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Organizations Providing General Civil Legal Assistance
The following organizations provide civil legal services
primarily for low income Massachusetts residents. Each organization
makes its own choices about the types of cases it handles
and its eligibility requirements, and these can change over
time.
Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau
24 Crescent Street, Suite 202, Waltham, MA 02453-4088
781-893-4793
781-893-4799 (fax)
781-736-9006 (TTY)
Service Area: Newton, Waltham, Watertown.
Elder Service Area: Needham, Belmont,
Brookline, Wellesley, Newton, Waltham, Watertown and
Weston
Cases Handled:
> Evictions (tenants only);
public housing denials and evictions; utility shut-offs
> Contested divorces,
custody and child support; 209A emergency hearings
> Denials of public benefits
> Special education; school
suspensions and expulsions
> Some consumer
For elders only:
> Referrals and advice: wills;
Homestead Act; landlord/tenant, powers of attorney, health care proxies, real
estate issues
> Full representation:
SSI/SSDI/SS retirement; evictions (tenants only), welfare denials, divorce, child
support, 209A hearings
Cambridge and Somerville Legal Services (CASLS)
60 Gore Street, Suite 203, Cambridge, MA 02141
617-603-2700
617-494-8222 (fax)
E-mail/web: www.gbls.org
Service Area: Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge,
Somerville, Winchester and Woburn
Elder Service Area: Cambridge and Somerville
only
Cases Handled:
> Public benefits issues
> Evictions (tenants only);
public housing denials and evictions
> Mental health and disability
issues
For elders only:
> Public benefits issues
> Access to health care
and mental health services
> Housing (tenants only)
> Nursing home residents’ rights
> Guardianship defense
> Protective services
> Limited advice on consumer
issues.
NOTE: Access CASLS elder services through
Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) : 617-603-1776. Access
family law, employment and immigration services through Greater
Boston Legal Services. See GBLS listing for more information.
Community Legal Services and Counseling Center (CLSACC)
One West Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
617-661-1010
617-661-3289 (fax)
E-mail/web: www.clasacc.org
Service Area: Arlington, Belmont, Boston,
Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Medford, Somerville
and Watertown
Cases Handled:
> Evictions, loss of housing
due to domestic violence, denial of public and subsidized housing, termination
of housing subsidy, discrimination, reasonable accommodation, conditions (Cambridge
and Somerville tenants only)
> Public benefits
> Immigration representation
for political asylum seekers, juvenile special immigrants (unaccompanied minors)
and battered women
> Family law cases for
battered women and custodial parents with child support issues.
Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS)
197 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114
617-371-1234 or 1-800-323-3205
617-371-1222 (fax)
617-371-1228 (TTY)
E-mail/web: www.gbls.org
Service Area: Boston, Braintree, Brookline,
Canton, Chelsea, Cohasset, Everett, Hingham, Holbrook,
Hull, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Milton, Newton, Norwell,
Quincy, Randolph, Revere, Scituate, Stoneham, Wakefield,
Waltham, Watertown, Weymouth, Winthrop and Wollaston. Arlington,
Belmont, Cambridge, Somerville, Winchester and Woburn for
family, employment and immigration cases. Cambridge and
Somerville for elder cases.
Cases Handled:
> Family law cases for victims
of domestic violence; limited representation in DSS matters; pro se divorce clinic;
advocates available to victims of domestic violence daily at Suffolk Probate
and Family Court and Middlesex Probate and Family Court
> Evictions (tenants only),
including pro se clinic; some public housing and subsidy issues; some emergency
shelter and emergency assistance issues
> Health care issues including
SSID/SSDI hearings; MassHealth; Children’s Medical Security Plan; free
care issues; Medicare Advocacy Project for elders and persons with disabilities
(1-800-323-3205)
> Welfare issues
> Unemployment issues;
wage and hour and working conditions issues for immigrants only; Low Income Tax
Clinic for immigrant workers and those with limited English proficiency; family
and medical leave cases
> Immigration representation
for political asylum seekers, juvenile special immigrants (unaccompanied minors)
and battered women; language access issues
> Asian Outreach Unit:
Employment, family, immigration and public benefits cases for Asian immigrant
clients with linguistic and/or cultural barriers
> Greater Boston Elderly
Legal Services
Service Area: Acton, Arlington, Boston, Braintree, Bedford,
Boxborough, Burlington, Cambridge, Carlisle, Chelsea, Cohasset, Concord,
Everett, Harvard, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton,
Malden, Maynard, Medford, Melrose, Milton, Norwell, Quincy, Randolph, N.
