About Northwest Indiana Legal Guide

Northwest Indiana Legal Guide publishes practical, plain-language legal information for residents of Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Jasper and Newton counties, the communities along Lake Michigan that locals call The Region. Our goal is simple: help people understand their rights and their options before they make a decision, sign a document, miss a deadline, or walk into a courtroom.

What we are not

We want to be clear about this up front. Northwest Indiana Legal Guide is not a law firm, we do not give legal advice, and reading this site does not create an attorney-client relationship. We do not take cases, represent clients, or refer you to a specific lawyer for a fee.

We are also not affiliated with NWI Volunteer Lawyers, Inc., the legal-aid organization, with Indiana Legal Services, or with any court or government agency. This website operates on a domain that was previously associated with a local legal-aid program. We are an independent publisher and have no connection to that organization. If you are looking for free legal representation, we point you to the real legal-aid providers on our Find Free Legal Help page.

What we do

We write clear guides on the legal questions Region residents actually search for: what to do after a car accident, how long you have to file an injury claim, what rights you have when a landlord files for eviction, how small claims court works, and how to clear an old record. We focus on Indiana law and on Northwest Indiana specifically, because general national content rarely answers the question that matters, which is how things work here.

Every guide is written for a regular person, not a lawyer. We explain the rule, the deadline, the cost, and the next step, and we link to official sources, the Indiana Code, the state courts, and recognized legal-aid organizations, so you can verify what you read and go deeper.

How we are funded

The site is free to read. We accept contributed articles from licensed Indiana attorneys and legal professionals, who may include a short author bio, and that is how the publication sustains itself. Contributed articles are edited and held to the same accuracy and clarity standards as everything else we publish. See our Editorial Standards for how we handle sourcing, corrections, and independence, and our Write for Us page if you are an attorney who wants to contribute.

Questions, corrections, or feedback are welcome. Reach the editor at editor@nwivolunteerlawyers.org.