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Juvenile Law Center - Juvenile Law Center

Provides advocacy, legal representation, emancipation services, and litigation working to protect and advance children's rights in courts, legislatures, and executive agencies. Cases are pursued at all levels in both the federal and state court systems.

What's Here

Emancipation of Minors
Criminal Justice/Legal System Reform Groups
Legal Representation
General Crime Prevention Programs
Advocacy

Neighborhood Legal Services Association - Legal Services

Offers civil legal services to low-income individuals and families without the means to hire a private attorney. Services include a legal advice helpline, direct representation, assistance in self-representation, brief service, limited legal assistance, and referrals to private attorneys. Also provides representation to survivors of domestic violence in Protection from Abuse (PFA) proceedings, legal assistance for veterans, several grants, a debt clinic, and community education.

What's Here

Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
General Legal Aid
Crime Victim/Witness Related No Contact Orders
Welfare Rights Assistance
Real Estate Law
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Consumer Law
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Legal Counseling
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Tax Foreclosure Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Legal Representation
Comprehensive Family Law Services

Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania - Legal Aid Services

Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

What's Here

Labor and Employment Law
Elder Law
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Advocacy
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
General Benefits and Services Assistance
TANF Recipients
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Predatory Lending Assistance
Court Filing Offices
Legal Information Services
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Legal Representation
Bankruptcy Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
General Legal Aid

Cumberland County Aging and Community Services - Legal Services

Provides funds for legal services such as Preparation of a Power-of-Attorney (POA) and Living Will/Advance Directive.

What's Here

Elder Law
Legal Representation

MidPenn Legal Services - Legal Services

Provides civil legal services to low-income individuals and families. Offers representation/legal advice in areas such as the following: Protection from abuse; Child custody/visitation; Landlord/tenant disputes, public housing; Criminal Record Expungement Assistance; Government benefits (TANF, LIHEAP, Food Stamps/SNAP, and Unemployment Compensation); Utility Shut Offs; Sheriff's sales/levy's; Consumer; Mortgage foreclosures; Low Income Taxpayers Clinic; Guardianships; Legal Services for Veterans - Homeless/Near Homeless; Elder Law.

What's Here

Comprehensive Family Law Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Benefits Screening
General Legal Aid
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Legal Counseling
Elder Law
Legal Representation
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance

MidPenn Legal Services - Legal Services

Provides civil legal services to low-income individuals and families. Offers representation/legal advice in areas such as the following: Protection from abuse; Child custody/visitation; Landlord/tenant disputes, public housing; Criminal Record Expungement Assistance; Government benefits (TANF, LIHEAP, Food Stamps/SNAP, and Unemployment Compensation); Utility Shut Offs; Sheriff's sales/levy's; Consumer; Mortgage foreclosures; Low Income Taxpayers Clinic; Guardianships; Legal Services for Veterans - Homeless/Near Homeless; Elder Law.

What's Here

Comprehensive Family Law Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Benefits Screening
General Legal Aid
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Legal Counseling
Elder Law
Legal Representation
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance

MidPenn Legal Services - Legal Services

Provides civil legal services to low-income individuals and families. Offers representation/legal advice in areas such as the following: Protection from abuse; Child custody/visitation; Landlord/tenant disputes, public housing; Criminal Record Expungement Assistance; Government benefits (TANF, LIHEAP, Food Stamps/SNAP, and Unemployment Compensation); Utility Shut Offs; Sheriff's sales/levy's; Consumer; Mortgage foreclosures; Low Income Taxpayers Clinic; Guardianships; Legal Services for Veterans - Homeless/Near Homeless; Elder Law.

What's Here

Comprehensive Family Law Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Benefits Screening
General Legal Aid
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Legal Counseling
Elder Law
Legal Representation
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance

Courts and Criminal Justice, York County Government - Public Defender's Office

Provides legal defense to those charged with criminal offenses who cannot afford legal counsel.

What's Here

Legal Representation
Public Defender
County Government Departments/Offices

Domestic Violence Center of Chester County - Legal Advocacy

Works in collaboration with law enforcement and the District Attorney's Office to ensure domestic violence victims are served efficiently and compassionately. Offers clients legal advice and in some cases accompany clients during legal proceedings.

