{"id":372342,"date":"2016-03-31T21:34:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T02:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/dc-law\/free-legal-aid-in-washington-dc.html"},"modified":"2016-06-20T19:51:14","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T00:51:14","slug":"free-legal-aid-in-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/dc-law\/free-legal-aid-in-washington-dc.html","title":{"rendered":"Free Legal Aid in Washington, D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Free Legal Aid in Washington, D.C.<\/h1>\n
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Are you looking for free or low-cost legal services in Washington, D.C.? The nation\u2019s capital and the center of all things legislative, D.C. is crawling with lawyers and legal services. The guide below lists organizations that offer legal services to income-eligible clients in D.C. for free or for a low fee. Some full service organizations will take your case and represent you from start to finish. Some will refer you to a pro-bono attorney who is willing to take on your case. Others offer clinics and information to help you solve you legal problem on your own. Whatever your legal needs, this guide can point you in the right direction.<\/p>\n

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    \n \n The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n

    1331 H Street, NW, Suite 350<\/p>\n \n

    \n Washington,<\/span>\n D.C.<\/span>\n 20005<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

    \n Tel: (202) 628-1161\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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    The Legal Aid Society of D.C. was founded in 1932 to help low-income people have access to the legal services they need. The organization takes cases in four practice areas: family law, housing, public benefits and consumer issues. It also handles appeals in some cases. Intake interviews are conducted at the main office, listed below, and at several other locations.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/li>\n

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    \n \n Bread for the City Legal Aid\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n

    1525 Seventh Street, NW<\/p>\n \n

    \n Washington,<\/span>\n D.C.<\/span>\n 20001<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

    \n Tel: (202) 265-2400\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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    Bread for the City is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing social services to D.C.\u2019s low income and homeless residents. Through the organization\u2019s many legal clinics, volunteer and staff attorneys assist low-income clients with landlord\/tenant disputes, obtaining social security and other public benefits, family law matters, including domestic violence, and more. The contact info for the Southeast Center of the organization is:<\/p>\n

    1640 Good Hope Road, SE
    \nWashington, DC 20020
    \n(202) 587-0527<\/p>\n

    Note: The D.C. Bar Association Advice and Referral Clinic<\/a> accepts walk-ins at both Bread for the City locations on the second Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n <\/li>\n

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    \n \n Neighborhood Legal Services Program (NLSP)\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n

    680 Rhode Island Avenue, NE<\/p>\n \n

    \n Washington,<\/span>\n D.C.<\/span>\n 20002<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

    \n Tel: (202) 269-5100\n \n \n <\/p>\n

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    NLSP assists low-income D.C. residents with legal problems in a variety of civil (non-criminal) practice areas, including family law, housing law, consumer law, public benefits, employment law, wills, and more. Its Southeast Office can be reached at:<\/p>\n

    2811 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
    \nWashington, DC 20020
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    The D.C. Bar Association offers several programs that help residents of D.C. with their legal issues. They include educational clinics, advice and referral clinics and resource centers:<\/p>\n