Legal Aid · 21 resources
Free civil legal help across Maine: eviction defense, benefits appeals, family law, and immigration assistance, listed by region.
You do not need money to have a lawyer on your side. Pine Tree Legal Assistance handles eviction defense, benefits appeals, family law, and consumer debt for low-income Mainers from offices in Portland, Lewiston, Augusta, and Bangor. The Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project matches people with free attorneys for family and other civil cases.
For benefits and economic justice issues, Maine Equal Justice helps with MaineCare, SNAP, and cash assistance problems. These services are free and confidential. Use the city filter below to find legal aid near you.
Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Free civil legal help for low-income Mainers including housing, benefits, family law, and consumer issues.
Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Free civil legal services for low-income residents of Androscoggin, Oxford, and Franklin counties.
Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Free civil legal services for low-income residents of Kennebec, Somerset, Knox, and Lincoln counties.
Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Free civil legal services for low-income residents of Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Waldo counties.
Volunteer Lawyers Project
Free legal information, assistance, and representation for low-income people facing civil legal issues through volunteer attorneys.
Maine Equal Justice
Legal advocacy for low-income Mainers on systemic issues including public benefits, healthcare access, and economic justice.
ILAP
Free and low-cost immigration legal assistance for low-income Maine residents including asylum, family petitions, and citizenship.
Legal Services for Maine Elders
Free legal help for Maine residents age 60 and older. Covers Medicare, Social Security, elder abuse, housing, consumer issues, and more.
Disability Rights Maine
Maine's federally mandated protection and advocacy agency for people with disabilities. Free legal representation for rights violations and discrimination.
University of Maine School of Law
Free legal representation by supervised law students in civil, criminal, juvenile, and family law matters. Serves 600+ individuals annually.
Catholic Charities Maine
DOJ-recognized immigration legal services for refugees and asylees. Help with immigration proceedings, resettlement, and documentation.
Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Free legal help for low-income individuals in civil matters including housing, employment, benefits, protection orders, and small claims.