Kentucky Legal Aid Offices

Free legal advice or legal representation for people who cannot afford it.

Legal Aid is for people who may not be able to afford an attorney. In order to qualify for legal aid at these non profit organizations listed below, you will need to contact them directly.

We provide the details of these offices to save you time in your search for legal aid. Our details include names, addresses, frequently asked questions, qualifications, etc where we can find them.

Legal aid services can include the following legal services for situations involving: 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.

How To Qualfy For Legal Aid In Kentucky:

To qualify for legal aid, you must typically meet two requirements:

1. Income requirements: Most legal aid organizations have income limits. You must earn below a certain amount of money to be eligible for services. The income limit varies from state to state and from organization to organization, but it is typically around 125% of the federal poverty level.
2. Type of case: Legal aid organizations typically only handle certain types of cases. These cases may include family law issues (such as divorce and child custody), housing issues, and public benefits issues.

In addition to these two general requirements, some legal aid organizations also have additional eligibility requirements. For example, some organizations only serve certain groups of people, such as seniors, veterans, or people with disabilities.

To find out if you qualify for legal aid, you can contact a legal aid organization in your area. You can find a list of legal aid organizations on the Legal Services Corporation website: https://www.lsc.gov/find-legal-aid.

Once you have contacted a legal aid organization, they will assess your eligibility and let you know if you qualify for services. If you do qualify, they will assign you to an attorney who can help you with your case.

Kentucky Cities

• Ashland (1)
• Barbourville (1)
• Bowling Green (1)
• Covington (1)
• Frankfort (1)
• Hazard (1)
• Lexington (1)
• Louisville (1)
• Madisonville (1)
• Morehead (1)
• Owensboro (1)
• Paducah (1)
• Pikeville (1)
• Prestonsburg (2)
• Richmond (1)
• Somerset (1)
• Whitesburg (1)

Latest listings in Kentucky:

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  Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center Email Website Learn more 317 Main Street
  Whitesburg, KY - 41858
  (606) 633-3929
  The Appalachian Citizens Law Center is a nonprofit law firm that fights for justice in the coalfields by representing coal miners and their families on issues of black lung and mine safety and by working with grassroots groups and individuals to protect the land and people from misuse and degradati...See Full Details
  

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  Kentucky Protection & Advocacy Email Website Learn more 5 Mill Creek Park
  Frankfort, KY - 40601
  (502) 564-2967
  Kentucky Protection & Advocacy (P&A) is the designated protection and advocacy system in Kentucky. P&A, an independent state agency, protects and promotes the rights of Kentuckians with disabilities through information and referral, technical assistance, education and training, and legal advocacy. ...See Full Details
  

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  Kentucky Legal Aid - Madisonville Office Email Website Learn more 100 South Railroad St.
  Madisonville, KY - 42431
  (270) 825-3801
  The mission of Kentucky Legal Aid is to assist and enable low income families, elderly, disabled and other vulnerable individuals in South Central and Western Kentucky to resolve legal problems that are barriers to self sufficiency, and to provide these individuals an opportunity for an improved qu...See Full Details
  

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  Volunteer Lawyers for Appalachian Kentucky Email Learn more 207 West Court St.
  Prestonsburg, KY - 41653
  (606) 886-8136
  Free legal representation. Services: AIDS/HIV, Bankruptcy, Consumer, Child Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Elder Law, Employment, Housing, Public Benefits, Termination of Parental Rights, Wills, Paternity LSC financial guidelines of not more than 125% of the poverty level. Counties served: ...See Full Details
  

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  Kentucky Legal Aid - Bowling Green Office Email Website Learn more 1700 Destiny Lane
  Bowling Green, KY - 42104
  (270) 782-1924
  The mission of Kentucky Legal Aid is to assist and enable low income families, elderly, disabled and other vulnerable individuals in South Central and Western Kentucky to resolve legal problems that are barriers to self sufficiency, and to provide these individuals an opportunity for an improved qu...See Full Details
  

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  Kentucky Legal Aid - Owensboro Office Email Website Learn more 117 West Second St.
  Owensboro, KY - 42303
  (270) 683-4585
  The mission of Kentucky Legal Aid is to assist and enable low income families, elderly, disabled and other vulnerable individuals in South Central and Western Kentucky to resolve legal problems that are barriers to self sufficiency, and to provide these individuals an opportunity for an improved qu...See Full Details
  

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  Legal Aid Society - Louisville Office Email Website Learn more 416 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd.
  Louisville, KY - 40202
  (502) 584-1254
  The mission of the Legal Aid Society is to pursue justice for people in poverty. We provide free legal services to the most disadvantaged in our community. We fight on your behalf when your health, safety, and stability are unjustly threatened.  The first thing you should do is call the Legal ...See Full Details
  

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  Kentucky Legal Aid - Paducah Office Email Website Learn more 1122 Jefferson St.
  Paducah, KY - 42001
  (270) 442-5518
  The mission of Kentucky Legal Aid is to assist and enable low income families, elderly, disabled and other vulnerable individuals in South Central and Western Kentucky to resolve legal problems that are barriers to self sufficiency, and to provide these individuals an opportunity for an improved qu...See Full Details
  

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  Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky - Richmond Office Email Website Learn more 114 N. 3rd Street
  Richmond, KY - 40475
  (859) 624-1394
  The Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc., known nationwide as "AppalReD," is a private, non-profit law firm. We offer free civil legal help to eligible, low-income people in 37 counties in the Appalachian Mountains and rolling hills of eastern and south-central Kentucky. In order...See Full Details
  

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  Legal Aid of the Bluegrass - Morehead Office Email Website Learn more 546 Main Street
  Morehead, KY - 40351
  (606) 784-8921
  The Northern Kentucky Legal Aid Society, established in 1967, merged with Northeast Kentucky Legal Services in 1997 to serve 4 urban and 19 rural counties with offices in Covington, Morehead and Ashland. In 2002, this organization merged with Central Kentucky Legal Services in Lexington to become t...See Full Details
  

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