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Free legal assistance and aid in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania state residents can get free legal advice and representation from several law firms located throughout the state. Lawyers from these non-profit firms will help people with civil legal cases, provide increased access to the court system, empower individuals to solve their problems without legal representation through education, and they will ensure low income, senior citizens, and others have access to high quality legal services.
Attorneys from these law firms focus on several areas, including landlord and tenant disputes, foreclosure advice and prevention, public housing, utility and heating service disconnection, consumer problems including foreclosures and sheriffs' sales, denial or termination of federal or Pennsylvania government benefit programs such as welfare, Social Security and unemployment compensation, bankruptcy, protection from abuse, custody, child dependency, license suspension, elder law issues, and divorce. Below find more information on how to contact for aid, and details on resources offered.
Legal programs to save the home
Find how lawyers can help you save your home from foreclosure, or prevent an eviction. Other services offered include:
- Evictions from public or government subsidized housing
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- Utility and heating service disconnection
- Unauthorized access or entry by landlords or real estate agents
- Mortgage foreclose defense and free foreclosure prevention assistance including bankruptcy in appropriate cases
- Legal aid to deal with landlord tenant evictions
- Enforcing legal protections regarding unsafe or unsanitary housing conditions
- Assistance in dealing with predatory lenders or mortgages that were issued under questionable circumstances
Legal aid for family or domestic issues
- Individuals can receive a full range of legal services from lawyers in dealing with domestic issues, family concerns, or issues that deal with the well being of the family.
- Child support.
- Child custody cases and disputes in which a party in the case faces potential loss of custody either through actions of the court that were brought on by another party or by self help.
- Divorce and how to deal with separation.
- Visitation rights, and legal help with cases in which failure of a person to either modify or establish a visitation or custody order would pose a danger to a child who may be involved.
Financial cases and legal advice to help someone maintain their income
Pennsylvania clients can get legal aid for dealing with the following issues and concerns.
- Unemployment compensation and the establishment of benefits when someone loses a job.
- Wage claims and medical issues or bills that may arise under the Family Medical Leave Act.
- Illegal debt collection calls and practices, either by credit card companies or medical debts.
- Improper or illegal execution or seizure by creditors on personal property or assets.
- Income taxes and IRS issues.
- Debt counseling, and debt collection defense help.
- Bankruptcy filing, and support and advice on bankruptcy when debt collection poses an immanent loss of home or other essential property.
- Foreclosure aid.
- Job termination and severance
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Pennsylvania law firm contact information
North Penn Legal Services - Offers free legal to to 20 counties in Northern and the Northeastern part of the state, including Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Towanda, and other northern counties. 1-877-9-LEGAL-0.
Laurel Legal Services - Provides free legal services, including advice on family, housing law, consumer and public benefits in Armstrong, Cambria, Jefferson, Clarion, Indiana, and Westmoreland counties Pennsylvania.(724) 836-2211.
Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania (LASP) - A non-profit law firm that covers the counties of Bucks, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware. Call them at 877-429-5994 to learn more.
MidPenn Legal Services - Attorneys from this law firm represent and provide legal help to the residents of Adams, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Centre, Clearfield, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, Schuylkill, and York counties in Pennsylvania. 717-234-0492.
Neighborhood Legal Services Association - This organization represents individuals and families in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence Counties. Call them at (866) 761-6572 to learn more about their legal assistance programs.
Northwestern Legal Services - This is a private non-profit corporation that is committed to providing free legal representation and aid to low income people with civil legal problems in Cameron, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Mercer, McKean, Potter, Venango, & Warren Counties. Contact them at (814) 452-6949.
Philadelphia Legal Assistance - They can be reached at 215-981-3800. This firm helps people in the Philadelphia area.
Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services - Provides free legal help and aid to residents of four counties in southwestern PA, including Washington, Greene, Fayette and Somerset Counties. (724) 225-6170.
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