I Need Help

The best way to begin receiving legal services is to call us. You can also come to one of our offices. Cuyahoga county intake is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 9 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and Thursday between 9 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., except on legal holidays. In Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties, you need to call first for an appointment.

If you are deaf, deaf-blind, hard-of-hearing or speech-disabled, you may contact us through the Ohio Relay Service at 711 or 1-800-750-0750.

Upon request, we will provide translation services so that you can communicate in your dominant and/or preferable language.

Once you contact us, here's what happens:

• First, we find out if you are financially eligible for our services.
• Next, we find out if your case is the type of case we handle. Be sure to bring all of the papers you have about your legal problem.

Then we will either:

• Give you advice or educational materials to help you; or
• Schedule an appointment with a staff attorney; or
• Refer you to a volunteer attorney.

Another way to get help:
Visit a Brief Advice and Referral Clinic
sponsored by Legal Aid's
Volunteer Lawyers Program:
 

Past Events

Saturday, July 24, 2010
9:45 am – 12:00 noon
Fatima Family Center
6600 Lexington, Cleveland

Thursday, July 22, 2010
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Salvation Army Center
716 Broad Street, Elyria

Saturday, July 10, 2010
9:35 am – 12:00 noon
The Free Clinic of Greater Cleveland
12201 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
staffed by volunteer attorneys from Jones Day

Saturday, June 19, 2010
9:45 am – 12:00 noon
St. Martin de Porres Family Center
1264 East 123rd Street, Cleveland
staffed by volunteer attorneys from the Norman S. Minor Bar Assoc. and Calfee, Halter & Griswold

Saturday, June 5, 2010
9:45 am – 12:00 noon
West Side Catholic Center
3135 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland
staffed by volunteer attorneys from Reminger

Tuesday, May 25, 2010
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The West Side Community House
9300 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland
Key Bank Neighbors Make the Difference Day
staffed by attorneys from Key Bank and the law firm of Thompson Hine

Saturday, May 1, 2010
9:45 am – 12:00 noon
Spanish American Committee
4407 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland
staffed by volunteer attorneys from NEOACCA

Saturday, April 24, 2010
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
License Suspension Clinic
Legal Aid’s Offices
1223 West Sixth Street, Cleveland
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 Saturday, April 17, 2010
Citizenship Day
by appointment only – call 216-687-1900
1223 West Sixth Street, Cleveland
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from the American Immigration Lawyers Association

Saturday, March 27, 2010
9:45 am – 12:00 noon
The Free Clinic
12201 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from Thompson Hine

Saturday, March 27, 2010
9:45 am – 12:00 noon
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
242 North State Street, Painesville
In partnership with Catholic Charities and the American Immigration Lawyers Association

Saturday, March 13, 2010
9:45 am – 12:00 noon
Cleveland Central Catholic High School
6550 Baxter Avenue, Cleveland
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from Giffen & Kaminski & KeyBank

Saturday, March 6, 2010
9:45 am – 12:00 noon
West Side Catholic Center
3135 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from the St. Edward’s High School Alumni Association – “The Legal Eagles”

Saturday, February 20, 2010
9:45 am – 12:00 pm
St. Martin de Porres Family Center
1264 East 123rd Street, Cleveland
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from McDonald Hopkins

Saturday, February 6, 2010
9:45 am – 12:00 pm
Spanish American Committee
4407 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland 
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from Nicola, Gudbranson, and Cooper, LLC

Saturday, January 23, 2010
9:45 am – 12:00 pm
Fatima Family Center
6600 Lexington Avenue, Cleveland
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from Jones Day 

Saturday, November 14, 2009
9:45 am – 12:00 noon
St. Martin de Porres Family Center
1264 East 123rd Street, Cleveland
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from The Federal Bar Association

Monday, October 26, 2009
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
East Tech High School
2439 E 55th Street
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from the Norman S. Minor Bar Association & Taft/

Saturday, October 24, 2009
9:45 am – 12 noon
Fatima Family Center
6600 Lexington Avenue, Cleveland
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from McDonald Hopkins LLC and John Carroll alumni association

Saturday, October 10, 2009
9:45 am – 12 noon
West Side Catholic Center
3135 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from NEO ACCA and the Notre Dame alumni association