Reading, Reading, Revere, Scituate, Somerville, Stoneham, Stow, Wakefield,
Weymouth, Winthrop, Wilmington, Winchester and Woburn
Cases Handled: Includes advice only,
brief service and full representation where appropriate
in the following areas:
> Housing issues including
evictions; public and subsidized housing issues; mortgage foreclosures and real
estate taxes if in danger of losing home
> Public benefits
> Nursing home, health care
access and Medicaid
> Consumer issues, especially
credit card debt collection
> Guardianship/conservatorship
defense
Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center (formerly known
as Legal Services Center)
122 Boylston Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-390-2500
617-522-0715 (fax)
617-522-3575 (TTY)
E-mail/web: www.law.harvard.edu/academics/clinica/lsc
Service Area: Jamaica Plain, Hyde Park,
Roslindale, West Roxbury, parts of the Fenway, South End,
Dorchester, Roxbury and Mattapan. Cases accepted outside
of this area on an individual case decision.
Cases Handled:
> Bankruptcy
> Employment rights and
benefits
> Eviction defense; conditions
and discrimination
> Family law cases – call
for availability
> Community Enterprise
Project: Business, real estate, non-profit and tax-exempt law for small business,
non-profit organizations and first time home buyers
> Predatory lending, mortgage
foreclosure defense, fraudulent conveyances, home improvement contractor scams,
other consumer issues
> AIDS Law Clinic: General
civil legal services and bankruptcy, estate planning, wills and trusts for HIV
positive individuals
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
1597 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-4408
E-mail/web: www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/hlab/
Service Area: Arlington, Belmont, Boston
(all of Suffolk County), Burlington, Cambridge, Chelsea,
Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Newton, N. Reading,
Revere, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown,
Weston, Wilmington, Winchester, Winthrop and Woburn
Cases Handled:
> Divorce, 209A, support,
custody, contempt and other family law issues for custodial parents in the Cambridge
Division of Middlesex County Probate and Family Court and in Suffolk County Probate
and Family Court
> Evictions
> Public benefits
Jewish Family
and Children’s
Services House of Justice (BET TZEDEK)
1430 Main Street, Rt. 117, Waltham, MA 02451
781-647-5327
E-mail/web: www.JFCSBoston.org Service Area: Greater Boston
Cases Handled: Referrals to pro bono attorneys in the
following areas:
> Landlord/tenant, subsidized
housing, foreclosure
> Divorce, alimony, custody,
visitation, domestic violence, guardianship, conservatorship
> Public benefits
> Bankruptcy, debt collection,
contracts, unfair practices, public utilities
> Citizenship
> Holocaust reparations,
special education, discrimination
Legal Advocacy and Resource Center
197 Friend Street, Boston, MA 02114
617-603-1700 or 800-342-LAWS
617-371-1188 (fax)
617-371-1226 (TTY)
Bankruptcy Line: 617-603-1584
SSI Line: 617-603-1515
(Bankruptcy and SSI lines are voicemail boxes, please leave request for call
backs)
Portuguese Voicemail Box: 617-603-1749
E-Mail/web: www.larcma.org
Service Area: Statewide
Cases Handled: Intake and referral services
for Greater Boston Legal Services; Cambridge/Somerville
Legal Services and the Volunteer Lawyers Project; telephone
information and advice, pro se assistance and referrals
to private attorneys in the following areas:
> Housing
> Family law
> Employment
> Consumer
