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EspañolCommunity Legal Services (CLS) provides free legal advice and representation to low-income people. Legal matters include public benefits, criminal and child abuse records, debt and consumer problems, disability, domestic violence, employment, family, homeowners, housing, identity, and immigrant issues. CLS only handles civil cases, not criminal. CLS serves Philadelphia County.
Legal Assistance
Updated:
August 4, 2017Included in this list are organizations that provide free or low-cost legal services to victims of abuse and others who qualify. Even if the organization does not have a lawyer available to represent you in court, you may want to ask if there is a lawyer who you can consult with to get advice. Please note that we list the organizations by the county where the office is located – however, many offices may likely serve multiple counties. We indicate the “counties served” whenever possible. You can click “View All” to look through the complete list of organizations.
Philadelphia
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (Center City Office)
1424 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone:
(215) 981-3700
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (North Philadelphia Law Center)
1410 West Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Phone:
(215) 587-3350
Community Legal Services (CLS) provides free legal advice and representation to low-income people. Legal matters include public benefits, criminal and child abuse records, debt and consumer problems, disability, domestic violence, employment, family, homeowners, housing, identity, and immigrant issues. CLS only handles civil cases, not criminal. CLS serves Philadelphia County.
Legal Clinic for the Disabled, Inc.
1513 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone:
(215) 587-3350
Email:
Community Legal Services (CLS) provides free legal advice and representation to low-income people. Legal matters include public benefits, criminal and child abuse records, debt and consumer problems, disability, domestic violence, employment, family, homeowners, housing, identity, and immigrant issues. CLS only handles civil cases, not criminal. CLS serves Philadelphia County.
Mil Mujeres
2424 East York Street, Suite 218
P.O. Box 29448
Philadelphia, PA 19125
Phone:
(267) 603-1846
Fax:
(267) 603-1849
Email:
Mil Mujeres provides direct legal services in the area of immigration law to low-income Spanish-speaking survivors of domestic violence, physical assault, sexual assault, and human trafficking, and to Spanish-speaking immigrant children who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned. Their services include help with U visas, VAWA self-petitions and DACA immigration processes. There are costs associated with the services.
Women Against Abuse
100 South Broad Street, Suite 1341
Philadelphia, PA 19110
Hotline:
(866) 723-3014
Phone:
(215) 686-7082 (Legal)
Women Against Abuse’s Legal Center provides free legal advocacy and representation to females and males dealing with relationship violence-related legal matters. These legal matters include Protection From Abuse (PFA) orders, child custody and child support, legal options counseling, safety planning, and court accompaniment. Women Against Abuse serves Philadelphia County.
Women's Law Project (Philadelphia Office)
125 South 9th Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone:
(215) 928-9801
Fax:
(215) 928-9848
Email:
Women’s Law Project is a public interest law center in Pennsylvania devoted to the rights of women and girls. The Women’s Law Project works across a spectrum of inter-related issues that affect women’s legal status, health, and economic security through litigation, policy advocacy, and community education. In addition to legal advocacy, an in-house telephone counseling services is offered, which provides information and referrals.
