Free general legal advice in the United States

What this covers

A first orientation on everyday legal problems: understanding a letter or a decision, knowing your rights, finding the right court or service.

Organisations

Albany

• LawHelp New York Association / Network · English, Spanish
• New York State Bar Association Association / Network · English, Spanish

Annapolis

• LawHelp Maryland Association / Network · English, Spanish

Atlanta

• LawHelp Georgia Association / Network · English, Spanish
• State Bar of Georgia Association / Network · English, Spanish

Augusta

• LawHelp Maine Association / Network · English, Spanish

Austin

• LawHelp Texas Association / Network · English, Spanish
• State Bar of Texas Association / Network · English, Spanish

Baton Rouge

• LawHelp Louisiana Association / Network · English, Spanish

Berkeley

• East Bay Community Law Center University clinic · English, Spanish

Bismarck

• LawHelp North Dakota Association / Network · English, Spanish

Boise

• LawHelp Idaho Association / Network · English, Spanish

Boston

• LawHelp Massachusetts Association / Network · English, Spanish
• Massachusetts Bar Association Association / Network · English, Spanish

Carson City

• LawHelp Nevada Association / Network · English, Spanish

Charleston

• LawHelp West Virginia Association / Network · English, Spanish

Cheyenne

• LawHelp Wyoming Association / Network · English, Spanish

Chicago

• American Bar Association Association / Network · English, Spanish
• Chicago Bar Association Association / Network · English, Spanish

Columbia

• LawHelp South Carolina Association / Network · English, Spanish

Columbus

• LawHelp Ohio Association / Network · English, Spanish

Concord

• LawHelp New Hampshire Association / Network · English, Spanish

Denver

• LawHelp Colorado Association / Network · English, Spanish

Des Moines

• LawHelp Iowa Association / Network · English, Spanish

Dover

• LawHelp Delaware Association / Network · English, Spanish

Frankfort

• LawHelp Kentucky Association / Network · English, Spanish

Harrisburg

• LawHelp Pennsylvania Association / Network · English, Spanish

Hartford

• LawHelp Connecticut Association / Network · English, Spanish

Helena

• LawHelp Montana Association / Network · English, Spanish

Honolulu

• LawHelp Hawaii Association / Network · English, Spanish

Indianapolis

• LawHelp Indiana Association / Network · English, Spanish

Jackson

• LawHelp Mississippi Association / Network · English, Spanish

Jefferson City

• LawHelp Missouri Association / Network · English, Spanish

Juneau

• LawHelp Alaska Association / Network · English, Spanish

Lansing

• LawHelp Michigan Association / Network · English, Spanish

Lincoln

• LawHelp Nebraska Association / Network · English, Spanish

Little Rock

• LawHelp Arkansas Association / Network · English, Spanish

Los Angeles

• Name and Gender Marker Change Clinic Pro bono service · English, Spanish

Madison

• LawHelp Wisconsin Association / Network · English, Spanish

Minneapolis

• Legal Access Point Clinic Pro bono service · English, Spanish

Montgomery

• LawHelp Alabama Association / Network · English, Spanish

Montpelier

• LawHelp Vermont Association / Network · English, Spanish

Nashville

• LawHelp Tennessee Association / Network · English, Spanish

New York

• Clinical Programs University clinic · English, Spanish
• Lawyers Council for Civil and Economic Rights (Vance Center) Pro bono service · English, Spanish
• Pro Bono Net NGO · English, Spanish

Newark

• Essex County Legal Aid Association NGO · English, Spanish

Oklahoma City

• LawHelp Oklahoma Association / Network · English, Spanish

Olympia

• LawHelp Washington Association / Network · English, Spanish

Phoenix

• LawHelp Arizona Association / Network · English, Spanish

Pierre

• LawHelp South Dakota Association / Network · English, Spanish

Providence

• LawHelp Rhode Island Association / Network · English, Spanish

Raleigh

• LawHelp North Carolina Association / Network · English, Spanish

Richmond

• LawHelp Virginia Association / Network · English, Spanish

Sacramento

• LawHelp California Association / Network · English, Spanish

Saint Paul

• LawHelp Minnesota Association / Network · English, Spanish

Salem

• LawHelp Oregon Association / Network · English, Spanish

Salt Lake City

• LawHelp Utah Association / Network · English, Spanish

San Francisco

• The State Bar of California Association / Network · English, Spanish

Santa Fe

• LawHelp New Mexico Association / Network · English, Spanish

Seattle

• Washington State Bar Association Association / Network · English, Spanish

Springfield

• LawHelp Illinois Association / Network · English, Spanish

Tallahassee

• LawHelp Florida Association / Network · English, Spanish
• The Florida Bar Association / Network · English, Spanish

Topeka

• LawHelp Kansas Association / Network · English, Spanish

Trenton

• LawHelp New Jersey Association / Network · English, Spanish

Washington

• Advice and Referral Legal Clinic Pro bono service · English, Spanish
• LawHelp DC Association / Network · English, Spanish
• Pro Bono Institute Association / Network · English
• World Justice Project NGO · English, Spanish

Other needs covered in the United States

• Children & youth
• Civil rights & discrimination
• Consumer & debt
• Criminal & prisoners' rights
• Disability
• Domestic & family violence
• Elder law
• Employment & workers' rights
• Environment
• Family
• Health
• Housing & tenancy
• Human rights
• Immigration & asylum
• Indigenous rights
• Intellectual property
• Public interest litigation
• Refugee rights
• Small business & startups
• Tax
• Technology & digital rights
• Veterans
• Welfare & social assistance
• Women's rights