Jennifer Costigan, Assistant Senior Counsel for Corporate Law & Case Management, Legal Aid
- Legal Aid provides a wide range of legal services from referral to traditional legal representation.
- In addition to criminal law, they deal with Child Welfare, Adult Guardianship and Immigration matters
- They utilize staff lawyers and lawyers from the community
- Income testing is required for full representation. There may be billing, but payment plans are available or claiming undue hardship may be an option
- Starting April 1st, all AISH recipients will be eligible regardless of assets
- Some services they provide are available to all Albertans including:
- Duty counsel in every criminal court in Alberta
- Duty counsel in family courts in larger centres
- Fresh arrest advice
- Emergency protection orders program in Edmonton, Calgary and Lethbridge
- Alberta Review board
- Drug treatment court
- Youth representation (ages 12-18)
