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Legal aid and Pro Bono services help low-income people by offering legal advice and services for those unable to afford them. As legal fees rise, fewer people are able to afford legal services such as eviction, divorce, bankruptcy, and employment matters. Each legal aid provider listed below offers a limited menu of services, so it is advised that you contact them before applying for assistance.

Qualifying For Legal Aid

To receive legal aid, you must first establish that you have legitimate legal trouble for which legal aid can assist you and that your income is low enough to qualify for such assistance.

Legal Aid And Pro Bono Statewide Services

Central Jersey Legal Services Mercer County Office

198 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
Phone: 609-695-6249
Counties Served: Mercer

Central Jersey Legal Services New Brunswick

317 George Street, 201
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-249-7600
Fax: 732-249-7966
Intake: 732-249-7600 x222
Counties Served: Middlesex
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Education, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Torts, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption

Central Jersey Legal Services -Perth Amboy

317 Georg Street, 308
Perth Amboy, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-249-7600
Fax: 732-249-7966
Intake: 732-249-7600
Counties Served: Mercer, Middlesex, Union
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Housing, Wills, Torts, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption

Central Jersey Legal Services -Union County

60 Prince Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
Phone: 908-354-4340
Counties Served: Union

Education – Law Center, Inc.

155 Washington Street, 205
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-624-1815

Essex County Lawyers For Justice

PO Box 32040, Fl 7
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-645-1951
Fax: 973-622-4341
Counties Served: Essex
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Housing, Terminating Parental Rights, Juvenile, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody

Essex-Newark Legal Services

5 Commerce Street, 2nd Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-624-4500
Fax: 973-624-8745
Intake: 973-624-4500
Counties Served: Essex
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Elder Law, Housing, Wills, Terminating Parental Rights, Domestic Violence, Custody, CED

Legal Services Northwest Jersey, Hunterdon

82 Park Ave
Flemington, NJ 08822-1170
Phone: 908-782-7979
Fax: 908-782-9761
Intake: 908-782-7979
Counties Served: Hunterdon, Morris, Warren, Somerset, Sussex
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody

Legal Services Of New Jersey

100 Metroplex Drive, Ste 402
Edison, NJ 08818-1357
Phone: 732-572-9100
Fax: 732-572-0066
Intake: 888 576-5529
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Consumer, Education, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Civil Rights & Discrimination, Disability, Environmental, Family, Name Change, Prisoner issues & expungements, Tax, Unemployment, Veterans, Juvenile, Immigration, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, CED

Legal Services Of New Jersey Farmworker Project

71 East Commerce Street, 3rd Floor
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Phone: 856-455-0017

Legal Services Of Northwest Jersey Morris County

30 Schuyler Place, 2nd Floor
Morristown, NJ 07963-0900
Phone: 973-285-6911
Counties Served: Morris

Legal Services Of Northwest Jersey Somerset County

34 West Main Street, 301
Sommerville, NJ 08876
Phone: 908-231-0840
Counties Served: Somerset

Legal Services Of Northwest Jersey Sussex County

34 W. Main Street, 301
Somerville, NJ 08876-2218
Phone: 908-231-0840
Fax: 908-231-6780
Counties Served: Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Education, – registration, not special ed. Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody

Legal Services Of Northwest Jersey Warren County

91 Front Street, PO Box 65
Belvidere, NJ 07823
Phone: 908-475-2010
Counties Served: Warren

Mercer County Bar Association

1245 Whitehorse Mercerville Rd., Ste 420
Hamilton, NJ 08619-3894
Phone: 609-585-6200
Fax: 609-585-5537

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Counties Served: Mercer
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Housing, Torts, Real Estate, Dissolution

Monmouth County Legal Aid Society, Inc.

