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Attorneys work with interpreters to give consultation and legal advice on family law, immigration law, landlord-tenant disputes, employment law, and other areas. Call for an appointment. Focuses on serving limited English-speaking Asians.
Chinese Information and Service Center, Asian Bar Association of Washington, and Asian Counseling and Referral Service partner with the King County Bar Association to provide a free legal clinic.
Pro bono attorneys work with staff and volunteer interpreters to give consultation and legal advice around family law, immigration law, landlord-tenant disputes, employment law, and other areas. As of 9/2024, most consults are virtual but in-person appointments may be available if needed (more information provided to clients during intake phone call). Call (206) 957-8544 for an appointment. Appointments are typically Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 PM.
International District Legal Clinic
Chinese Information and Services Center
611 S Lane St.
Seattle, WA 98144
Categories
Estate Entitlement Assistance
Immigrant Labor Certification Filing Assistance
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Naturalization Support/Legal Services
Emancipation of Minors
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Impounded Vehicle Services
Divorce Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Deferred Action on Alien Removal
Bankruptcy Assistance
Housing Complaints
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Rights Counseling for Undocumented People
Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Comprehensive Family Law Services
Corporate/Business Law
General Education Advocacy
Elder Law
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Asylum Application Filing Assistance
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Patient Rights Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Foster Care Legal Services
Alien Travel/Reentry Document Filing Assistance
Organizational Start Up Services
Intellectual Property Law Training/General Information
Family Justice Centers
Labor and Employment Law
Paternity Suits
Customer Service Discrimination Assistance
Warranty Complaints
Voting Rights Protection
General Legal Aid
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Government Complaints/Government Ombudsman Offices
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Automobile Complaints
Child Advocacy Centers
Consumer Law
Native American/Tribal Law
Adoption Legal Services
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Grandparent Rights
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
Work Permits
Education Discrimination Assistance
Special Education Advocacy
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Home Sanitation
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Predatory Lending Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Collection Complaints
Contract Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Qualified individuals will receive legal help from volunteer attorneys regarding civil legal matters.
Qualified individuals will receive a legal consultation with a volunteer attorney regarding civil legal matters. Volunteer attorneys provide legal advice, direction, paperwork review, and assistance completing legal documents.
Assists with the following legal matters:
- Walk-In Clinic every Wednesday, 2-4pm
- Family law
- Employment
- Wills and estates
- Consumer and bankruptcy
- Housing: helps with eviction and landlord/tenant information
Categories
Labor and Employment Law
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Divorce Assistance
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Bankruptcy Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Consumer Law
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Provides bilingual legal information and advice for a broad range of legal issues.
Provides legal information and advice for the following issues depending on attorney availability:
- Auto accidents
- Birth injuries
- Consumer law
- Criminal defense
- Family law
- Finance
- Immigration
- Landlord-tenant law
- Medical negligence
- Personal injury
- Property law
- Worker's rights/wage claims
Categories
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Warranty Complaints
Adoption Legal Services
Contract Law
Consumer Law
Paternity Suits
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
General Legal Aid
Alimony Assistance
Naturalization Support/Legal Services
Labor and Employment Law
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Emancipation of Minors
Housing Complaints
Comprehensive Immigration/Naturalization Services
Provides legal assistance with family law, will preparation, SSI, guardianship, power of attorney, protection orders, and credit issues.
Provides free legal assistance for low-income individuals who would otherwise be denied access to the legal system because of the inability to pay. Potential clients are screened to determine income and case eligibility. Referrals are made to local attorneys who volunteer their time.
Provides legal assistance with the following: Family Law (includes family law class to anyone who is seeking help in having their family law court documents reviewed), Debtor-Creditor, Bankruptcy, Social Security/ Disability, Wills/Power of Attorneys, Guardianship, Landlord/Tenant, Child Support, Immigration, and Protection Order.
* Does not assist with: Criminal matters (of any kind including traffic infractions), Termination of Parental Rights, or Adoptions.