What's Here

Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Representation

MidPenn Legal Services - Legal Services

Provides civil legal services to low-income individuals and families. Offers representation/legal advice in areas such as the following: Protection from abuse; Child custody/visitation; Landlord/tenant disputes, public housing; Criminal Record Expungement Assistance; Government benefits (TANF, LIHEAP, Food Stamps/SNAP, and Unemployment Compensation); Utility Shut Offs; Sheriff's sales/levy's; Consumer; Mortgage foreclosures; Low Income Taxpayers Clinic; Guardianships; Legal Services for Veterans - Homeless/Near Homeless; Elder Law.

What's Here

Comprehensive Family Law Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Benefits Screening
General Legal Aid
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Legal Counseling
Elder Law
Legal Representation
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance

MidPenn Legal Services - Legal Services

Provides civil legal services to low-income individuals and families. Offers representation/legal advice in areas such as the following: Protection from abuse; Child custody/visitation; Landlord/tenant disputes, public housing; Criminal Record Expungement Assistance; Government benefits (TANF, LIHEAP, Food Stamps/SNAP, and Unemployment Compensation); Utility Shut Offs; Sheriff's sales/levy's; Consumer; Mortgage foreclosures; Low Income Taxpayers Clinic; Guardianships; Legal Services for Veterans - Homeless/Near Homeless; Elder Law.

What's Here

Comprehensive Family Law Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Benefits Screening
General Legal Aid
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Legal Counseling
Elder Law
Legal Representation
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance

Summit Legal Aid - General Information

Offers legal services, including consultation, counseling, and representation in many areas of civil law. See specific program listings for details; provides referrals to attorneys if the individual's need is outside the scope of the services offered.

What's Here

General Legal Aid
Legal Representation
Lawyer Referral Services
Legal Counseling

Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging - Legal Advocacy

Provides legal advocacy to seniors.

What's Here

Legal Representation
Legal Counseling

MidPenn Legal Services - Legal Services

Provides civil legal services to low-income individuals and families. Offers representation/legal advice in areas such as the following: Protection from abuse; Child custody/visitation; Landlord/tenant disputes, public housing; Criminal Record Expungement Assistance; Government benefits (TANF, LIHEAP, Food Stamps/SNAP, and Unemployment Compensation); Utility Shut Offs; Sheriff's sales/levy's; Consumer; Mortgage foreclosures; Low Income Taxpayers Clinic; Guardianships; Legal Services for Veterans - Homeless/Near Homeless; Elder Law.

What's Here

Comprehensive Family Law Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Benefits Screening
General Legal Aid
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Legal Counseling
Elder Law
Legal Representation
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance

Summit Legal Aid - General Information

Offers legal services, including consultation, counseling, and representation in many areas of civil law. See specific program listings for details; provides referrals to attorneys if the individual's need is outside the scope of the services offered.

What's Here

General Legal Aid
Legal Representation
Lawyer Referral Services
Legal Counseling

Adams County Office for Aging (ACOFA) - Community Services

Connects older adults with the community. A) PA MEDI - Medicare Counseling Program: Free one-on-one or telephone assistance to older persons to help them understand Medicare eligibility and benefits, Medicare supplemental insurance, and prescription drug coverage. B) Senior Center Information: For those 60+, a center offers meals, social activities, and a range of activities and wellness programming. D) Transportation Assistance: Rabbittransit has developed a shared ride program for those 60+ for specific programs and those 65+ for other transportation needs. For more information please call. E) Tax Assistance Program: This free service can address tax issues for most middle to low-income taxpayers age 60 and over.

What's Here

Conservation
Legal Representation
Consumer Complaints
Senior Centers
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Volunteer Service Programs
Extreme Cold Warming Centers
Area Agencies on Aging
Medicare Information/Counseling
Senior Ride Programs
VITA Programs

University of Pittsburgh School of Law - Legal Services

Offers legal clinics staffed by law students who provide legal representation and counseling to low-income clients. Provides legal services in different areas of practice including elder law, environmental law, family law, tax law, and securities arbitration.

