Legal Aid Leverages Resources

Case Study: Meseret has owned a successful Ethiopian Market in Minneapolis for eight years. She contacted LegalCORPS for help converting her market into a restaurant. While she is already a successful business owner, she lacked the legal knowledge needed to expand her business and did not know where to begin. She also could not afford to pay a lawyer, so getting help from LegalCORPS was critical for her to avoid legal pitfalls with her lease, general contractor, and business licenses. It also helped her to feel more confident that she was not being cheated.