Legal Assistance

Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO) is a non-profit regional law firm that provides high quality legal assistance in civil matters to help eligible low-income individuals and groups in western Ohio achieve self reliance, and equal justice and economic opportunity. Low-income residents of western Ohio turn to LAWO for help with a variety of legal matters. Our experienced staff of attorneys, paralegals, and support personnel serves 32 northwest and west central Ohio counties through offices in Dayton, Defiance, Findlay, Lima, Sandusky, Springfield and Toledo. LAWO provides a full range of legal services, including legal advice, negotiation, litigation, and community education. Special projects serve victims of domestic violence, seniors, and migrant farmworkers.

Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati helps low-income families and individuals by providing free, comprehensive civil legal assistance to address a wide range of major obstacles. For example, situations to prevent evictions and foreclosures, address domestic violence and divorce, fix unsafe and unhealthy living conditions, obtain Medicaid and other health and income benefits, overcome barriers to employment or resolve school problems.

Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO) is a non-profit regional law firm that provides high quality legal assistance in civil matters to help eligible low-income individuals and groups in western Ohio achieve self reliance, and equal justice and economic opportunity. Low-income residents of western Ohio turn to LAWO for help with a variety of legal matters. Our experienced staff of attorneys, paralegals, and support personnel serves 32 northwest and west central Ohio counties through offices in Dayton, Defiance, Findlay, Lima, Sandusky, Springfield and Toledo. LAWO provides a full range of legal services, including legal advice, negotiation, litigation, and community education. Special projects serve victims of domestic violence, seniors, and migrant farmworkers.

Community Legal Aid is a non-profit law firm serving the legal needs of low-income individuals and families in central northeast Ohio. Areas of practice include family law, housing, immigration, public benefits, and more. Their Legal Assistance to Victims Project (LAV) helps survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking with protection orders, divorce, and custody. Clients must be referred to LAV by community partner organizations, which can be found on their website. To apply for services, call the HelpLine or complete the online application; income limits may apply. Community Legal Aid has four staffed offices (Akron, Canton, Warren, Youngstown) in addition to four unstaffed outreach centers where attorneys can meet with clients (Lisbon, Medina, Ravenna, Wooster). Serving residents of Columbiana, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne counties.

Legal Aid secures justice and resolves fundamental problems for those who are low income and vulnerable by providing high quality legal services. Areas of practice include consumer rights, domestic violence, education, employment, family law, health, housing, immigration, public benefits, and more. They have four offices and serve residents of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain counties. For multiple language lines access website.