Updated 2007
The Law and Aging Guide is a comprehensive listing of the state-wide resources available to help older persons with law-related issues. Published by the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, the Guide includes important contact numbers and addresses for legal assistance providers and other law-related services for the elderly. Many states now have toll-free senior legal hotlines. If you are an older person (or family member or trusted friend of an older person) who needs legal advice or assistance, the first step is to see if your state has a hotline, and, if it does, to call the hotline listed below.
[Note: If you are legal services provider or entity listed below, please email any changes of address or information to the ABA Commission at abaelderly@abanet.org , attn: Law and Aging Guide.]
Indiana
A. Indiana Legal Services
Indiana Legal Services, Inc.
Central Office
151 N Delaware St., #1800
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2534
(317) 631-9410; (800) 869-0212
(other office locations are listed on website)
www.Indianajustice.org
B. Legal Assistance Developer
Kate Tewanger
Program Consultant/Legal Services Developer
Family and Social Services Administration
402 W. Washington St.
P.O. Box 7083, M-21
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(317) 232-7148; fax (317) 232-7867
C. Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Arlene Franklin
Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Disability, Aging and Rehabilitative Services
Bureau of Aging/ In-Home Services, Rm. 454
402 W. Washington St.
P.O. Box 7083
Indianapolis, IN 46207-7083
(800) 545-7763
D. Legal Services Funded Under the Older Americans Act
If your income falls within certain guidelines, you may be able to get legal help from the Legal Services or Legal Aid program in your area. In some communities, the Older Americans Act program serving older people and the legal aid program are one and the same. For a state-by-state listing of Legal Services programs, go to http://www.lsc.gov
Northwest Indiana Community Action Corp.
(219) 937-3500 1-800-826-7871
Serves Lake, Porter, Jasper, Newton, Pulaski and Starke
REAL Services, Inc.
1151 South Michigan St.
P.O. Box 1835
South Bend, IN 46634
(574) 284-2644; (800) 522-7928
Web: www.realservicesinc.com
Serves Elkhart, LaPorte, Kosciosko, Marshall and St. Joseph
Aging and In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana
(260) 745-1200; (800) 552-3662
Serves Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley
Agency on Aging & Community Action Programs
(765) 447-7683; (800) 382-7556
Serves Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Tippecanoe, Montgomery, Warren and White
Agency on Aging & Community Services, Inc.
(574) 722-4451; (800) 654-9421
Serves Fulton, Cass, Miami, Wabash, Howard and Tipton
LifeStream Services, Inc.
1701 Pilgrim Boulevard
P.O. Box 308
Yorktown, IN 47396
(765) 759-1121;(800) 589-1121
Web: www.lifestreaminc.org
Serves Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison and Randolph
West Central Indiana Economic Development District, Inc.
(812) 238-1561; (800) 489-1561
Serves Covers Clay, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions
(800) 432-2422
Serves Boone, Clay, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, Parke, Putnam, Rush, Shelby, Sullivan, Union, Vermillion, Vigo and Wayne
In-Home and Community Services Agency
520 South 9th Street
Richmond, Indiana 47374-6230
(765) 966-1795; (800) 458-9345
Web: www.iue.indiana.edu/Departments/Area9
Serves Fayette, Rush, Franklin, Union and Wayne
Agency on Aging
630 W. Edgewood Drive
Ellettsville, Indiana 47429
(812) 876-3383
Web: www.bloomington.in.us/~area10
Serves Monroe and Owen
Agency on Aging, Inc.
(812) 372-6918; (812) 878-4553
Serves Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson and Jennings
LifeTimeResources, Inc.
(812) 432-5215; (800) 742-5001
Serves Dearborn, Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley and Switzerland
Generations
(812) 888-5880; (800) 742-9002
Serves Daviess, Dubois, Knox, Greene, Martin and Pike
Lifespan Resources, Inc.
(812) 948-8330
Serves Clark, Floyd, Harrison and Scott
Hoosier Uplands Economic Development Corp.
(812) 849-4457; (800) 333-2451
Serves Crawford, Lawrence, Orange and Washington
Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging, Inc.
(812) 464-7800; (800) 253-2188
Web: www.swirca.org
Serves Gibson, Perry, Posey, Spender, Vanderburgh and Warrick
E. Bar Committees/Sections
Indiana State Bar Association
Elder Law Section
Warren Haas, Chair
One Indiana Square, Suite 530
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 639-5465; (800)266-2581; fax (317) 266-2588
Web: http://www.inbar.org
F. National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
- Indianapolis Chapter
None listed
G. Legal Assistance Projects Involving Private Attorneys
Many communities are also served by volunteer lawyer (pro bono) programs. These programs are usually sponsored by bar associations. Lawyers in private practice volunteer to help low-income persons free of charge. To find the pro bono program in your state, click on http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/probonodirectory.html
Volunteer Lawyers Project for the Elderly
Vincennes University Older Hoosiers Program
P.O. Box 314
Vincennes, IN 47591
(812) 885-4292
In early 1987, the Indiana State Bar Association, through a grant from the ABA Young Lawyers Division, assisted Area 13-A (Vincennes) in establishing a pro bono/reduced fee program in Davies, DuBois, Greene, Knox, Martin, and Pike counties. In addition to casework, the panel provides information and presentations at various senior centers. The coordinator is the ombudsman-legal manager of the agency on aging, supervised by an attorney in the legal department of Vincennes University.
Special Panels for the Elderly (Pro Bono/Reduced Fee)
Social Security
Lawyer Referral Service
Indianapolis Bar Association
10 W. Market, Ste. 440
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 269-2222
The Indianapolis Lawyer Referral Service has a full fee Social Security Panel.
H. Law Schools and Legal Clinics
Law Schools
Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington
211 S. Indiana Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-7995
Web: http://www.law.indiana.edu
Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis
530 W. New York St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 274-8523; fax (317) 274-3955
Notre Dame Law School
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
(219) 631-6627; fax (219) 631-3980
Valparaiso University School of Law
Wesemann Hall
Valparaiso, IN 46383-6493
(888) 825-7652; fax (219) 465-7808
I. Attorney General's Office
Steve Carter, Attorney General
Indiana Government Center, South
302 W. Washington St., 5th Fl.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-6201
Web: http://www.ai.org/attorneygeneral
J. State Protection and Advocacy Agencies
Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services
4701 N. Keystone Ave., Ste. 222
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 722-5555; (800) 622-4845; fax (317) 722-5564
Web: www.IN.gov/ipas
K. Dispute Resolution
Michael P. Bishop, Chair
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Drewry Simmons Pitts Vornehm
888 Keystone Crossing, Ste. 1200
Indianapolis, IN 46240
(317) 580-4848; fax (317) 580-4855
L. Other Projects
None listed
