hours:
December 30th: Closing at 3:00 p.m.
December 31st & January 1st: CLOSED (Kalamazoo County Courts are CLOSED.)
Kalamazoo Defender will not be able to serve clients for walk-in visits between December 23rd, 2024, and January 3rd, 2025.
Please call us at (269) 250-5000 or stop by to schedule an appointment.
Winter resources:
Need legal assistance?
Counsel & Advocacy Law Line (CALL) is Lakeshore Legal Aid’s attorney-staffed, statewide phone service. CALL offers legal advice and legal aid referrals to seniors and other people with low incomes. Call 1-888-783-8190 to find out if they can help you.
Depending on where you live, CALL can help figure out if you qualify for free legal aid in your area. Eligible clients can speak with CALL lawyers who can give free advice, brief service, and referrals to help solve legal problems. Ineligible callers are offered private bar and social service referrals. CALL attorneys regularly resolve consumer, education, employment, health, and housing disputes, secure and protect public benefits, and guide self-represented litigants through domestic, housing, and other civil actions. Use the Guide to Legal Help or call 1-888-783-8190 to find out if they can help you.
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Our Mission: We fight for justice in the courts, care in the community, and dignity in the world.
Who Is Kalamazoo Defender?
Kalamazoo Defender is a non-profit public defender office, providing our clients zealous legal representation with a holistic lens.
Racism, trauma, and other systemic barriers often contribute to our clients’ legal situations. We know that the cycle of injustice they have experienced will repeat itself within the court system if no action is taken. This cycle results in extended sentences, repeated charges, and continued individual and familial trauma.
Kalamazoo Defender works to break these cycles for our clients by reducing barriers to needed services. Our highly skilled legal team provides legal representation within the court system. Our multidisciplinary care hub, The Village, facilitates client engagement with social services.
Our Values
Universal human worth
Solidarity in community
Anti-racism
Equal justice
Transformational leadership
Where to find us
151 S. Rose St., 2nd Floor
(269) 250-5000
8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Client Walk-in Hours:
8:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
