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 and Wednesday 9:00 to 12:00 and Tuesday and Thursday 1:00 to 4:00.
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.
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. For more information, contact Professor Joann Sahl at
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Civil Litigation Clinic assists low-income clients who are experiencing housing problems. Cases are referred to the clinic from Community Legal Aid Services, Inc.