Categories
Living Wills
Will Preparation Assistance
Legal Counseling
General Legal Aid
Welfare Rights Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Emancipation of Minors
Paternity Suits
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders
Crime Victim/Witness Related No Contact Orders
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Offers free and confidential information, direct assistance and advocacy to individuals and families who speak Russian or Chinese languages and have limited English language skills.
Offers free and confidential information, direct assistance and advocacy to individuals and families who speak Russian or Chinese languages and have limited English language skills. Helps people to navigate systems, find resources, learn about programs and connect to their community. Services include, but are not limited to the following:
- Help with basic needs such as health care, food stamp, housing, financial security benefits, transportation, etc.
- Sign up ESL and assistance in naturalization application
- Assistance with children’s school issues
- Signing up for social and recreational activities
- Child care resources and school system
– Informational and educational workshops
All services provided are confidential.
Categories
Immigrant Accompaniment Programs
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Refugee Resettlement Services
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Immigrant Mutual Assistance Associations
General Education Advocacy
Housing Search Assistance
Food Stamps/SNAP Applications
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Immigrant Resettlement Services
Child Care Provider Referrals
Operates legal clinics across King County where free 30-minute legal consultations are available for individuals who are not already represented by an attorney.
Operates legal clinics providing free 30 minute consultations with an attorney at multiple locations across King County. As of 9/2024, most clinics are telephonic, but there may be limited in-person availability in Seattle and Kent. Details will be provided to clients during intake screening.
Clinic attorneys can:
- Determine whether the client has a legal problem
- Suggest possible options
- Help answer papers, summons and requests
- Provide appropriate referrals
Neighborhood Legal Clinic attorneys may not have expertise in all areas of the law, but they will make every attempt to answer questions accurately.
Attorneys CANNOT give advice on criminal legal issues or provide representation on any legal matters.
Categories
Food Stamps/SNAP Appeals/Complaints
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Emancipation of Minors
General Legal Aid
Estate Entitlement Assistance
Post Conviction Restoration of Civil Rights
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Alimony Assistance
State Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Impounded Vehicle Services
Home Sanitation
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
HIPAA Complaints
Housing Complaints
Corporate/Business Law
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Social Security Disability Insurance Appeals/Complaints
Organizational Start Up Services
Legal Counseling
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Contract Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Warranty Complaints
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Paternity Suits
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Repossession Agency Complaints
General Education Advocacy
Labor and Employment Law
Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse Restraining Orders
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Automobile Complaints
Government Complaints/Government Ombudsman Offices
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
Intellectual Property Law Training/General Information
Medicaid Appeals/Complaints
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Taxpayer Advocate Services
Driver License Retention/Reinstatement Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Consumer Law
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Special Education Advocacy
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Patient Rights Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Predatory Lending Assistance
Provides civil legal advice and/or representation for youth ages 12-24, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Legal Counsel for Youth and Children (LCYC)'s Youth Homelessness Program provides free legal services for young people between ages 12-24 who are experiencing homelessness or housing instability. LCYC can help with:
- Landlord/tenant issues
- Emancipation
- Minor Guardianships
- Navigating child welfare
- Immigration
- Quashing warrants
- Legal Financial Obligations (LFOs)
- Orders of protection
- Record sealing
- Public benefits
- Debt (medical/consumer)
- Name changes
- Gender marker changes
- Obtaining identification documents
& more!
Categories
Child Guardianship Assistance
Name/Personal Information Modification Assistance
Paternity Suits
Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Divorce Assistance
Consumer Law
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Driver License Retention/Reinstatement Assistance
General Education Advocacy
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Emancipation of Minors
Predatory Lending Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Customer Service Discrimination Assistance
General Legal Aid
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Special Education Advocacy
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Alimony Assistance
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Home Sanitation
Labor and Employment Law
Collection Complaints
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Patient Rights Assistance
Bankruptcy Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Identification Application/Replacement Clinics
Stalking/Harassment Orders
Welfare Rights Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Native American/Tribal Law
Government Complaints/Government Ombudsman Offices
Education Discrimination Assistance
Housing Complaints
Post Conviction Restoration of Civil Rights
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Foster Care Legal Services