> Public benefits
> Trusts and Estates
> Bankruptcy
> Bankruptcy and Its Alternatives
Clinic (Leave message at 617-603-1584)
Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts
405 Main Street, 4th Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
508-752-3718 or 800-649-3718
508-755-3260 (TTY)
E-mail/web: www.livejustice.org
Service Area: Worcester County
Cases Handled:
> Divorces and restraining
orders for victims of domestic violence; uncontested divorces
> Housing, including real
time , confidential legal advice at www.livejustice.org
> Public benefits
> Disability
> Medicare
> Elders:
Service Area: Worcester County (except: Athol, Harvard,
Northborough, Petersham, Philipston, Royalston, Southborough, Westborough)
plus Ashby, Ayer, Groton, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend, Bellingham, Franklin,
Medway
Cases Handled:
> Public benefits
> Access to healthcare,
including Medicaid and MassHealth/Medicare
> Nursing home discharges,
transfers and quality of care issues
> Guardianship and conservatorship
defense • Elder abuse including financial exploitation
> Evictions, public and
subsidized housing issues • Homesteads
> Healthcare proxies and
powers of attorney
Legal Services for Cape, Plymouth, and Islands, Inc.
Hyannis: 406 West Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601
508-775-7020 or 800-742-4107
Plymouth: 18 Main Street Extension, Plymouth, MA 02360
508-746-2777 or 800-585-4933
E-mail/web: www.lscpi.org
Service Area: Barnstable County (includes
Town of Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis,
Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Hyannis, Mashpee, Orleans,
Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, Yarmouth), Dukes
County (Chilmark, Edgartown, Gay Head, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs,
Tisbury, West Tisbury), Nantucket County and part of Plymouth
County consisting of Carver, Cedarville, Duxbury, Halifax,
Hanson, Kingston, Lakeville, Marion, Marshfield, Middleborough,
Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester and Wareham
Cases Handled:
> Divorces for primary caretakers
with abuse and contested custody; protection from abuse; paternity/support
> Public benefits
> Eviction defense; subsidy
issues; foreclosures
> Bankruptcy/debtor relief
> Education
> Elders:
Service area: Barnstable County (including Hyannis, Bourne,
Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans,
Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, Yarmouth), Dukes County (including
Chilmark, Edgartown, Gay Head, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury, West Tisbury),
Nantucket County
Cases Handled (Same as above plus):
> Reverse mortgages
> Health care
> Powers of attorney
Massachusetts Justice Project (Holyoke)
57 Suffolk Street, 4th Floor, Holyoke, MA 01040
413-533-2660
Service Area: Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin
and Berkshire Counties
Cases Handled: Intake and referral services
for Western Massachusetts Legal Services. Full representation
in a very limited number of cases and telephone information,
pro se advice, brief services and referrals on most civil
legal services problems, including:
> Housing
> Family law
> Employment
> Consumer
> Public benefits
> Health
> Trusts and estates
> Bankruptcy
Massachusetts Justice Project (Worcester)
405 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Worcester, MA 01608
508-831-9888 or 888-427-8989
Service Area: Worcester County
Cases Handled: Intake and referral services
for Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts.
