Justia Legal Services & Lawyers Directory

Counties Served:
Venango

Case Types:
Adoption, Bankruptcy, Consumer, Custody, Domestic Violence, ElderLaw, Employment, Health, Housing, Individual Rights, Termination of Parental Rights, Wills and Estates

Case Restrictions:
Financial guidelines; compelling in discretion of program administrator.

Counties Served:
Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence

Case Types:
Bankruptcy, Custody, Domestic Violence, Employment, Health, Housing, Public Benefits, Social security, Mortgage Foreclosure

Northwestern Legal Services (NWLS) is a private non-profit corporation dedicated to providing free legal representation to low income people with civil legal problems. We provide service to eligible clients throughout ten counties in northwestern Pennsylvania. Client eligibility is based on the type of case involved and financial and asset Eligibility Guidelines established by the federal and state governments . We provide service in a wide range of matters including public benefits, family law, housing, health care, education, and employment.

Northwestern Legal Services assists low income individuals and families by guiding them through the legal system using advocacy and education to obtain justice with the goal of improving their quality of life and strengthening our community.

Counties Served:
Erie

Case Types:
Adoption, Bankruptcy, Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Wills and Estates, Emancipation, Unemployment Compensation

Case Restrictions:
Adoption (if natural parents consent), bankruptcies (noassets), non-emergency custody and visitation, defense of ejectment, landlord/tenant(private disputes), defense of motor vehicle license suspensions.

In 1966, with the encouragement of the Allegheny County Bar Association, NLSA was chartered as a private non-profit Pennsylvania corporation. (NLSA Incorporators) Its primary goal was to provide legal assistance to the poor in the Pittsburgh area. In 1974, NLSA expanded its service area to include Beaver, Butler, and Lawrence Counties and has since established a 30 year tradition or providing equal access to the law in all 4 counties. In 1997, NLSA became part ot the Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Consortium along with Laurel Legal Services and Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Aid. The co-operative efforts of this group have led to greater awareness of the needs of the entire area and the rise of new programs to meet those needs.

Counties Served:
Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence

Case Types:
Bankruptcy, Custody, Domestic Violence, Elder Law, Housing, Public Benefits

Case Restrictions:
The case must have some legal merit and local venue.

The Allegheny County Bar Association has more than 60 active committees working on and discussing legal issues that affect the general public. Those committees have produced several successful on-going programs that are free to the public.

Counties Served:
Allegheny

Case Types:
Bankruptcy, Consumer, Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Housing, Individual Rights, Real Estate, Termination of Parental Rights, Guardianship; Unemployment Compensation

The Westmoreland Pro Bono Program was formed by the Westmoreland Bar Association and Westmoreland Bar Foundation to help Laurel Legal Services, Inc., provide the best legal representation to eligible clients in the county. Attorneys who participate in the Pro Bono Program volunteer their time and represent clients at no cost.

Counties Served:
Westmoreland

Case Types:
Bankruptcy, Consumer, Custody, Divorce, Housing, Unemployment Compensation, Wills

Case Restrictions:
Income, residency, case matter.