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Legal Aid Of Western Missouri

106 South 7th Street, 4th Floor
Saint Joseph, MO 64502
Phone: 816-364-2325
Intake: 816-364-2325
Counties Served: Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, Dekalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Putnam, Sullivan, Worth
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Legal issues of distressed farmers (The Farm Project).Real Estate, Immigration, Dissolution, Custody

Legal Aid Of Western Missouri (MVAP)

1125 Grand Boulevard, Suite 1900
Joplin, MO 64106
Phone: 816-421-8020
Intake: 816-474-6750
Counties Served: Andrew, Atchison, Benton, Buchanan, Caldwell, Camden, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Dekalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Hickory, Holt, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Morgan, Nodaway, Platte, Putnam, Sullivan, Worth
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Torts, Real Estate, Immigration, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, CED

Legal Aid Of Western Missouri (MVAP)

120 Hout
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Phone: 660-747-7101
Intake: 800-892-2943
Counties Served: Benton, Camden, Carroll, Cass, Henry, Hickory, Johnson, Lafayette, Morgan, Pettis, Ray, Saint Clair, Saline
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Immigration, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, AIDS/HIV

Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Hannibal Branch Office

801 Broadway, Rm 200
Hannibal, MO 63401-4353
Phone: 573-248-1111
Intake: 800-767-2018
Counties Served: Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby
Type of Cases Accepted: Consumer, Education, Housing, Social Security Disability benefit denials, Health, Dissolution, Custody,

Legal Services of Eastern MO

4232 Forest Park Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63108-2811
Phone: 314-534-4200
Intake: 314-534-4200
Counties Served: Adair, Clark, Franklin, Jefferson, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren, Washington
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Terminating Parental Rights, Real Estate, Juvenile, Immigration, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption, AIDS/HIV

Legal Services Of Southern Missouri

2872 S. Meadowbrook Avenue
Springfield, MO 65802
Phone: 417-881-1397
Intake: 417-881-0533
Counties Served: Barry, Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Cedar, Christian, Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Dent, Douglas, Dunklin, Gasconade, Greene, Howell, Iron, Laclede, Lawrence, Madison, Maries, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscot, Perry, Phelps, Polk, Pulaski, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Francois, St. Genevieve, Scott, Shannon, Stoddard, Stone, Taney, Texas, Wayne, Webster And Wright.
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Juvenile, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution

Legal Services Of Southern Missouri

116 Main Street
Charleston, MO 63834-3786
Phone: 573-683-3783
Intake: 800-748-7456
Counties Served: Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Ripley, Scott, Stoddard
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Torts, Real Estate, Juvenile, Immigration, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption, AIDS/HIV

Legal Services Of Southern Missouri

1412 Highway 72 East
Rolla, MO 65402
Phone: 573-341-3655
Intake: 800-999-0249
Counties Served: Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Iron, Madison, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, Reynolds, Saint Francois, Sainte Genevieve, Wayne
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Employment Law, Housing, Juvenile, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption

Mid-Missouri Legal Services

205 E Forest Ave
Columbia, MO 65203-4302
Phone: 573-442-0116
Intake: 800-568-4931
Counties Served: Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Chariton, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Miller, Moniteau, Osage
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Employment Law, Housing, Terminating Parental Rights, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption

Professional Housing, Resources (PHRI)

225 S. Meramec Avenue, 206
St. Louis, MO 63105
Phone: 314-726-0098

St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers For The Arts

6128 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63112
Phone: 314-863-6930
Intake: 314-863-6930
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Employment Law, Intellectual property and other arts-related legal matters, Real Estate, Immigration, CED

Volunteer Attorney Project (VAP)

1125 Grand Blvd, Ste 1900
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 816-421-8020
Intake: 816-474-6750
Counties Served: Clay, Jackson, Platte
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Federal and local tax disputes, incorporating non-profits, guardianships for minors, Torts, Real Estate, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, AIDS/HIV

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