Northern Nevada Legal Aid

Name

Northern Nevada Legal Aid

Legal name

Northern Nevada Legal Aid

Website

https://nnlegalaid.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Aid Services

NAICS

Other Legal Services (54119), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Defense & Legal Aid Services (BPAIAFAC), Victim Services & Witness Assistance (Justice System) (BPAIAFAJ)

Keywords

• Civil legal aid
• Nonprofit law services
• Pro bono representation
• Court-appointed advocacy
• Public interest law

Headquarters

HQ city

Reno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Private Donations: The organization relies 100% on private donations, grants, and endowments from individuals, law firms, corporations, and foundations to fund operations and legal services.
2. Grants: Funding from government grants and private foundations supporting legal aid services for low-income populations, elder law, child advocacy, and domestic violence services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Northern Nevada Legal Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free civil legal aid services to vulnerable low-income residents of 11 Northern Nevada counties. Core services include court-appointed representation for children in foster care and adults in guardianship proceedings, direct representation in domestic violence, housing/consumer protection, immigration, and senior law matters, a Civil Law Self-Help Center in the Reno Justice Court, a Medical-Legal Partnership with Northern Nevada HOPES, inmate assistance at the Washoe County Detention Center, and a Pro Bono Program matching volunteer attorneys with clients across practice areas.

Product overview

Northern Nevada Legal Aid (NNLA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal aid organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of civil legal services to vulnerable populations across 11 Northern Nevada counties. The organization operates multiple interconnected service lines: direct services programs (Domestic Violence, Housing & Consumer Protection, Immigration, Civil Law Self-Help Center) and court-appointed/contract programs (Child Advocacy, Adult Guardianship, Medical-Legal Partnership, Inmate Assistance). Core service delivery is supported by a Pro Bono Program matching volunteer attorneys with cases, while the Civil Law Self-Help Center provides self-represented litigants with court form assistance and resources. The Senior Law Center and Medical-Legal Partnership address specialized needs of elderly and health-impacted clients respectively. All services are free to qualifying clients with no income screening for domestic violence programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Child Advocacy Program Court-appointed legal representation for children in foster care in dependency and related proceedings across Washoe, Humboldt, Lyon, Carson City, Storey, and Lander Counties.
• Adult Guardianship Services Represents protected persons and proposed protected persons in adult guardianship proceedings, ensuring legal representation and rights protection throughout the guardianship process across Washoe, Storey, Douglas, Lyon counties, and Carson City.
• Domestic Violence Services Free legal representation for domestic violence survivors including protection order proceedings, divorce, custody, and child support matters with no income screening required.
• Housing & Consumer Protection Legal assistance for low-income individuals facing foreclosure or eviction, helping clients maintain housing stability.
• Immigration Services Helps immigrants obtain and maintain legal immigration status through legal assistance and representation, including partnership with the ABA Children's Immigration Law Academy for unaccompanied minors.
• Senior Law Center Provides comprehensive legal services for seniors including civil legal matters, consumer protection, medical-legal issues, social security disputes, guardianship, healthcare powers of attorney, and wills.
• Medical-Legal Partnership Partnership with Northern Nevada HOPES offering legal help for health-related legal issues including housing, family law, healthcare powers of attorney, guardianships, and wills, embedded within the healthcare facility.
• Civil Law Self-Help Center Located in Reno Justice Court, provides legal information, resources, document assistance, and court form guidance for self-represented litigants in civil matters, operated jointly with Nevada Legal Services.
• Inmate Assistance Provides civil legal resources to inmates at Washoe County Detention Center including civil rights packets, divorce information, and powers of attorney notary services.
• Pro Bono Legal Program Matches volunteer Nevada-licensed attorneys with clients needing free legal services across various practice areas including family law, immigration, housing, and guardianship; participants earn CLE credits and fulfill Nevada Rule 6.1 ethical requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,500 legal matters handled in 2022 with over 2,500 clients receiving direct representation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Washoe County Bar AssociationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner supporting NNLA through co-sponsored events like Voices for Justice Celebration and professional publications. Washoe County Bar Association publishes The Writ where NNLA staff contribute articles.
• Renown HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGold-level sponsor and healthcare partner. Collaborates with NNLA through Voices for Justice Celebration sponsorship.
• Northern Nevada HOPESmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner in Medical-Legal Partnership where NNLA attorneys provide legal services embedded in the healthcare facility to address patients' legal issues affecting health outcomes.
• Nevada Legal ServicesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with NNLA to jointly serve clients every weekday at the Civil Law Self-Help Center located in the Reno Justice Court. Partnership allows combined resources to serve self-represented litigants.
• ABA Children's Immigration Law AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to find pro bono representation for unaccompanied minors and other child immigrant cases. Collaboration initiated by NNLA's Executive Team Attorney Krissta Kirschenheiter.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lone Star Legal Aid: Texas-based legal aid organization serving low-income residents across a large multi-county service area with programs in housing, family law, elder law, and disaster recovery — comparable scale and operational footprint to NNLA.
• Texas RioGrande Legal Aid: Major Texas legal aid provider with a comparable mix of direct representation, pro bono programs, and self-help services across a broad rural service area, including farmworker and immigrant populations.
• Nevada Legal Services: Statewide Nevada legal aid organization that directly co-operates with NNLA at the Civil Law Self-Help Center in Reno Justice Court, serving the same low-income client base across overlapping practice areas including family law, housing, and immigration.
• California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA): Large California-based legal aid organization serving low-income rural communities with free civil legal services, including farmworker advocacy, housing, and education law — a well-established model with comparable funding mix and pro bono infrastructure.
• Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada: Southern Nevada counterpart providing free civil legal services to low-income residents in Clark County, with parallel programs in domestic violence, child advocacy, senior law, and self-help centers — the most direct regional peer to NNLA.
• Volunteer Attorneys for Rural Nevadans (VARN): Nevada-based legal aid provider focused on rural populations, recruiting pro bono attorneys and serving clients in family law and other civil matters — directly comparable volunteer-driven model and overlapping Northern Nevada coverage.

Others

• ABA Children's Immigration Law Academy: American Bar Association program that partners with NNLA to find pro bono representation for unaccompanied minors and child immigrant cases — an enabling collaborator rather than a competitor, but materially comparable in mission focus on immigration legal aid.
• National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA): National membership and advocacy organization supporting civil legal aid and public defense programs — relevant as the broader ecosystem membership body for NNLA's policy and funding environment, not a direct service competitor.

Regional players

• Legal Aid Services of Oregon: Oregon's largest legal aid program, providing free civil legal services to low-income communities across the state with comparable program areas including housing, family law, elder law, and immigration.
• Idaho Legal Aid Services: Idaho's primary LSC-funded legal aid organization serving low-income clients across the state with a similar mix of direct representation, pro bono panels, and rural outreach — a comparable civil legal aid model in an adjacent Northwestern state.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/nnlegalaid
• Facebookfacebook.com/nnlegalaid
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northernnevadalegalaid-1
• Instagraminstagram.com/nnlegalaid

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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