Legal Resources

The Office of International Students and Scholars is responsible for assisting with F and J visa categories. Please review the following list of resources depending on your legal needs:

University of Wisconsin Legal Services

Legal aid offices at the UW are free to UW students and may be free to others in the community as well. Non-UW resources listed on this page may not offer free services. Immigration attorneys can represent clients in any state in the U.S., and ISS provides contact information for those offices that request to be listed as a resource. UW does not endorse or recommend non-UW law firms or attorneys.

Clinic for Legal Advice for Families and Children

Advocacy Clinic Website

Services include: comprehensive legal representation in civil, non-fee-based cases for individuals whose income is 200% of the federal poverty level or less. Potential clients include, but are not limited to, victims of domestic violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, and sexual assault. Student attorneys may handle a wide variety of cases under the supervision of a licensed attorney/faculty director. The types of cases students handle in the Family and Child Legal Advocacy Clinic include, but are not limited to: divorce, child custody, child support, adoptions, guardianships, and the appointment of a guardian ad litem in juvenile and family law cases. Law students may also represent children or their parents in cases of child abuse and neglect, termination of parental rights, and children requiring supervisory measures.

Contact the clinic: [email protected]
Faculty supervisor is Dona Playton
[email protected]
307-766-3747

Clinic for Civil Law
Contact: Danielle Cover
[email protected]
307-766-2104

Defender Aid Clinic
Contact: Lauren McLane
[email protected]
307-766-3223

Centre for International Human Rights Law and Advocacy
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General Counsel of the University of Wisconsin

Services include: Immigration services for UW full-time staff and departments on the employment-based categories H1B, O-1, TN and permanent resident.

Contact: Michele Fukawa
[email protected]
307-766-5026

Other law firms outside the UW

Off-campus legal resources

Immigration resources for international students and scholars

Wyoming State Bar Association (No UW office)

Contact the Bar Association to request a list of attorneys who provide low-income or pro bono legal assistance. These attorneys may or may not have training in immigration law. Below is a list of legal assistance options for low-income individuals.

Contact: Brandi Robinson
307-432-2107

The Law Office of Travis Helm, LLC (not a UW office)

The Law Office of Travis Helm, LLC provides effective representation to individuals with immigration law issues. Based in Laramie, Wyoming, our firm is an innovator in online accessibility. This allows us to represent clients from coast to coast and around the world. At the Law Office of Travis Helm, LLC, we understand that your immigration issues are of the utmost importance. The outcome of an immigration case can allow a family to stay together or ensure that an employer has enough employees to keep their business running. Law firm specializing in family law, deportation defense, DACA, asylum, fiancé visas, various humanitarian cases, naturalization, temporary residency exemptions, child welfare.

Contact: Travis Helm
[email protected]
Travis Helm Law Firm Website
307-460-2032
Laramie Office:
121 Grand Avenue
Laramie, WY 82070

Ware Immigration (not a UW office)

At Ware|Immigration, our immigration attorneys have been helping individuals and organizations achieve their immigration goals since the firm was founded as David Ware & Associates in 1982. With offices in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metropolitan areas of Louisiana, as well as Florida, Mississippi, Seattle, Washington, and Centennial, Colorado, we exclusively handle immigration law matters, providing our clients with targeted, efficient solutions. Our attorneys combine experience and knowledge with a genuine passion for working in the field and a personal interest in helping our clients achieve their goals. At Ware|Immigration, we handle individual immigration and corporate immigration.

Contact: David Ware
Ware Immigration website
1-866-833-8308
Denver Office:
2305 E Arapahoe Rd
Suites 100
Centennial, CO 80122