Get Your Legal Questions Answered
Free and Low-Cost Legal Services
The resources below can answer legal questions free of cost, but generally do not provide individual representation. For information on immigration consultations, visit our Immigration Legal Services page.
- Maryland Court Help Center: Call or chat: 410-260-1392 (from 8:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.), or visit in-person
- Provides help with civil matters if you do not have a lawyer and are representing yourself in court.
- Montgomery County Bar Foundation- Pro Bono Legal Clinics (English) (Español): 301-424-7651
- Free in-person and telephonic consultations for low-income Montgomery County residents. Clinics take place at Wheaton and Gaithersburg offices of the Gilchrist Immigrant Resource Center, in addition to other locations. See link above for more information.
- Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center: [email protected]
- For legal assistance, please call: (202) 393-3572 | Main Ext. 22 (English and other languages not listed below).
- Chinese: Ext. 18
- Hindi/Urdu: Ext. 19
- Vietnamese: Ext. 20
- Korean: Ext. 21
- For legal assistance, please call: (202) 393-3572 | Main Ext. 22 (English and other languages not listed below).
- Good Samaritan Advocates
- Conducts legal clinics in Maryland and Virginia. Attorneys provide legal advice about several topics, including: family law, domestic violence, debt/credit, employment, housing, landlord/tenant, evictions, elder law/wills, and immigration. See website for clinic locations and to make an appointment.
- Maryland Free Legal Answers (American Bar Association)
- Virtual legal advice clinic for low-income residents. Pro bono attorneys provide answers to civil legal questions through the secure website (a separate email or phone call is not required). Question topics include: Family, Divorce, Custody, Housing, Eviction, Homelessness, Consumer Rights, Financial, Work, Employment, Unemployment, Health and Disability, Civil Rights, Income Maintenance, Juvenile and Education Law.
- Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service
- **For non-Montgomery County residents (see website for geographic limitations)**
- Legal services provided in different areas of law, including: foreclosure, expungement, family law, employment, veteran issues, seniors (over 60 years), tax, and consumer law.