Telephone information, pro se advice, brief services and
referrals on most civil legal services problems, including:
> Housing
> Family law
> Employment
> Consumer
> Public benefits
> Health
> Trusts and estates
> Bankruptcy
Merrimack Valley Legal Services
35 John Street, Suite 302, Lowell, MA 01852
978-458-1465 or 800-336-2262
978-458-3481 (fax)
978-452-4740 (TTY)
170 Common Street, Suite 303, Lawrence, MA 01840
978-687-1177 or 800-427-2521
978-687-6274 (fax)
978-689-7275 (TTY)
E-mail/web: www.mvlegal.org
Service Area: See Essex County Family
Legal Aid Project; Neighborhood Legal Services
Essex County Family Legal Aid Project
(a joint project of Merrimack Valley Legal Services & Neighborhood
Legal Services)
70 Washington Street, Salem, MA 01970
978-740-6688 or 888-835-4300
Service Area: Amesbury, Andover, Ashby,
Ayer, Beverly, Billerica, Boxboro, Boxford, Burlington,
Byfield, Chelmsford, Danvers, Dracut, Dunstable, Essex,
Georgetown, Gloucester, Groton, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill,
Ipswich, Lawrence, Lowell, Littleton, Lynn, Lynnfield,
Manchester, Marblehead, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleton, Nahant,
Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, North Reading, Peabody,
Pepperell, Reading, Rockport, Rowley, Salem, Salisbury,
Saugus, Shirley, Swampscott, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Townsend,
Tyngsborough, Wenham, Westford, West Newbury and Wilmington
Cases Handled:
> Divorce, custody, visitation,
child support, contempt and modifications for custodial parents who have been
victims of domestic violence; 209A cases (Lowell District Court Clinic)
> Public benefits
> Eviction defense, conditions,
rent increases, public and subsidized housing • Bankruptcy
> Mortgage foreclosures
> Special Education
> Elders:
Lowell: 978-458-1465
Service Area: Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable,
Lowell, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Westford
Lawrence: 978-687-1177
Service Area: Andover, Amesbury, Boxford, Georgetown,
Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Merrimac, Methuen, Newbury, Newburyport,
North Andover, Rowley, Salisbury, West Newbury
Cases Handled:
All of the above plus:
> Nursing home issues
> Consumer issues
> Elder abuse
> Medicare
Neighborhood Legal Services
37 Friend Street, Lynn, MA 01902
781-599-7730
800-747-5056 (voice and TDD)
170 Common Street, Suite 300, Lawrence, MA 01840-1507
978-686-6900
800-657-2889 (voice and TDD)
E-mail/web: www.neighborhoodlaw.org
Service Area: Essex County
Southern Essex County includes
the following communities: Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester,
Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea,
Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody, Rockport, Salem,
Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield and Wenham
Northern Essex County includes
the following communities: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford,
Byfield, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence,
Merrimac, Methuen, Newburyport, North Andover, Newbury,
Rowley, Salisbury and West Newbury
Cases Handled:
> Pro Se Divorce Clinic for uncontested
divorces with no domestic violence; help line for brief answers to family law
questions; direct representation in domestic violence cases in Southern Essex
County only
> Public benefits
> Housing matters involving
the Lynn Housing Authority (Lynn office); evictions and subsidy terminations
for Northern Essex County only (Lawrence office)
> Health care, powers
of attorney, wills, public assistance, disability, family issues, discrimination
for people with HIV/AIDS (Southern Essex County only)
> Bankruptcy Clinic (Southern
Essex County only)
> Advice only on unemployment
denials, unpaid wages, FMLA issues
New Center for Legal Advocacy
257 Union Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
800-244-9023
508-979-7162 (fax)
508-990-7755 (TTY)
18 Main Street Extension, Plymouth, MA 02360
800-244-9023
508-746-4311 (fax)
508-746-2777 (TTY)
Service Area:
Barnstable County: Barnstable (includes
Centerville, Craigville, Cotuit, Hyannis, Hyannisport,
Marstons Mills and Osterville), Bourne (includes Buzzards
Bay, Cataumet, Pocasset & Sagamore), Brewster, Chatham,
Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth (includes Sippewissett, Teaticket,
Waquoit & Woods Hole), Harwich, Hyannis, Manomet,
Mashpee (includes New Seabury & Popponesset), Orleans,
Provincetown, Sandwich (includes Forestdale and Scusset),
Truro, Wareham, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth (includes Bass
River, Great Island & Yarmouthport)
Bristol County: Acushnet, Attleboro,
Berkley, Dartmouth, Dighton, Easton, Fairhaven, Fall
River, Freetown (includes Assonet), Mansfield, New Bedford,
North Attleboro, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk,
Somerset, Swansea, Taunton, and Westport
Dukes County: Martha’s Vineyard
(includes Chilmark, Edgartown, Gay Head, Oaks Bluffs,
Tisbury, West Tisbury) and Gosnold
Nantucket County
Norfolk County: Avon, Stoughton
Plymouth County: Abington, Bridgewater,
Brockton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Halifax,
Hanover, Hanson, Kingston, Lakeville, Marion, Marshfield,
Mattapoisett, Middleboro, Onset, Pembroke, Plymouth,
Plympton, Rochester, Rockland, Wareham, West Bridgewater
and Whitman
Cases Handled:
> Telephone information,
pro se advice, brief services and referrals for most civil legal services problems,
including housing, family law, employment, consumer, public benefits, health,
wills and estates (including simple document preparation), special education
and bankruptcy.
