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AIDS Action Committee Legal Task Force

294 Washington St., 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-437-6200
Fax: 617-437-1186
Intake: 617-450-1250
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Wills, AIDS/HIV

Alternatives For Community & Environment, Inc.

2181 Washington Street, 301
Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-442-3343 x226
Fax: 617-442-2425
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Environmental. Also Health, Real Estate, if environmental issues are present, CED

American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts

99 Chauncy St
Boston, MA 02111-1703
Phone: 617-482-3170
Fax: 617-451-0009
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Wills

American Civil Liberties Union – Worcester County Chapter

340 Main St, Ste 717
Worcester, MA 01608-1692
Phone: 508-752-5363
Fax: 508-752-5363
Intake: 508-752-5363
Counties Served: Worcester
Type of Cases Accepted:

American Civil Liberties Union – Western Regional Office

39 Main St
Northampton, MA 01060-3132
Phone: 413-586-9115
Fax: 410-586-7076
Counties Served: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire

Cambridge & Somerville Legal Services (PALS)

60 Gore Street, 203
Cambridge, MA 02141
Phone: 617-494-1800
Fax: 617-494-8222
Counties Served: Middlesex
Type of Cases Accepted: Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody,

Catholic Charities Immigration Services

75 Kneeland Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA 01773
Phone: 617-451-7979
Fax: 617-62 5768
Intake: 617-451 7979
Counties Served: Suffolk
Type of Cases Accepted: Immigration

Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigration

75 Kneeland St
Boston, MA 02111
Fax: 617-629-2246
Intake: 617-625-1920
Counties Served: Middlesex, Suffolk
Type of Cases Accepted: Immigration

Centro Presente, Inc.

54 Essex St
Cambridge, MA 02139-2699
Phone: 617-497-9080
Fax: 617-497-7247
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Immigration

Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts

156 Broad St
Lynn, MA 01901-1603
Phone: 781-581-1977
Fax: 781-598-9364
Intake: 781-581-1977
Type of Cases Accepted: Education, Terminating Parental Rights, Juvenile, Health

Community Law Center

122 Boylston St
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-2204
Phone: 617-522-3003
Fax: 617-522-0715
Counties Served: Suffolk
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Real Estate, Immigration, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, CED Adoption, AIDS/HIV

Community Legal Services and Counseling

1 West St
Cambridge, MA 02139-1707
Phone: 617-661-1010
Fax: 617-661-3289
Intake: 617-661-1010
Counties Served: Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk
Type of Cases Accepted: Housing, Child support, Immigration, Domestic Violence, Child Custody

Disability Law Center, Inc.

11 Beacon St, Ste 925
Boston, MA 02108-3013
Phone: 617-723-8455
Fax: 617-723-9125
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Education, Employment Law, Housing, Disability Law, Health

Federal District Court Pro Bono Project

1 Courthouse Way, Ste 2300
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617-748-9152
Counties Served: Suffolk
Type of Cases Accepted: Federal Court Litigation

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders AIDS Law Project

294 Washington St
Boston, MA 02112
Phone: 617-426-1350
Fax: 617-426-3594
Intake: 800-455-4523
Type of Cases Accepted: AIDS/HIV

HIV/AIDS Law Consortium Western Massachusetts

425 Union Street, Suite 118
West Springfield, MA 01089
Phone: 413-732-0011
Intake: 800-633-1890
Counties Served: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, The mission of the HIV/AIDS Law Consortium of Western Massachusetts (The Law Consortium) is to assure access to legal services for individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS. Torts, Terminating Parental Rights, Real Estate, Juvenile, Immigration, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, CED Adoption, AIDS/HIV

International Institute of Boston Legal Department

1 Milk St
Boston, MA 02109-5413
Phone: 617-695-9990
Fax: 617-695-9191
Intake: 617-695-9990
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Immigration, Dissolution, Custody

Lawyers Clearinghouse on Housing & Homelessness

16 Beacon St
Boston, MA 02108-3707
Phone: 617-723-0885
Fax: 617-723-9956
Intake: 617-723-0885
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Housing, Nonprofit, Business and other Transactional, CED

Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights – Boston

294 Washington St
Boston, MA 02108-4608
Phone: 617-482-1145
Fax: 617-482-4392
Intake: 617-482-1145
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Education, Employment Law, Housing, Civil Rights and Discrimination

Legal Services For Cape, Plymouth & Islands

460 W Main St
Hyannis, MA 02601
Phone: 508-775-7020
Fax: 508-790-3955
Intake: 800-742-4107
Counties Served: Barnstable, Dukes, Plymouth, Nantucket
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Terminating Parental Rights, Real Estate, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody

Massachusetts Advocates For Children (MAC)

100 Boylston Street
Ste 200
Boston, MA 02116-4610
Phone: 617-357-8431 fax 8438

Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services

8 Winter St, Fl 11
Boston, MA 02108-4705
Phone: 617-482-2773
Fax: 617-451-6383
Intake: 617-482-4124
Counties Served: Suffolk
Type of Cases Accepted: AIDS/HIV

Massachusetts Justice Project

450 Main Street, 300
Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: 508-831-9888
Fax: 508-831-0736
Intake: 888-427-8989
Counties Served: Worcester
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Torts, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, CED, Adoption

Medical Legal Partnership For Children

Dowling 3 South, One Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: 617-414-3658

Merrimack Valley Legal Services, Inc.

