Unemployment legal help in Minnesota

If your Minnesota unemployment claim was denied or your employer is fighting it, you usually have about 20 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 Minnesota benefits guide.

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Subject: Unemployment benefits help request — Minnesota (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 Minnesota with unemployment benefit problems, so I'm reaching out directly.

A quick summary of my situation:
- State: Minnesota

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 Minnesota

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

Free
Minnesota legal aid intake line (877-MY-MN-LAW), Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
Serves: statewide referral line;
LawHelpMN 'Getting Unemployment' fact sheet says: 'Call your legal aid office at 1(877) 696-6529 for help or referrals' for unemployment appeals. SMRLS lists the same number as its intake line and says it may help with denied government benefits and employment issues.
Lawyer referral service

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

Minnesota Lawyer Referral (Hennepin and Ramsey County Bar Associations)
Consultation: 30-minute consultation for $30 or less; reduced-fee program for incomes 125-250% of poverty
Employment attorneys in Minnesota

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

Nichols Kaster, PLLP
Minneapolis
Represents workers in employment disputes. Ask whether they handle unemployment appeals.
Halunen Law
Minneapolis
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.