> Non-elder intakes for Southeastern
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation and for Legal Services for Cape, Plymouth
and Islands, Inc.
> Full legal representation
in certain family, consumer and some housing cases, with priority for cases involving
domestic violence and bankruptcy.
New England School of Law-Clinic Law Offices
617-422-7380
Service Area: Boston, Everett, Malden,
Melrose and Wakefield
Cases handled:
> Child support, visitation,
custody
> Divorce for primary
caretaker only
> Public benefits
Shelter Legal Services
617-552-0623
E-mail/web: www.shelterlegalservices.org
Service Area: Conducts intake at clinics
held at Boston and Cambridge homeless shelters. Call for
schedule.
Cases Handled:
> Family law
> Labor issues
> Landlord/tenant
> Consumer
> Public benefits
South Middlesex Legal Services
354 Waverly Street, Framingham, MA 01702
508-620-1830 or 800-696-1501
508-620-2323 (fax)
E-mail/web: www.smlegal.org
Service Area: Acton, Ashland, Bedford,
Bellingham, Canton, Carlisle, Concord, Dedham, Dover, Foxboro,
Framingham, Franklin, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington,
Lincoln, Marlborough, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Millis,
Natick, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Sharon,
Sherborn, Stow, Sudbury, Walpole, Wayland, Wellesley, Weston,
Westwood and Wrentham
Cases Handled:
> Divorce for custodial
parents and disabled; 209A cases; pro bono referral panel
> Public benefits
> Evictions (including
pro se clinic); section 8 terminations; mortgage foreclosures
> Pro bono referral panel
for bankruptcy and wills
> Cases in all subject
areas except divorce for homeless clients or clients in transitional housing
Elders:
Service Area: Ashland, Canton, Dedham, Dover, Foxboro,
Framingham, Holliston, Hudson, Marlborough, Medfield, Millis, Natick, Norfolk,
Northborough, Norwood, Plainville, Sharon, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury,
Walpole, Wayland, Westborough, Westwood and Wrentham
Cases Handled:
> Public benefits
> Health benefits
> Housing
> Nursing home issues
> Pro bono referrals for
bankruptcy, divorce, simple wills, health care proxies, unemployment
Southeastern Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
Brockton Office: 231 Main Street, Suite 201, Brockton, MA 02301
New Bedford Office: 21 South Sixth Street, New Bedford, MA 02740-5997 Fall
River Office: 22 Bedford Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Non-Elder intakes handled by New Center for Legal Advocacy: 1-800-244-9023
Service Area: Abington, Acushnet, Attleboro,
Avon, Berkley, Bridgewater, Brockton, Dartmouth, Dighton,
East Bridgewater, Easton, Fairhaven, Fall River, Freetown,
Gosnold, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Mansfield, Marion, Mattapoisett,
New Bedford, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Rochester, Rockland,
Seekonk, Somerset, Stoughton, Swansea, Taunton, Wareham,
West Bridgewater, Westport and Whitman
Cases Handled:
> Bankruptcy
> Education
> Immigration
> Unemployment denials
> Divorce and custody
for primary caretakers; guardianships
> Evictions, subsidy terminations,
utility shut-offs (advice only)
> Public benefits
> Elders:
Service Area:
New Bedford office 800-929-9721: Acushnet, Dartmouth,
Fairhaven, Gosnold, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, Rochester
Brockton office: 800-244-8393: Abington, Avon, Bridgewater,
Brockton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover,
Hanson, Kingston, Lakeville, Marshfield, Middleboro, Pembroke, Plymouth,
Plympton, Rockland, Stoughton, Wareham, West Bridgewater, and Whitman
Fall River office: 800-287-3777: Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton,
Fall River, Freetown, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth,
Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton and Westport
Cases Handled: Same as above
Tri-Cap, Inc.
