June 8, 2020

A young lawyer with experience helping poor Wisconsin residents navigate the legal system has been named a judge in Milwaukee County.

June 7, 2020

The legal community needs to harness the opportunity COVID-19 presents for enhancing and expanding legal aid.

June 2, 2020

Rebecca Rapp's letter to the editor of The Cap Times was published on June 2, 2020, in response to Marsha Manfield's Op-ed on May 20.

June 1, 2020

LIFT Dane is committed to working with others in our community to address historical inequities and inequalities across all systems.

May 20, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we uncover more challenges regarding the health and economic hardships facing our communities. It is now clear that the COVID-19 outbreak leaves countless people with new and unanticipated civil legal challenges such as securing unemployment benefits, staying housed, guarding against abuse and much more.

May 19, 2020

A letter supporting an emergency rule to prevent evictions during the public health emergency.

April 14, 2020

Wisconsin Public Radio interviews LIFT Dane director Marsha Mansfield on the question of shared child custody during this pandemic.

April 10, 2020

UW Law Professor Mitch, a member of LIFT Dane, is interviewed for a story early in the coronavirus pandemic.

April 8, 2020

State and local governments can help stimulate the economy and get more money following, all without cutting checks on already-strained budgets by waiving and eliminating old unpaid fines and fees that have been imposed on Dane County residents for minor traffic and municipal citations.

March 16, 2020

LIFT Dane is open during this public health emergency and we're working to provide aid and technology to legal issues for residents of Dane County.