Ohio Legal Help

Website: https://www.ohiolegalhelp.org/

Ohio Legal Help provides plain language legal information, interactive self-help tools and connections to local legal and community resources to help Ohioans resolve their legal issues. All content is reviewed by lawyers, to ensure the website is easy to understand, action-oriented and accurate.”

Areas covered include Family, Housing, Consumer and Debt, Health & Public Benefits, Education, Seniors Veterans and Servicemembers, Immigration, Crime and Traffic, and Going to Court.

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Community Legal Aid

Website: http://www.communitylegalaid.org/

Community Legal Aid is a non-profit law firm serving the legal needs of low-income individuals and families, and seniors with an issue in central northeast Ohio. Do you have a New Civil (not criminal) Legal Problem?

HelpLine

Community Legal Aid's HelpLine – Apply online 24/7 or call at 1-800-998-9454 – Helpline hours are Monday through Friday 9:00am to 12:00pm and Monday through Thursday 1:00pm to 3:00pm.

Self-Help Library – includes information on consumer rights, courts and the legal system, criminal matters (record sealing & expungement), drivers licenses, employment, families and kids, foreclosure, health care, housing, public benefits and disability, seniors, taxes, utilities, veterans, & wills and probate

Public Workshops & Clinics –See the website for dates and topics of the clinics and workshops.

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Akron Bar Association

Website: http://www.akronbar.org/

Attorney Referral Service –The bar association will refer members of the public to an attorney familiar with the area of law he or she needs legal assistance. There is a referral fee of $30 that includes a thirty minute consultation with an attorney. The attorney and the person then work out the fees for any additional services. The Bar strongly encourages using the 24/7 Online Referral Portal - https://www.akronbar.org/?pg=clientReferrals

Ask An Attorney - Need assistance with a simple legal question, but do not need to hire a lawyer? Our LRIS lawyers can help answer your legal questions!​ To participate in the LRIS Ask an Attorney service, please call 330.253.5038 on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month, from 9 – 11 am EST.

Please Note: Depending on the call volume or the expertise of our volunteers, we may transfer your call to the University of Akron School of Law's Legal Clinic. In these situations, Law School students working with licensed lawyers will answer your questions.

Modest Means Referral Program – The program provides reduced-fee, civil legal assistance to low-income Summit County residents who do not have access to Legal Aid or pro bono services and who cannot afford legal fees at market rates. Clients must first be screened by the Community Legal Aid Services.  The attorney rate is $60.00 per hour and covers domestic (post-decree support, post-decree contempt), consumer, and probate law.

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University of Akron – Law Clinics

Website: https://www.uakron.edu/law/curriculum/clinical-programs/

Trademark Clinic

Small Entrepreneur and Economic Development (SEED) Clinic

Reentry Clinic - Law students assist low-income clients to help file applications to expunge (seal) their criminal records, obtain Certificates of Qualification for Employment (CQE), and file clemency applications.

Ohio Governor’s Expedited Pardon Project - Law students screen potential pardon candidates to ensure that they meet the project’s requirements. The students also assist the project’s clients with preparing a pardon petition to the governor.

Civil Litigation Clinic assists low-income clients who are experiencing housing problems. Cases are referred to the clinic from Community Legal Aid Services, Inc.

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Akron Municipal Court

For help finding resources to prevent eviction. We help landlords and tenants resolve eviction disputes.

Website: https://akronmunicipalcourt.org/media/1436/eviction.pdf

Contact:               Vyrone Finney – Housing Specialist – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

                             330-375-2985 (office)   330-212-5707 (cell)

Akron Municipal Court Kiosk Self-Help Center

Legal information provided to anyone with a civil municipal court issues, open 24/7

Located at the Akron Municipal Court - 172 South Broadway Street in Downtown Akron (kiosks are located on the first floor)

Akron Fair Housing

Phone: (330) 376-6191

Website: https://wwww.fairhousingakron.org

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Ohio Justice Bus

Website: https://www.ohiojusticefoundation.org/grantees/ohio-justice-bus/#

The Ohio Justice Bus is a mobile legal aid office and technology hotspot that allows legal aid and pro bono attorneys to travel to and provide legal services to Ohioans at no cost to clients. See website for calendar of upcoming locations and events.