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General Legal Clinics offered at Eastside Legal Assistance Program

Provides free 30 or 45-minute appointments with an attorney for advice on civil legal issues such as: Federal and state benefits (social security, veteran's, Medicare and Medicaid), employment, contracts, landlord/tenant). Appointments are required. Clinics are currently telephonic. Attorneys at the clinic are not able to provide representation.

Categories

Collection ComplaintsEducation Discrimination AssistanceAutomobile ComplaintsLegal RepresentationWorkers Compensation Benefits AssistancePublic/Subsidized Housing Appeals AssistanceCorporate/Business LawConsumer Fraud ReportingPost Conviction Restoration of Civil RightsThursdayWelfare Rights AssistanceSpecial Education AdvocacyNative American/Tribal LawDurable Power of Attorney for Asset ManagementFridayGeneral Education AdvocacyLabor Arbitration/MediationGeneral Consumer ComplaintsPredatory Lending AssistanceIntellectual Property Law Training/General InformationContract LawRepossession Agency ComplaintsEmployment Discrimination AssistanceWednesdayDomestic/Family Violence Legal ServicesChildren's Rights GroupsInterpreter servicesUnemployment Insurance Benefits AssistanceLandlord/Tenant Dispute ResolutionHIPAA ComplaintsEstate Entitlement AssistanceTuesdayHousing Discrimination AssistanceProtection and Advocacy for Individuals With DisabilitiesLandlord Rights Information/CounselingMortgage Delinquency and Default CounselingDurable Power of Attorney for Health CareHuman Trafficking Legal AssistanceVoting Rights ProtectionElder LawHousing ComplaintsPatient Rights AssistanceWill Preparation AssistanceWarranty ComplaintsConstitutional/Civil Rights GroupsLandlord AssociationsConservatorship AssistanceTaxpayer Advocate ServicesCustomer Service Discrimination AssistanceKC211Criminal Record Expungement AssistanceDriver License Retention/Reinstatement AssistanceLabor and Employment LawIdentity Theft Reporting/Recovery ProgramsImpounded Vehicle ServicesLegal CounselingAdult Guardianship AssistanceEviction Prevention Legal AssistanceElder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining OrdersOrganizational Start Up ServicesConsumer LawChild Guardianship AssistanceGeneral Legal Aid

Hours

ELAP Intake Line: T-F, 10am-3:30pm.

Application process

Call 2-1-1 for screening.   Callers may also call ELAP directly; NO drop-ins are accepted. For Spanish only, call 425-620-2778.   An interpreter service is available by phone at the clinic for clients who do not speak English if they choose not to bring their own interpreter.

Eligibility

People living in East, Northeast and Southeast King County whose income is at or below 400% of the Federal Poverty Level and are not represented by a lawyer.  

Fee

None.

Languages

Interpreter services

Agency info

Eastside Legal Assistance Program

Provides free legal assistance and information to low-income people living in East, Northeast and Southeast King County and to low-income domestic violence survivors living throughout King County. Provides specialized legal services for domestic violence survivors, and offers legal clinics covering adult guardianship, DV/family law, elder law, immigration, and general law. Wills Clinic operates quarterly.