Advocates for Basic Legal Equality & Legal Aid of Western Ohio
Every county has a legal aid organization.
We help individuals and families with issues related to income, family, housing, food security, safety, and health.
Learn more about our free legal services and find out if you qualify by contacting the legal aid organization for your county.
Select your COUNTY NAME to find legal aid contact information.
Legal Aid Organizations around the State
Some of the issues we may be able to help with
- Evictions and foreclosures
- Housing or workplace conditions
- Special education concerns
- Debt and bankruptcy
- Criminal record sealing
- Driver's license suspensions
- Protection orders
- Problems with Medicaid, food stamps, unemployment, and other benefits
Drop-in Hours, Legal Clinics, Legal Hotlines
Legal Aid organizations often have legal "clinics" or times when you can meet with an attorney in your community to discuss a civil legal issue related to money, housing, family, employment, or other issues.
Look for a legal clinic or drop-in hours near you by selecting the organization that serves your county.
Legal Clinics
Divorce Clinics: Available in Allen and Hancock Counties
Divorce, Custody, Paternity and Parenting Time Matters: Available in Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Williams, and Van Wert. These counties vary from in-person clinics to virtual clinics.
Legal Clinics
Brief Advice Clinics: Chat with an attorney about a civil legal problem related to money, housing, family, employment or other issues. This clinic is first-come, first-served, no appointments needed. Offered regularly in Ahstabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorian counties.
Common Pleas Court Advice Clinics: An appointment-only advice clinic held at The Justice Center in Cleveland. Assistance provided for civil legal issues related to Expungement, Driver's License Suspensions, Collections, Evictions/Foreclosures, Child Support, and Child Custody/Visitation.
Legal Clinics
In person and online legal clinics for residents of Columbiana, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, and Wayne Counties
Meet with Community Legal Aid staff for basic legal advice on issues like, eviction, divorce, custody, advance directives, debt, and other civil legal needs.
Legal Clinics
Legal Clinics held thorughout our 36-county service area. Meet with an attorney about civil legal problems related to money, housing, family, employment, driver's license, criminal record sealing, or other issues.
Legal Aid Line
Monday-Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
513-241-9400 or 800-582-2682
Our Legal Aid Line is the easiest way to request legal assistance from the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, the Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, LLC, and the Volunteer Lawyers Project. You do not have to come to our offices to request legal assistance.
Legal Helpline
The Legal Helpline provides free legal information, advice, and referral for residents of Ohio age 60 and over, regardless of income or resources. Appointments are scheduled in 30-minute blocks for callers to talk to an attorney who handles Legal Helpline calls.
Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Ohioans often call to ask about Medicare, Medicaid and Medicaid estate recovery, living wills, durable powers of attorney for health care, housing, and consumer problems.
Call to schedule a phone appointment:
(513) 345-4160 or 1-800-488-6070
Statewide Resources for Legal Help in Ohio
If you need help with a criminal matter, visit Ohio Legal Help to determine your options, or find public defender contacts in your county on the Ohio Public Defender website.