What's Here

Environmental Law
Tax Appeals/Audit Assistance
Grandparent Rights
Legal Representation
Low Income
Elder Law

MidPenn Legal Services - Legal Services

Provides civil legal services to low-income individuals and families. Offers representation/legal advice in areas such as the following: Protection from abuse; Child custody/visitation; Landlord/tenant disputes, public housing; Criminal Record Expungement Assistance; Government benefits (TANF, LIHEAP, Food Stamps/SNAP, and Unemployment Compensation); Utility Shut Offs; Sheriff's sales/levy's; Consumer; Mortgage foreclosures; Low Income Taxpayers Clinic; Guardianships; Legal Services for Veterans - Homeless/Near Homeless; Elder Law.

What's Here

Comprehensive Family Law Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Benefits Screening
General Legal Aid
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Legal Counseling
Elder Law
Legal Representation
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance

Lackawanna Pro Bono, Inc. - Legal Representation

Local attorneys volunteer to provide free legal representation for civil cases. A broad spectrum of civil cases are handled, including the following: landlord-tenant, debtor-creditor problems, unemployment compensation, termination of social security or SSI benefits, uninsured tort defense, family law and other serious civil matters. Simple wills, powers of attorney, and health care directives are provided for financially eligible adults age 60 and over. Assistance in clearing criminal records through the state pardon process is also provided.

What's Here

Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Legal Representation
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders

Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging - Legal Advocacy

Provides legal advocacy to seniors.

What's Here

Legal Representation
Legal Counseling

Allegheny County Bar Association - Juvenile Court Project - Office of Parent Advocate

Provides legal representation for parents with court active CYF dependency and termination of parental rights cases.

What's Here

Legal Representation

Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania - Legal Aid Services

Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

What's Here

Labor and Employment Law
Elder Law
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Advocacy
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
General Benefits and Services Assistance
TANF Recipients
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Predatory Lending Assistance
Court Filing Offices
Legal Information Services
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Legal Representation
Bankruptcy Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
General Legal Aid

MidPenn Legal Services - Legal Services

Provides civil legal services to low-income individuals and families. Offers representation/legal advice in areas such as the following: Protection from abuse; Child custody/visitation; Landlord/tenant disputes, public housing; Criminal Record Expungement Assistance; Government benefits (TANF, LIHEAP, Food Stamps/SNAP, and Unemployment Compensation); Utility Shut Offs; Sheriff's sales/levy's; Consumer; Mortgage foreclosures; Low Income Taxpayers Clinic; Guardianships; Legal Services for Veterans - Homeless/Near Homeless; Elder Law.

What's Here

Comprehensive Family Law Services
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Benefits Screening
General Legal Aid
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Legal Counseling
Elder Law
Legal Representation
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance

Domestic Violence Center of Chester County - Legal Advocacy - Oxford

Works in collaboration with law enforcement and the District Attorney's Office to ensure domestic violence victims are served efficiently and compassionately. Offers clients legal advice and in some cases accompany clients during legal proceedings.

What's Here

Legal Representation
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania - Legal Aid Services

Offers free legal help for low-income and vulnerable residents. Services may include bankruptcy, debt relief, consumer law, child custody and dependency issues, disaster legal aid, elder law, expungements, pardons, and record sealing. May also cover government benefits issues concerning Unemployment Compensation, SSI, SSDI, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), SNAP (food stamps), Medical Assistance (Medicaid), and Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Housing issues such as landlord-tenant, eviction, habitability, public or subsidized housing, rent-to-own, homeownership, mortgage foreclosure, property tax sales, reverse mortgages, and tangled title; utility problems, and veterans benefits and discharge upgrades.

What's Here

Labor and Employment Law
Elder Law
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Advocacy
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
General Benefits and Services Assistance
TANF Recipients
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Predatory Lending Assistance
Court Filing Offices
Legal Information Services
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Legal Representation
Bankruptcy Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
General Legal Aid