Justia Legal Services & Lawyers Directory

Counties Served:
Bristol, Plymouth and a portion of Norfork

Case Types:
AIDS/HIV, Bankruptcy, Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Education, Elder Law, Housing, Wills and Estates

Case Restrictions:
Resident of NCLA service area

We provide free legal representation to income-eligible residents of Southeastern Massachusetts. Our offices are located in historic downtown New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Counties Served:
Barstable, Dukes, Eastern Plymouth, Nantucket

Case Types:
Bankruptcy, Consumer, Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Elder Law, Employment, Housing, Public Benefits, Termination of Parental Rights, Wills and Estates

Case Restrictions:
No personal injury or fee generating cases; no criminal lawcases.

Counties Served:
Suffolk

Case Types:
AIDS/HIV, Adoption, Bankruptcy, CED, Consumer, Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Employment, Housing, Immigration, Public Benefits, Real Estate, Wills and Estates

Counties Served:
Statewide

Case Types:
Environmental, CED, Health, Real Estate

Case Restrictions:
We provide pro bono legal and technical services for low-income community groups, not individuals. Health and Real Estate only if environmental issues are present

ACE builds the power of communities of color and lower income communities in New England to eradicate environmental racism and classism and achieve environmental justice. We believe that everyone has the right to a healthy environment and to be decision-makers in issues affecting our communities.

Counties Served:
Middlesex, Plymouth, Suffolk And Parts Of Norfolk

Case Types:
AIDS/HIV, Adoption, Bankruptcy, Consumer, Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Housing, Individual Rights, Public Benefits, Real Estate, Wills and Estates

Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association was established in 1977 to provide legal representation in civil matters to the indigent of Boston through the pro bono services of private attorneys and paralegals. It is among the oldest organized pro bono efforts in the country. In 1996, VLP broadened its scope when it became the grantee of the federal Legal Services Corporation for the Greater Boston area. VLP also supports the Legal Advocacy and Resource Center (LARC) to operate a hotline to screen and refer clients to appropriate legal and social services and/or advise clients when services are not available or necessary. All efforts are augmented by a modest in-house case handling capacity.

Counties Served:
Statewide

Case Types:
Education, Employment, Housing, Individual Rights, Civil Rights and Discrimination

The Lawyers' Committee is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan legal organization that provides pro bono legal representation to victims of discrimination based on race or national origin. The Lawyers' Committee’s mission is to provide a safeguard for the civil, social and economic rights of residents in Greater Boston and throughout Massachusetts. We handle major law reform cases as well as legal actions on behalf of individuals. We also engage in public policy advocacy, community legal education, community economic development, and other forms of service by lawyers to the cause of civil rights.

Counties Served:
Statewide

Case Types:
Housing, Real Estate, Nonprofit, Business and Other transactional

Case Restrictions:
Nonprofit organizations, Homeless

The mission of the Clearinghouse is to promote the development of affordable housing, reduce homelessness, and strengthen communities by providing pro bono legal services to nonprofit organizations and to individuals who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Counties Served:
Statewide

Case Types:
Bankruptcy, Consumer, Employment, Health, Housing, Immigration, Individual Rights, Torts, Entertainment

Case Restrictions:
Need to be an artist.

The Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization established to meet the legal needs of the state's artistic community. Since its inception, the VLA has expanded its services to include legal services for artists and arts organizations as well as educational opportunities for artists, arts organizations and attorneys. VLA also assists local art and cultural institutions in finding attorneys to sit on their respective boards of directors who embrace the mission of the individual organization.

Counties Served:
Statewide

Case Types:
Education, Employment, Health, Housing, Disability Law

but is not part of the state or federal government. Our mission is to provide legal advocacy on disability issues that promote the fundamental rights of all people with disabilities to participate fully and equally in the social and economic life of Massachusetts.

Counties Served:
Middlesex, Norfolk

Case Types:
Adoption, Bankruptcy, Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Education, Housing, Wills and Estates

Case Restrictions:
Geographic limits of legal services office, LSC restrictions

The mission of South Middlesex Legal Services is to provide legal advocacy to protect and advance the rights of the poor, elderly, disabled and other disenfranchised people in our service area (listed below) in obtaining legal, social and economic justice. SMLS will assist client eligible persons in securing access to basic needs and in challenging institutional barriers in order to achieve equal justice for all.