Find Legal Aid in Hartford, CT: Free Legal Help for Low-Income Residents

LegalAidOffices.com provides a comprehensive list of all legal aid offices in Hartford, Connecticut, including their contact information, addresses, and the types of legal services they offer.

Our listings include such as type of law (Domestic violence, family law, housing rental evictions or home foreclosures, public assistance such as medicaid, food stamps, SSI Disability, SSDI benefits, public housing evictions, disability beneifts, etc.).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is legal aid?
Legal aid is free or low-cost legal assistance for people who cannot afford to hire a private lawyer. Legal aid organizations can help people with a wide range of legal problems, including family law, criminal law, civil law, and immigration law.

Who is eligible for legal aid?
Eligibility for legal aid varies depending on the specific legal aid organization and the type of legal problem. However, most legal aid organizations have income guidelines that must be met. Some legal aid organizations also have other eligibility requirements, such as residency requirements or citizenship requirements.

How much does legal aid cost?
Legal aid services are free or low-cost. The amount you pay will depend on your income and the type of legal services you receive.

How do I apply for legal aid?
To apply for legal aid, you will need to contact a legal aid organization and complete an application form. The application form will ask you for information about your income, assets, and the legal problem you are facing.

How long does it take to get legal aid?
The amount of time it takes to get legal aid varies depending on the legal aid organization and the type of legal problem you have. However, most legal aid organizations will try to process applications as quickly as possible.

Choose from the list below to find a legal aid office that can help you.

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  Greater Hartford Legal Aid Email Website Learn more 999 Asylum Avenue
  Hartford, CT - 06105
  (860) 541-5000
  Greater Hartford Legal Aid's mission is to work to increase access to the courts and advocate for fairness in the application of law. Our lawyers provide core essential representation on legal problems related to peoples ability to meet their basic human needs, community education and empowerment to help people better help themselves and advocacy to improve systems that underlie our clients problems and the barriers to their success. To be eligible for our services applicants generally need to be living near the federal poverty level. This is about $30,000 for a family of 4, about $20,000 f...See Full Details
  

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  Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc. - Hartford Email Website Learn more 51 Coventry Street
  Hartford, CT - 06112
  (860) 297-0808
  Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc., (CLRP) is a statewide non-profit agency which provides legal services to low income individuals with mental health conditions, who reside in hospitals or the community, on matters related to their treatment, recovery, and civil rights. CLRP represents clients in accordance with their expressed preferences in administrative, judicial, and legislative venues to enforce their legal rights and assure that personal choices are respected and individual self-determination is protected. Due to a lack of available resources and staff, CLRP attorneys and parale...See Full Details
  

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  The Children’s Law Center of Connecticut Email Website Learn more 30 Arbor Street
  Hartford, CT - 06106
  (860) 232-9993
  The Childrens Law Center of Connecticut works to protect indigent children involved in family court by providing high quality legal services and advocating for policies that advance the well being and best interests of children. Through its work representing children, CLC seeks to achieve the most stable, safe, and beneficial arrangement for children who are caught in the middle of a family crisis such as a custody battle, divorce, or other chronic family conflict. Eligibility for the Childrens Law Centers free legal representation is based on indigence, as determined by the court, and an e...See Full Details
  

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  Pro Bono Partnership - Connecticut(other than Fairfield County) Office Email Website Learn more 280 Trumbull Street
  Hartford, CT - 06103
  (860) 541-4951
  Pro Bono Partnership provides business and transactional legal services to nonprofit organizations serving the disadvantaged or enhancing the quality of life in neighborhoods in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. To be eligible for free transactional legal services, an organization must be: a nonprofit organization, or one seeking 501(c)(3) status, serving the disadvantaged or enhancing the quality of life through important social, civic, arts, educational, or environmental programs or services, unable to pay for legal services without significant impacting resources for programs and loca...See Full Details
  

Area Legal Aid Offices

Due to the low number of listings in Hartford, we have added area listings below. All listings are within 30 miles of Hartford.

