Free Legal Clinics
We provide free consultations with volunteer attorneys throughout the month
Apply Online Or Call Our Help Line:
Schedule an appointment to talk to an attorney at one of ELAP’s free legal clinics. Our volunteer attorneys can offer legal advice, review documents, explain legal processes, and provide resources and referrals. Services are limited to advice only. Volunteer attorneys cannot fill out paperwork or represent you in court.
Most of our clinics take place remotely by phone or video call. Appointments are typically 45-60 minutes, but times may vary depending on the clinic, and if accommodations or interpretation are needed.
Legal Clinic Topics
- Adult guardianship: Helps families navigate the process of filing for adult guardianship or renewing guardianship paperwork
- Debt/bankruptcy: Bankruptcy, student loans, unfair debt collection, credit card debt
- Domestic violence/family law: Domestic violence protection orders, divorce, custody, parenting plans
- Employment: Workplace issues, wage claims, benefits, discrimination
- Housing: Eviction, landlord issues, discrimination
- Immigration: Visas, petitions, green cards, citizenship, adjustment of status. We do not advise on asylum or removal defense/deportation cases.
- Wills/estate planning: Basic wills, advance directive, Power of Attorney
- Other: Small claims, consumer issues
Eligibility
You may qualify for our free legal clinics if:
- You live in King County (or have a case in King County), and
- You are low income
Please contact us if you think you may qualify.
How to Prepare for Your Appointment
- Gather any important paperwork that relates to your legal issue.
- Please prepare a brief written summary of your issue.
- If your issue involves a legal form, fill out the sections you are able to before your appointment.
- It may be helpful to have a list of questions ready to ask the lawyer.
Thank You to Our Legal Clinic Funders
