Other Legal Resources

Oregon State Bar

Lawyer Referral Service: First in-office attorney consultation is $35 or less, subsequent visits are to be negotiated between the attorney and the client. Assists with ALL types of matters.

Modest Means Program: First in-office attorney consultation is $35 or less. If an attorney accepts the matter, the attorney agrees to charge no more than $60/hour. Handles Family law, Criminal defense, and Landlord Tenant matters.

Lewis and Clark Legal Clinic

Types of Matters Handled: Unemployment compensation, Residential evictions, Bankruptcy, Child support modifications, Domestic violence cases, and Tax controversies with the IRS.

Community Development Law Center

Types of Matters Handled: Real estate acquisition and development, project finance, construction, land use, asset management, organization formation and dissolution, corporate transactions, non-profit corporation management and growth, and employment and personnel.

Legal Aid of Oregon

Types of Matters Handled: public benefits (welfare, food stamps, medical assistance, social security, unemployment), housing problems (eviction, foreclosure, etc.), consumer cases (debt problems, contracts), family law issues (divorce, custody, adoption), senior law problems, juvenile legal problems, and immigration.

St. Andrew Legal Clinic

Types of Matters Handled: divorce, child support, child custody, guardianship, spousal support, visitation/parenting time, step parent adoption, paternity, and family abuse prevention (restraining orders, etc.).

Bureau of Labor and Industries

Offers labor law assistance for employers, compliance information, seminars, and publications. They can answer the sort of questions like: “I am thinking of doing ___, is that ok?”, but cannot take on a matter.

Oregon Advocacy Center

Representation of individuals with disabilities with issues related to special education, abuse and neglect, access and individual rights.