All News Postings
Taxes and Coronavirus
Internal Revenue Service – Federal Taxes
- Tax Day is now July 15th: IRS extends filing deadline and federal tax payments regardless of amount.
- All taxpayer assistance centers are closed.
- VITA tax preparation sites are closed.
https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus For IRS updates.
Wisconsin Department of Revenue – State Taxes
- Like the IRS, Wisconsin extends tax filing deadline to July 15th.
https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/News/2020/wi-covid-19.aspx For State updates.
Social Security Cases and COVID-19
Due to the Coronavirus ( COVID-19) pandemic all local Social Security offices will be closed to the public for in-person service starting Tuesday, March 17, 2020. This decision was made to protect the people served including, older Americans, people with underlying medical conditions and the employees.
Online service is available. Go to this link for more information. https://www.ssa.gov/coronavirus/
For limited phone service, please contact your local social security field office directly;
Downtown (Milwaukee) office: 866-467-9626
Fond du Lac Ave(Milwaukee North) office: 888-823-4323
North Ave (Milwaukee West) office: 866-716-8594
Layton Ave (Greenfield) office: 877-600-2856
If you have a Social Security Disability hearing pending, those hearings are being conducted by phone or can be rescheduled. Call the number on your hearing notice for more information.
Milwaukee DA, Legal Aid Society review juvenile life sentences
For 128 people now in Wisconsin prisons, decades have passed since they were put away for life for crimes they committed as children. Continue reading
Cocktails for a Cause
Monday, March 9, 2020 at 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Blu @thePfister
424 E Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
“Blu-Tending” battle at the Pfister Hotel to benefit the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee. All tips your bartenders receive will go directly toward Legal Aid’s mission of access to justice.
‘Neighborhood lawyering’ brings help to the community
From Today’s TMJ4:
By: Coreen Zell
MILWAUKEE — Neighborhood lawyering is a concept catching on in Milwaukee. This is when a lawyer focuses on the needs of a specific community.
That’s what Pedro Hernandez is doing in the 53204 zip code, the neighborhood where he grew up.
Downtown Office Closing Early on Tuesday, 1/14/20
The downtown office will be closing at 3:30 today because of the downtown street closures caused by President Trumps’ visit. We will reopen as normal on Wednesday, January 15. We apologize for any inconvenience.
