Central Alberta Law Office

The Central Alberta Law Office (CALO), located in Red Deer, provides civil law (and some criminal) legal services to Albertans with legal matters within the Judicial District of Red Deer. In addition to representing LAA clients, staff lawyers provide a wide range of other legal services including;

• Duty Counsel services in Youth Criminal Court
• Representing claimants at Emergency Protection Order reviews
• Conducting review hearings on behalf of youth detained at protective safe houses under the Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act
• Assisting inmates at the Bowden Federal Correctional Institution before the administrative tribunal
• Providing community members with legal advice at a free weekly walk-in legal clinic.

Free Walk-in Legal Clinic

The Central Alberta Law Office (CALO) runs a free legal clinic each Tuesday at 1:30pm at their office. The clinic is operated on a first come, first serve basis. Clients do not have to qualify for legal aid beforehand. They are offered approximately 20 minutes with a lawyer to discuss their issue.  If they then decide that they need legal representation for their issue, they can apply to LAA for coverage or retain a lawyer privately.