Other Free Legal Help
Several other organizations in Massachusetts give free legal help to residents with specific types of legal problems.
For more information, click on the organization names below:
Health Law Advocates is a small non-profit law firm that helps people who have legal problems concerning health insurance or medical care, including MassHealth, other government insurance, private health insurance, Health Safety Net, and high medical bills not covered by insurance.
The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau is a student-run non-profit law firm that provides free legal services to low income residents of Suffolk and Middlesex counties. The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau helps with civil legal problems involving housing, family law, government benefits, and wage and hour issues.
The Children's Law Center gives free legal services to children and youth who are unable to afford a private lawyer. The Children's Law Center handles cases involving children in crisis, such as child abuse and neglect, special education, other school issues, runaways, truancy, and children with multiple needs.
HIV/AIDS legal services help HIV-positive residents handle legal matters related to their HIV status. Legal services include free legal advice and representation for civil legal matters such as wills, powers of attorney, bankruptcy proceedings, access to public benefits, discrimination, breach of confidentiality, and custody options for legal dependents.
The Disability Law Center (DLC) is a private non-profit law firm that gives free legal assistance to Massachusetts residents with disabilities who have been discriminated against because of their disability.
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