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  Connecticut Legal Services - Waterbury Email Website Learn more 85 Central Avenue
  Waterbury, CT - 06702
  (203) 756-8074
  Connecticut Legal Services(CLS) is a not for profit law firm dedicated to improving the lives of low-income people by providing access to justice. CLS is a law firm, a social services agency, and a community resource that solves urgent problems affecting low-income people. We do not handle criminal casesif poor people are charged with a crime, they generally are entitled to a free public defender (provided by the government). But for most other kinds of cases, low-income people do not have a government-funded lawyer, and they usually cannot afford to pay for a private attorney. Most often, po...See Full Details
  Legal Aid Location:: 23 miles from Hartford
  

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  Statewide Legal Services Email Website Learn more 1290 Silas Deane Hwy.
  Wethersfield, CT - 06109
  (860) 344-0380
  At Statewide Legal Services we believe knowledge is power. We are a legal aid advice and referral center helping low-income people solve their legal problems. We believe that everyone should have access to justice. SLS empowers low-income people in Connecticut to obtain justice by providing tools to address their civil legal needs. Most of our legal services are available only for people with household income at or below 125% of the federal poverty level. We cannot help you with a criminal case, if are trying to sue someone, or if you have an immigration problem. If you want to talk with so...See Full Details
  Legal Aid Location:: 6 miles from Hartford
  

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  Connecticut Legal Services - Middletown Office Email Website Learn more 62 Washington Street
  Middletown, CT - 06457
  (860) 344-0447
  Connecticut Legal Services(CLS) is a not for profit law firm dedicated to improving the lives of low-income people by providing access to justice. CLS is a law firm, a social services agency, and a community resource that solves urgent problems affecting low-income people. We do not handle criminal casesif poor people are charged with a crime, they generally are entitled to a free public defender (provided by the government). But for most other kinds of cases, low-income people do not have a government-funded lawyer, and they usually cannot afford to pay for a private attorney. Most often, po...See Full Details
  Legal Aid Location:: 14 miles from Hartford
  

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  Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc. - Waterbury Western CT Office Email Website Learn more 95 Thomaston Avenue
  Waterbury, CT - 06702
  (203) 805-5300
  Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc., (CLRP) is a statewide non-profit agency which provides legal services to low income individuals with mental health conditions, who reside in hospitals or the community, on matters related to their treatment, recovery, and civil rights. CLRP represents clients in accordance with their expressed preferences in administrative, judicial, and legislative venues to enforce their legal rights and assure that personal choices are respected and individual self-determination is protected. Due to a lack of available resources and staff, CLRP attorneys and parale...See Full Details
  Legal Aid Location:: 24 miles from Hartford
  

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  Connecticut Legal Services - New Britain Office Email Website Learn more 16 Main Street
  New Britain, CT - 06051
  (860) 225-8678
  Connecticut Legal Services(CLS) is a not for profit law firm dedicated to improving the lives of low-income people by providing access to justice. CLS is a law firm, a social services agency, and a community resource that solves urgent problems affecting low-income people. We do not handle criminal casesif poor people are charged with a crime, they generally are entitled to a free public defender (provided by the government). But for most other kinds of cases, low-income people do not have a government-funded lawyer, and they usually cannot afford to pay for a private attorney. Most often, po...See Full Details
  Legal Aid Location:: 9 miles from Hartford
  

Tips for Getting Free Legal Aid

Contact the legal aid offices from the list above.

1. Apply for government programs.
There are a number of government programs that provide legal assistance to low-income individuals and families.

2. Check with local law schools.
Many law schools have legal clinics that offer free or low-cost legal services to the public.

3. Ask for pro bono help.
Pro bono is Latin for "for the good of the public." Pro bono lawyers are lawyers who volunteer their time to provide free legal services to low-income individuals and families. To find a pro bono lawyer, you can contact a legal aid organization or the State of Connecticut Bar.

Connecticut Cities

• Bridgeport (2)
• Danbury (1)
• Hartford (4)
• Middletown (1)
• New Britain (1)
• New Haven (2)
• New London (1)
• Norwich (1)
• Stamford (2)
• Torrington (1)
• Waterbury (3)
• West Haven (1)
• Wethersfield (1)
• Willimantic (1)

Hartford County

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