Saturday, September 26, 2009
9:45 am -12 noon
Windermere United Methodist Church
14035 Euclid Ave, East Cleveland
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from Jones Day

Wednesday, September 23, 2009
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Head Start & Family Development Center
4510 Main Avenue, Ashtabula, Ohio
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from Andrews & Pontius LLC

Saturday, September 19, 2009
9:45 am – 12 noon
Spanish American Committee
4407 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio

Friday, September 11, 2009
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Catholic Charities Lorain Family Center
203 Eighth Street Lorain, Ohio
Staffed by volunteer attorneys from Wickens, Herzer, Panza, Cook & Batista

Saturday, August 22, 2009
9:45 am- 12:00 noon
House of Praise
4321 Elyria Avenue, Lorain, Ohio

Saturday, August 8, 2009
9:45 am – 12 noon
West Side Catholic Center
3135 Lorain Ave., Cleveland

Saturday, July 25, 2009
9:45 am- 12:00 noon
Sacred Heart Chapel
4301 Pearl Avenue, Lorain, Ohio
Staffed by Volunteer Attorneys from the Lorain County Bar Association

Thursday, July 16, 2009
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Westside Community House
9300 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland
Staffed by Volunteer Attorneys from Hahn Loeser & Parks and Volunteer Attorneys from Frantz Ward

Saturday, July 11, 2009
9:45 am – 12 noon
Fatima Family Center
6600 Lexington Avenue, Cleveland
Staffed by Volunteer Attorneys from Calfee, Halter and Griswold

Saturday, June 27, 2009
9:45 am – 12:00 noon
The Thea Bowman Center
11901 Oakfield Avenue, Cleveland
(At East 120th and Union Avenue)
Staffed by Attorneys from Buckingham Doolittle and Burroughs LLP and Alumni-Attorneys from John Carroll University

Tuesday, June 23, 2009
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
312 Third Street, Elyria, Ohio 44035
(Enter on Holly Lane)
 Staffed by Volunteer Attorneys from the Lorain County Bar Association

Saturday, June 13, 2009
9:45 am – 12:00 noon
The Maple Heights Senior Center
15901 Libby Road, Maple Heights
Staffed by Volunteer Attorneys from Jones Day, Dominion and Key Bank

Saturday, June 6, 2009
Brief Advice Clinic with a focus on Employment Law Issues
9:45 am – 12 noon
The Spanish American Committee
4407 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland
Staffed by attorneys from Ohio Employment Lawyers Association

Wednesday, May 20, 2009
5:00pm - 7:00 pm
AIDS Task Force
3210 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland

Saturday, April 25, 2009
9:45 am – 12 noon
Neighborhood Housing Services
5700 Broadway Avenue, Cleveland
staffed by Northeast Ohio Association of Corporate Counsel of America

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Ashtabula County Office
121 East Walnut Street Jefferson, Ohio 44047
staffed by attorneys from Andrews & Pontius LLC

Saturday, April 18, 2009
Citizenship Day
9:45 am – 1:30 pm
Please call 216-687-1900 to schedule an appointment
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
1223 West 6th Street, Cleveland
Staffed by Volunteer Attorneys from the C. Lyonel Jones Pro Bono Committee

Saturday, March 28, 2009
9:45 am – 12 noon
The East End Neighborhood House
2749 Woodhill Rd., Cleveland (Entrance on Westbound Shaker Boulevard)
Staffed by attorneys from Ulmer & Berne

Saturday, March 7, 2009
9:45 am – 12 noon
The Spanish American Committee
4407 Lorain Ave., Cleveland

Saturday, February 21, 2009
9:45 am – 12 noon
West Side Catholic Center
3135 Lorain Ave., Cleveland
staffed by The Federal Bar Association

Saturday, February 14, 2009
9:45 am - 12 noon
Helen S. Brown Senior Center
16100 Euclid Ave., East Cleveland 44112
staffed by Volunteer Alumnae Attorneys from Beaumont School

Saturday, February 7, 2009
in partnership with the NAACP and the Norman S. Minor Bar Association
9:45 am - 12 noon
Antioch Baptist Church
8869 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland

Saturday, January 24, 2009
9:45 am - 12 noon
St. Martin de Porres Family Center
1264 East 123rd Street, Cleveland
staffed by Jones Day