PO Box 86
Asbury Park, NJ 07712-0086
Phone: 732-776-7733
Counties Served: Monmouth
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Housing, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, Adoption

Northeast New Jersey Legal Services -Bergen County

61 Kansas Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone: 201-487-2166
Counties Served: Bergen

Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Hudson County

574 Summit Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306-2377
Phone: 201-792-6363
Fax: 201-798-8780
Intake: 201-792-6363
Counties Served: Hudson
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Housing, Terminating Parental Rights, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, AIDS/HIV

Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Passaic County

152 Market Street
Paterson, NJ 07505
Phone: 973-523-2900
Counties Served: Passaic

Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services Lakewood

681 River Avenue, Unit 2C
Lakewood, NJ 08701
Phone: 732-730-0996
Counties Served: Ocean

Ocean-Monmouth Legal Services Red Bank

Riverview Professional Plaza, 65 Mechanic Street, 201
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Phone: 732-747-9655
Counties Served: Monmouth

Passaic County Legal Aid Society

175 Market St, Fl 4
Paterson, NJ 07505-1719
Phone: 973-345-7171
Fax: 973-345-8739
Counties Served: Passaic
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Terminating Parental Rights, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, CED, AIDS/HIV

Pro Bono Partnership

300 Lanidex Plaza, Ste 3203
Parsippany, NJ 07054
Phone: 973-240-6955
Fax: 973-240-6966
Intake: 973-240-6955
Counties Served: Statewide
Type of Cases Accepted: Business transactional services for nonprofit charities, including (1) corporate structure and governance; (2) regulatory compliance (e.g., state and federal registration, annual reporting, charitable solicitation, fundraising, lobbying); (3) employment CED

Rutgers/LEAP Project – Rutgers School Of Law

217 North Fifth Street
Camden, NJ 08102
Phone: 856-225-6568

South Jersey Legal Services Atlantic County

26 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, PO Box 58
1st Floor
Atlantic City, NJ 08404
Phone: 609-348-4200
Counties Served: Atlantic

South Jersey Legal Services Burlington County

107 High Street
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
Phone: 609-261-1088
Counties Served: Burlington

South Jersey Legal Services  Cape May County

1261 Route 9 South, PO Box 785
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
Phone: 609-465-3001
Counties Served: Cape May

South Jersey Legal Services Cumberland Salem Counties

22 East Washington Street
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Phone: 856-451-0003
Counties Served: Cumberland, Salem

South Jersey Legal Services Gloucester County Office

47 Newton Avenue
Woodbury, NJ 08096
Phone: 856-964-9400
Counties Served: Gloucester

South Jersey Legal Services Camden County Office

745 Market Street
Camden, NJ 08102
Phone: 856-964-2010
Fax: 856-964-0228
Intake: 800-496-4570
Counties Served: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Education, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Wills, Statewide migrant farmworker, Torts, Terminating Parental Rights, Real Estate, Juvenile, Immigration, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, CED, Adoption

Union County Legal Services Corporation

60 Prince St
Elizabeth, NJ 07208-3269
Phone: 908-354-4340
Fax: 908-354-4361
Counties Served: Union
Type of Cases Accepted: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Housing, Wills, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody, AIDS/HIV

Warren County Legal Services, Inc.

91 Front St
Belvidere, NJ 07823-1437
Phone: 908-475-2010
Fax: 908-475-1719
Counties Served: Warren
Type of Cases Accepted: Consumer, Elder Law, Employment Law, Housing, Health, Domestic Violence, Dissolution, Custody

Lawyer Referral Programs:

Atlantic County Bar Association

1201 Bacharach Blvd.
Atlantic City, NJ 08401-4510
General Phone No: 609-345-3444
Counties Served: Atlantic
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law except: Healthcare, International, Trademark/Copyright, Veterans/Military

Essex County Bar Association LRS

Historic Courthouse, 470 Dr. Martin L. King Blvd. B01
Newark, NJ 07102
General Phone No: 973-622-6204
Languages: Spanish
http://www.essexbar.com/LawyerReferralService.aspx
Counties Served: Essex
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law except Healthcare, Military Law, Pension, Veterans Issues

Morris County Bar Association LRS

245 South Street, Unit 1
Morristown, NJ 07960-7101
General Phone No: 973-267-5882
Languages: Spanish
Counties Served: Morris, Sussex
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law except: Aviation, International, Veteran’s/Military

Passaic County Bar Association LRS

Court House – Hamilton St.
General Phone No: 973-278-9223
Paterson, NJ 07505
Counties Served: Passaic
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law except: Healthcare, Juvenile, Personal Injury

Somerset County Bar Association LRS /Courthouse

PO Box 1095
General Phone No: 908-685-2323
Somerville, NJ 08876-1095
Counties Served: Somerset
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law except: Administration, Healthcare, International, Veterans/Military

Warren County Bar Association LRS

413 Second Street
General Phone No: 908-387-1835
Belvidere, NJ 07823
Counties Served: Warren
Types of cases referred: Refers to all areas of the law

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