Business Resources
- Audit Your Own Business: A Checklist to Avoid Common Legal Pitfalls
- Business Succession Planning: A Guide for Business Owners Ready for What’s Next
- LLC vs. Corporation in Minnesota: Which Structure Is Right for Your Growing Business?
- 5 Contract Clauses Every Growing Business Should Understand
- How to Protect Your Business Ideas
- Cut Legal Bills by 80% With a 30-Minute Monthly Habit
Free Legal Services in Minnesota
- Minnesota Lawyer Legal Aid Directory is a comprehensive directory of free and low-cost legal help resources in Minnesota, including legal aid organizations, volunteer clinics, law school services, and specialized providers across the state.
- Mitchell Hamline’s Pro se Clinic offers free legal advice on criminal expungement, child support modification, dissolution/divorce, establishing custody and parenting time, modifying parenting time, and eviction expungement.
- Christian Legal Society of Minnesota: Church-Based Legal Aid Centers offers free brief legal consultations to community members at Twin Cities churches; the page lists center locations and times.
- Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid runs Minnesota Legal Advice, offering free legal advice to low-income individuals.
- Volunteer Lawyer Network helps economically disadvantaged people with legal problems through volunteer attorneys and without charge to the clients in Minnesota.
- Minnesota Justice Foundation connects law students and attorneys to pro bono legal projects that help low income and underprivileged individuals in Minnesota.
- Legal Corps connects volunteer lawyers with small businesses and nonprofits.
- Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota (LASNEM) provides free legal advice and representation to low income people who live in Northeastern Minnesota.
- Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (MMLA) provides legal services to low-income and elderly people in 20 central Minnesota counties.
- The Neighborhood Development Center offers to small business owners who qualify a variety of small business services including training and some legal help.
- Aaron Hall Live on YouTube is a public education show for business owners. This isn’t the same as legal advice, but you can ask questions and get general legal education without charge.
- ChatGPT and Claude are AI tools that can provide general information for legal questions. Although not entirely reliable, AI can be a good starting place.
Legal Resources
- HallApproved.com is a free legal archive with 3.3 million+ court opinions searchable by keyword, court, and date.
- Minnesota Statutes provides the full text of Minnesota state law, maintained by the Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
- Minnesota Court Forms include a wide variety of legal forms published by the Minnesota courts.
- Minnesota Federal District Court Forms offers a variety of legal forms for civil or criminal court practice.
- Find a Case offers free proximity and Boolean case searches.
- HomeLine has a number of resources for tenants/renters dealing with difficult landlords including sample letters, legal forms, and more.
- LawHelpMN features articles for consumers on a wide variety of legal issues in Minnesota.
- Briefs filed by the DOJ provide research and analysis on a wide range of topics.
Small Business Resources
- Minnesota Small Business Assistance Office is a state agency that provides business related publications and technical assistance free-of-charge.
- Small Business Administration in Minnesota is the Minnesota District Office for the SBA.