Pro Bono Legal Project
110 Pleasant Street, 2nd Floor, Malden, MA 02148
781-322-4125
E-mail/web: www.tri-cap.org
Service Area: Everett, Malden, Medford,
Melrose and Wakefield
Cases Handled:
> Bankruptcy: In house
or referral to pro bono panel; brief advice
> Consumer: In house or referral
to pro bono panel; brief advice
> Divorce: In house or
referral to pro bono panel; brief advice
> Unemployment
> Public benefits: Pro
bono panel
> Eviction defense; subsidy
terminations/denials; pro se answer and discovery clinic
> Simple wills and probate
of simple estates
Volunteer Lawyers Project
99 Chauncy Street, Suite 400, Boston, MA 02111
617-423-0648
617-603-1700 Legal Advocacy and Resource Center (LARC)
617-338-6790 (TTY)
E-mail/web: www.vlpnet.org
Service Area: Arlington, Belmont, Boston,
Braintree, Brookline, Cambridge, Canton, Chelsea, Cohasset,
Everett, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Malden, Medford, Melrose,
Milton, Newton, Norwell, Quincy, Randolph, Revere, Scituate,
Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield, Waltham, Watertown, Weymouth,
Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn and Wollaston
Cases Handled:
> Bankruptcy (Call LARC for
intake)
> Student loans, foreclosures,
denial of insurance, tax (Call LARC for intake)
> No family law emergencies.
Divorce for custodial parents or no minor children (Call LARC for intake)
> Uncontested guardianships
(Call LARC for intake if guardianship is for a child, call VLP for intake if
guardianship is for an adult)
> Evictions for both tenants
and landlords (Call LARC for intake if tenant, call VLP for intake if landlord)
> Foreclosures (Call LARC
for intake)
> Tort defense if being
sued for more than $2,000.00 (Call LARC for intake)
> Utilities issues
> Wills for elders and
those with life-threatening illness (Call LARC for intake)
> Public benefits, including
unemployment (Call LARC for intake)
> Some real estate issues
Western Massachusetts Legal Services
20 Hampton Avenue, Suite 100, Northampton, MA 01060
413-584-4034 or 800-639-1309 (Franklin and Hampshire County residents)
55 Federal Street, Greenfield, MA 01301
413-774-3747 or 800-639-1309 (Franklin and Hampshire County residents)
152 North Street, E-155, Pittsfield, MA 01201
413-499-1950 or 800-639-1509 (Berkshire County residents)
85 Main Street, North Adams, MA 01247 413-664-4531 (Berkshire County residents)
127 State Street, Springfield, MA 01103 413-781-7814 or 800-639-1109
Service Area: Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin
and Berkshire counties
Cases Handled: For non-elder intakes, call Mass
Justice Project at 413-533-2660
> Public benefits
> Eviction defense, public
and subsidized housing issues, other landlord/tenant issues, including advice
only
> Divorce, custody, protection
from domestic violence, DSS cases if no appointed counsel, pro se clinic for
no fault divorces
> Unemployment issues
and wage and hours claims
> Elders:
Service Area: Same as above.
Cases Handled: Call office in county of residence for
intake
> All of the above
> Protection from physical
abuse and financial exploitation
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