Unemployment legal help in Michigan

If your Michigan unemployment claim was denied or your employer is fighting it, you usually have about 30 days to appeal. These offices and attorneys help workers with unemployment problems. Tap a button to email or call them with your situation already written out.

Not sure you qualify yet? Check your eligibility or read the Michigan benefits guide.

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Subject: Unemployment benefits help request — Michigan (found via BenefitsPath.org)

Hello,

I found you through BenefitsPath.org, a free website that helps people understand unemployment benefits. BenefitsPath is not a law firm and is not connected to your office. It listed you as a place that may help people in Michigan with unemployment benefit problems, so I'm reaching out directly.

A quick summary of my situation:
- State: Michigan

Could you tell me whether you can help with this (or who can), whether there is any cost for a first conversation, and what I should do next? If there is an appeal deadline, I want to make sure I don't miss it.

Thank you,
[Your name]
Free legal aid in Michigan

Nonprofit legal help for people with low or no income. Start here if you can't afford a lawyer.

Free
Michigan UIA Advocacy Program (state-funded)
Serves: statewide
Not a legal aid nonprofit: a free UIA program that provides advocates (not necessarily attorneys) to represent eligible claimants at unemployment hearings before MOAHR. Request after receiving Notice of Hearing, at least 2 business days before hearing; Subject to advocate availability and funding.
Free
Lakeshore Legal Aid
Homepage 'Call us today' number; Online intake goes through Michigan Legal Help's Guide to Legal Help. Homepage does not say whether unemployment cases are handled. Michigan Legal Help's Guide to Legal Help routes anyone statewide to their local legal aid office. Call to confirm they take unemployment cases.
Lawyer referral service

Run by the bar association. They match you with a local lawyer, often for a low-cost first consultation.

State Bar of Michigan Lawyer Referral Service
Consultation: $25 administrative fee; initial consultation up to 25 minutes free (fee waived in some cases)
Employment attorneys in Michigan

Private lawyers who represent workers. Ask about fees before you hire anyone; many offer a free first call.

Deborah Gordon Law
Deborah Gordon · Bloomfield Hills
Represents workers in employment disputes. Ask whether they handle unemployment appeals.
Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers
Royal Oak
Represents workers in employment disputes. Ask whether they handle unemployment appeals.
More places to look
LawHelp.org
Find free nonprofit legal aid in your state, plus plain-language guides.
Legal Services Corporation — find legal aid
Search by address for the federally funded legal aid office that serves you.

BenefitsPath is not a law firm and doesn't give legal advice. We don't receive payment from the organizations listed here and haven't reviewed their work. Contact details were checked in November 2026 and can change. Appeal deadlines are short (often 10–30 days), so contact more than one place if you don't hear back quickly.