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Community Legal Aid
Columbiana, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne counties.
Free civil legal assistance for eligible residents in eight northeast Ohio counties.
(800) 998-9454
FREE & LOW-COST LEGAL HELP
Ohio legal aid directory
Find the primary regional civil legal-aid program serving every Ohio county, plus statewide specialty services and official referral tools.
START WITH YOUR COUNTY
Find your regional legal-aid program
Ohio’s regional civil legal-aid programs serve defined county areas. Select your county to see the main provider and court resources.
REGIONAL PROGRAMS
Primary civil legal-aid providers
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Legal Aid of Western Ohio (LAWO)
32 counties across northwest and west-central Ohio.
Civil legal aid for eligible people in western Ohio; its Agricultural Worker Program serves all 88 counties.
(888) 534-1432
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The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Lorain counties.
Free civil legal services and brief assistance for eligible people in five northeast Ohio counties.
(888) 817-3777
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Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio (LASCO)
36 counties across southeast and central Ohio.
Free noncriminal legal help for eligible people with low incomes, veterans, and seniors.
(888) 246-4420
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Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, and Warren counties.
Free civil legal assistance for eligible residents in seven southwest Ohio counties.
(513) 241-9400
STATEWIDE & SPECIALTY HELP
Additional Ohio legal-help resources
Ohio Legal Help
Free plain-language information, forms, and a personalized resource finder for legal aid, courts, and community organizations.
Find your legal aid →Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE)
ABLE serves people with low incomes in 32 northwest and west-central counties; its agricultural-worker and immigrant-advocacy projects serve statewide.
(800) 837-0814
Visit ABLE →Pro Seniors
Statewide elder-law hotline, legal education, advocacy, and representation for Ohioans age 60 and older.
(800) 488-6070
Visit Pro Seniors →Ohio Justice Bus
Mobile legal-aid office bringing legal services and technology to rural and underserved Ohio communities.
Ohio Justice Bus →1-866-LAW-OHIO
The Supreme Court of Ohio lists this statewide number to connect people with the local legal-aid office serving their area.
(866) 529-6446
Call now →Lawyer Referral & Limited Scope Help
If you do not qualify for legal aid, local bar associations and limited-scope representation may offer other paths to licensed counsel.
Learn about limited-scope representation →Important: Legal-aid programs decide their own financial eligibility, case priorities, geographic coverage, and capacity. Being in a service area does not guarantee representation. If a provider cannot help, ask whether it can refer you elsewhere.
