The sites, www.illinoislegalaid.org and www.illinoisprobono.org, include a list of more than 90 state agencies, most of which provide direct legal services to indigent clients.

Ms. Broderick said the idea of asking indigent clients for money would never succeed.

But she decided instead to work for indigent clients and family planning groups.

She ran clinics in which students could handle cases, usually for indigent clients.

Students that participate in the Center act as the attorney of record for indigent clients who cannot find legal help elsewhere.

Lawyers are paid $25 to $40 an hour for their work with indigent clients, one of the lowest rates in the country.

On average, the corporation's officials say it provides one lawyer for every 6,000 to 7,000 indigent clients.

Through the center, about 30 indigent clients a year receive free legal help, ranging from filling out documents to receiving representation in court.

Each is able to provide a defense for indigent clients.

The clothes came from the county public defender's office, which kept a wardrobe of suits for indigent clients.