LawHelp.org

You pick your state and get sent to free legal help and plain legal information from nonprofit legal aid providers there. It also has guides on problems like housing and debt collection.

Good to know

Their site says its tools and directories are always free to use. It can also help you make your own legal documents for free.

Before you call

Have ready

  • the state or territory where you live: the site starts by asking you to choose it

They can

  • send you to legal aid and other low-cost legal help near you
  • give you legal help guides, including one on court fees and getting them paid
  • help you create legal documents for free in areas such as housing, with LawHelp Interactive

They cannot

  • give legal advice or take your case itself: it sends you to legal aid and other help in your state

In the emergency guides: My bank account was frozen or closed → · My benefits were stopped, cut or refused → · I was just in a car accident → · My car was repossessed, towed or clamped → · My child has been suspended or excluded from school → · My child isn't getting the help they need at school → · A debt collector is chasing me, or I got court papers about a debt → · My landlord won't give my deposit back → · I got an eviction notice or court papers → · A flood, fire or storm hit my home → · My health insurance or Medicaid is ending → · My home is unsafe and my landlord won't fix it → · I was hurt at work → · I paid a scammer, or think I've been scammed → · I just lost my job → · I got a medical bill I can't pay, or a claim was denied → · I got a parking or traffic fine, or a court letter about one → · I got a shutoff notice → · Someone died → · Someone is harassing or stalking me → · Someone is using my identity → · I got a tax bill or letter I can't pay or don't understand → · Money is being taken from my wages → · I haven't been paid my wages →

Hours
Online
Coverage
Nationwide (U.S.)
Languages
English
Last checked
October 3, 2026

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