FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR FARMERS JUNE 20

An attorney from the Legal Services Corporation of Iowa Farm Project will be available on Tuesday, June 20, at two locations to meet with farmers to provide a free legal consultation. The LSCI Farm Project provides free legal services to financially eligible farmers in their farm debt problems, disputes with creditors, business contract matters, protection of homesteads and other agricultural legal matters.
Farm Project lawyers provide representation in state and federal courts, before the USDA Farm Service Agency, other state and federal agencies and mandatory farm debtor/creditor mediation under Iowa law.
The Farm Project staff attorney will be at the ISU Cooperative Extension Service between 2 and 4 p.m. on the said date, in the Winneshiek County Office, 911 South Mill Street in Decorah.
Farmers wanting to see the attorney must call 1-800-332-0419 by 3p.m., Monday, June 19. When calling, please ask for Debra George, the Farm Project attorney.
The Legal Services Corporation of Iowa is a non-profit corporation providing legal services to low-income Iowans. The Farm Project is a program funded with a grant from the State of Iowa to provide legal assistance to financially distressed Iowa farmers.