Legal Services Programs in the US

The following organizations provide free legal assistance to eligible clients or state support to legal services programs. Most of the organizations are grantees of the Legal Services Corporation and subject to restrictions on the kinds of cases they may bring and clients they may represent.

Alabama
Alabama Legal Help  
Legal Services Alabama

Alaska
Alaska Legal Services Corporation
AlaskaLawHelp

Arkansas
Arkansas Legal Services

Arizona
Arizona Center for Disability Law
Arizona Justice Institute
DNA-People's Legal Services  
Law For Kids
Southern Arizona Legal Aid

California
Bay Area Legal Aid 
Bet Tzedek Legal Services (L.A.)
California Center for Law and the Deaf
California Department of Consumer Affairs - Legal Agencies by County
California Indian Legal Services  
California Rural Legal Assistance 
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation  
California Women's Law Center
Central California Legal Services
East Bay Community Law Center
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc
Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law (L.A.)
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles 
Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County  
Legal Aid of Marin
Legal Aid of Napa Valley
Legal Aid Society of Orange County, California
Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association
Legal Aid Society of San Diego
Legal Aid of San Mateo County
Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County
Legal Aid Society of San Francisco Employment Law Center
Legal Services of Northern California 
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
Public Interest Clearinghouse
Senior Legal Hotline

Colorado
Colorado Legal Services (Colorado Legal Services)
The Legal Center (Elder and Disability Law)

Connecticut
Connecticut Legal Services
CTElderLaw.org  
Greater Hartford Legal Assistance  
Legal Assistance Resource Center of Connecticut  
New Haven Legal Assistance  
Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut

Delaware
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.  
Delaware Legal Link 

District of Columbia
The Children's Law Center 
DC Employment Justice Center  
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia  
Legal Counsel for the Elderly
Whitman - Walker Clinic Legal Department (HIV related legal issues)

Florida
Bay Area Legal Services (Tampa) 
Central Florida Legal Services  
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
Gulf Coast Legal Services 
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid  
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County
Legal Services of Greater Miami
Legal Services of North Florida  
Three Rivers Legal Services

Georgia
Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Georgia Advocacy Office
Georgia Legal Services Program  
Legal Assistance in Georgia

Hawai'i
Legal Aid Society of Hawai'i  

Idaho
Idaho Legal Aid  

Illinois
Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic
CARPLS (Cook County)
Illinois Legal Aid  
Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago  
Prairie State Legal Services

Indiana
Indianapolis Legal Aid Society
Indiana Justice Center
Legal Aid Corporation of Tippecanoe County

Iowa
Iowa Legal Aid

Kansas
Kansas Legal Services  

Kentucky
Appalachian Citizens Law Center
Kentucky Legal Aid
Legal Aid Network of Kentucky
Louisville Legal Aid Society

Louisiana
Acadiana Legal Services
Advocacy Center (Elderly and Disabled)
AidsLaw of Louisiana 
Legal Services of North Lousiana
New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation

Maine  
Disability Rights Center of Maine
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project
KIDS Legal Aid of Maine
Legal Services for the Elderly
Maine Equal Justice Project
Pine Tree Legal Assistance

Maryland
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.
Maryland Legal Services Corporation
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service

Massachusetts
Center for Public Representation
Children's Law Center of Massachusetts
Committee for Public Counsel Services
Community Legal Services and Counseling Center
Disability Law Center
Greater Boston Legal Services
Legal Advocacy and Resource Center
Massachusetts Advocates for Children
Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services  
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Massachusetts Legal Help
Massachusetts Legal Services
Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
Merrimack Valley Legal Services
Neighborhood Legal Services (Lynn and Lawrence)
New Center for Legal Advocacy (Bristol and Plymouth County)
South Middlesex Legal Services

Michigan
Farmworker Legal Services of Michigan  
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan
Legal Services of Northern Michigan
Michigan Indian Legal Services  
Michigan Legal Assistance Network (for clients)
Michigan Poverty Law Program (for advocates)

Minnesota
Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota
Mid-Minnesota Legal Services
Minnesota Legal Services Coalition
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

Mississippi
Mississippi Legal Services  

Missouri
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc.
Legal Aid of Western Missouri  
Missouri Legal Aid Offices

Montana
Montana Legal Services  

Nebraska
Legal Aid of Nebraska 
Nebraska Equal Justice Clearinghouse

Nevada
Clark County Legal Services  
Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center
Nevada Legal Services  
Washoe County Senior Law Project
Washoe Legal Services  

New Hampshire
Legal Advice and Referral Center 
New Hampshire Legal Assistance  

New Jersey
Camden Center for Law and Social Justice
Education Law Center  
Legal Services of New Jersey
LSNJ Law

New Mexico
DNA-People's Legal Services  

New York
Advocates for Children
Empire Justice Center
Farmworker Legal Services of NewYork  
HIV Law Project
Legal Aid Society of New York 
Legal Assistance of Western New York  
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
Legal Services for New York City
Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged (Western NY)
Nassau / Suffolk Law Services
Neighborhood Legal Services (Buffalo)
New York Legal Assistance Group
Public Utility Law Project  
Queens Legal Services
Rural Law Center of New York
South Brooklyn Legal Services  
Western New York Law Center

North Carolina
Legal Aid of North Carolina
Legal Services of Southern Piedmont
North Carolina Justice and Community Development Center
North Central Legal Assistance Program  

North Dakota
Dakota Plains Legal Services
Legal Assistance of North Dakota  
Legal Services of North Dakota  

Ohio
Ohio Legal Services (Statewide resource finder)  
Equal Justice Foundation  
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland 
Legal Aid Society of Columbus  
Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati 
Pro Seniors
Community Legal Aid (Central Northeast Ohio)

Oklahoma
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Indian Legal Services

Oregon
Legal Aid Services of Oregon
Lane County Legal Services Programs (Eugene)
Marion-Polk Legal Aid Service

Pennsylvania
Center for Disability Law and Policy
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia  
Homeless Advocacy Project (Philadelphia)
Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania
MidPenn Legal Services
Neighborhood Legal Services Association (Pittsburgh)
NorthPenn Legal Services
Northwestern Legal Services
Pennsylvania Legal Services
Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Philadelphia Legal Assistance

Puerto Rico
Servicios Legales  

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Legal Services
HelpRILaw

South Carolina
South Carolina Law Help  
South Carolina Legal Services

South Dakota
Dakota Plains Legal Services

Tennessee
Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
Memphis Legal Aid Society
Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services
West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc.

Texas
Advocacy Incorporated
Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
Legal Hotline for Older Texans
Lone Star Legal Aid  
Texas Legal Services Center (State Support) 
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid  
Women's Advocacy Project  

Utah
Disability Law Center  
Utah Pro Bono Volunteer Resource Guide
Utah Legal Services

Vermont
Legal Services Law Line of Vermont  
Vermont Law Help
Vermont Legal Aid  

Virginia
Blue Ridge Legal Services  
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society
Legal Aid Justice Center 
Legal Services of Northern Virginia
Potomac Legal Aid Society
Rappahannock Legal Services
Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society
Virginia Legal Aid Society  
Virginia Poverty Law Center

Washington
Columbia Legal Services
Equal Justice Coalition
Legal Foundation of Washington
Northwest Justice Project

West Virginia
Legal Aid of West Virginia
Legal Help for West Virginians
West Virginia Senior Legal Aid  

Wisconsin
Legal Action of Wisconsin 
Senior Law
Wisconsin Equal Justice Coalition
Wisconsin Judicare

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