35 John St, Rm 302
Lowell, MA 01852-1101
Phone: 978-458-1465
Fax: 978-458-3481
Intake: 978-458-1465
Counties Served: Middlesex , Essex
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody

Neighborhood Legal Pro Bono Panel

37 Friend St
Lynn, MA 01902-3016
Phone: 781-599-7730
Fax: 781-595-2022
Intake: 781-599-7730
Counties Served: Essex
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Education, Elder Law, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, AIDS/HIV

New Center For Legal Advocacy

257 Union St
New Bedford, MA 02740-5910
Phone: 508-979-7160
Fax: 508-979-7162
Intake: 800-244-9023
Counties Served: Bristol, Plymouth, Norfork Bristol, Plymouth and a portion of Norfork
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Education, Elder Law, Housing, Wills, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, AIDS/HIV

Political Asylum/Immigration Project

14 Beacon St
Suite 804A
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-742-9296
Fax: 617-742-9385
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Immigration

South Middlesex Legal Services

354 Waverly St
Framingham, MA 01702-8313
Phone: 508-620-1830
Fax: 508-620-2323
Counties Served: Middlesex, Norfolk
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Education, Housing, Wills, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption

Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of MA

249 A Street, Studio 14
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 800-864-0476
Fax: 617-523-4005
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Employment Law, Housing, EntertainmentTorts, Immigration, Health

Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association

29 Temple Place
Suite 300
Boston, MA 02111-1350
Phone: 617-423-0648
Fax: 617-423-0061
Intake: 617-423-0648
Counties Served: Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Torts, Real Estate, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption

Lawyer Referral Programs:

Massachusetts Bar Association
20 West St.
General Phone No: 617-654-0400
Boston, MA 02111-1204
TTY Phone: 617-338-0585
800 Phone: 866-627-7577
Counties Served: Statewide
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law.
Special Panels: Reduced Fee Panel

National Lawyers Guild LRS
14 Beacon St. Suite 407
Boston, MA 02108
General Phone No: 617-227-7008
Foreign Language Phone: 617-227-7008
Languages: Spanish
Counties Served: Statewide
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law.
Special Panels: Reduced Fee Panel

Bristol County Bar Association
448 County St.
General Phone No: 508-990-1303
New Bedford, MA 02740-5012
800 Phone: 800-647-5151 (In state only)
Counties Served: Bristol
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law except: International

Essex County Bar Association LRS
Shetland Office Park
45 Congress St., Ste 4100
General Phone No: 978-741-7888
Salem, MA 01970
Counties Served: Essex
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law.
Special Panels: Reduced Fee Panel

Hampden County Bar Association LRS
50 State St.
Springfield, MA 01103-2027
General Phone No: 413-732-4648
http://www.hcbar.org/
Counties Served: Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, Berkshire
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law except: Administration, Healthcare, International
Special Panels: Reduced Fee Panel, Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel

Hampshire County Bar Association LRS
15 Gothic Street, Suite 10
General Phone No: 413-586-8729
Northampton, MA 01060-3084
Counties Served: Hampshire
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law.
Special Panels: Alternative Dispute Resolution Panel

Middlesex County Bar Association LRS
200 Trade Center, Third Floor
Room 324
General Phone No: 781-939-2797
Woburn, MA 01801
Counties Served: Middlesex
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law except: Intellectual Property, Immigration/Naturalization, International

Boston Bar Association LRS
16 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108-3707
General Phone No: 617-742-0625
800 Phone: 800-552-7046 (Eastern MA only)
Languages: Intake: Spanish. Referrals to attorneys who speak: Armenian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Creole, Dutch, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Sign Language, Spanish, Thai, Yiddish
Counties Served: Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex, Essex, Plymouth, Bristol, Worcester
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law.
Special Panels: Reduced Fee Panel

Worcester County Bar Association LRS
370 Main Street, Suite 975
General Phone No: 508-752-1311
Worcester, MA 01608
800 Phone: 800-622-9700
Counties Served: Worcester
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law except: International Law, Veteran’s Issues
Special Panels: Reduced Fee Panel

Military-Specific Programs:

Boston Bar Association
16 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Military, Veterans, and Their Families Legal Intake Line: 617-603-1710

The Boston Bar Association (BBA), Legal Advocacy & Resource Center (LARC), Shelter Legal Services, and the Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) have launched a dedicated intake line to connect military personnel, veterans, and their families to legal assistance.

Cases are handled on a pro bono or reduced-fee basis by volunteer lawyers from the Boston Bar Association. If the person seeking legal assistance falls above 300% of the poverty guideline, they may also call the Boston Bar Lawyer Referral Service directly at 617-742-0625.

Shelter Legal Services

885 Centre Street
Newton, MA 02459
Phone: 617-552-0623

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