LGBT Project: About

Mission

The LGBT Project of Indiana Legal Services is a statewide legal assistance program providing legal advocacy and representation to LGBT people in Indiana. Our goal is to address the disproportionate rates of poverty and violence in the LGBT community by assisting in issues that cause and affect poverty, violence and discrimination.

Staff

Jessie Meltzer, Staff Attorney
1200 Madison Ave., Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46225
Pronouns: they/them
Patrick Moore, Paralegal
1200 Madison Ave., Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46225
Pronouns: he/him
Megan Stuart, LGBT Project Director
214 S. College Ave, 2nd Floor Bloomington, IN 47404
Pronouns: she/her
Apply Online (24 Hours)

Non-criminal, civil legal issues including public benefits such as food stamps, SSI/SSDI terminations, unemployment, land sale contracts, etc.

By Phone:
M - F 10am to 2pm (EST)
Indiana Legal Services Online Application

The application should take about 20 minutes to complete. You will need to answer questions about your income, assets, and household size. Submitting an application does NOT mean that we will accept your case. You should hear from us within about 14 days with a decision on whether we will be able to take your case.

Indiana Legal Services, Inc. (ILS) is a nonprofit law firm and the largest provider of free civil legal assistance to eligible low-income people in Indiana. ILS helps clients who are faced with legal problems that harm their ability to obtain basic needs such as food, shelter, income, medical care or personal safety. ILS also handles cases in other areas including family law where there is domestic violence, housing, consumer law, access to health care, and access to government benefits. ILS does not handle any criminal matters.