The Marianas Office of MLSC provides assistance to people living in Saipan, Rota, and Tinian, CNMI. We provide direct legal help (including counsel and advice, document preparation, investigation, handling administrative cases, and representation in court matters) in a variety of civil cases, including (but not limited to):

• Family matters such as paternity, divorce, custody, and child support
• Consumer matters such as debt collection defense and bankruptcy.
• Employment such as discrimination cases and protecting against termination or discipline.
• Immigration and naturalization, including family petitions, advance parole, and naturalization.
• Housing, including eviction defense and mortgage foreclosure.
• Probate, including advice, limited estate assistance, and other services.
• Victims and Survivors assistance, including Orders of Protection and VAWA self-petitions.
• Miscellaneous, including affidavits and general powers of attorney, and advice.

Our focus is to provide holistic assistance to help our clients maintain or regain economic and familial stability. We try to look at all of your legal issues and offer integrated assistance. We have a client-centered approach that assures confidentiality and client decision-making at all stages of the process. We provide trauma-informed assistance to victims and survivors of family and sexual violence.

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Organizational Structure

Staffed by:

• Jane Mack — Directing Attorney
• Christopher Heeb — Staff Attorney
• Gregory Baka — Staff Attorney
• PollyAnne S. Taitano — Paralegal
• Noreen M. Adao — Paralegal
• Kristy R. Diaz — Paralegal
• Carmina E. Kileleman — Secretary

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Organizational Details

Location	Chalan Piao
Office Hours / Intake Times	8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday
Languages spoken by staff	English, Chamorro, Carolinian, and Tagalog
Phone Number	(670) 234-6243 or (670) 234-7729
Email address	marianas@mlscnet.org

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How Do I Get MLSC Help?

MLSC legal help is free to eligible persons. 

Individuals and families may be eligible for legal assistance from MLSC if their household income is below 125% (or 200% in some circumstances) of the US Federal Poverty Guidelines for Hawaii and their assets do not exceed specified amounts. Groups, associations, and corporations may also be eligible for free legal assistance from MLSC if they lack funds to retain private counsel and the majority of their members /shareholders are eligible for services.

You can request legal assistance by contacting the office in person, by phone, by email, or by completing an online application.  You have a right to apply and hear back whether we will take your case. We do not provide reasons for our decisions on whether we take a case. What we consider includes conflicts of interest, your household income, your household assets, the merits of your legal matter, other resources in the community, our priorities set by the Board, LSC restrictions, and our capacity to handle the matter.

Due to limited resources, we cannot take all cases, even though you may be eligible for our services.