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LEGAL ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut does not endorse any of the organizations listed below. We provide this list for your convenience and information only. Organization American Civil Liberties Union CT
Connecticut Bar Association
Connecticut Fair Housing Center
Connecticut Legal Services, Inc.
Greater Hartford Legal Aid
Contact Information 330 Main Street, 1st Floor Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: (860) 523-9146 Fax: (860) 586-8900 Website: www.acluct.org Email:
[email protected] 30 Bank Street New Britain, CT 06050-0350 Phone:(860) 223-4400 Fax: (860) 223-4488 Website: www.ctbar.org Email:
[email protected] 221 Main Street, 4th Floor Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: (860) 247-4400 Toll-Free: (888) 247-4401 Fax: (860) 247-4236 Website: www.ctfairhousing.org Administrative Office 62 Washington Street Middletown, CT 06457 Phone: (860) 344-0447 Fax: (860) 346-2938 Website: connlegalservices.org Email:
[email protected] 80 Jefferson Street Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: (860) 541-5400 Fax: (860) 541-5050 Website: www.ghla.org Email:
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Types of Services The ACLU-CT generally files cases that affect the civil liberties of large numbers of people, rather than those involving a dispute between two parties.
The CBA does not have practicing attorneys on staff to offer legal advice, assistance or materials. However, they encourage members of the public to consult the list of participating agencies on their website and contact them directly if pro bono legal services are needed. The mission of the Connecticut Fair Housing Center is to ensure that all people have equal access to housing opportunities in Connecticut. Because Connecticut’s low-income residents are particularly affected by discriminatory housing practices, the Center devotes its scarce resources principally to assisting Connecticut’s low-income residents. Connecticut Legal Services is a private, non-profit, civil law firm dedicated to helping low-income families and individuals obtain justice. They have offices in Bridgeport, Middletown, New Britain, New London, Stamford, Waterbury, and Willimantic. Please visit website for phone numbers of offices listed above.
A not-for-profit law firm whose staff provides clients living in poverty with free representation for civil legal issues.
Organization International Institute of Connecticut, Inc.
Contact Information 670 Clinton Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06605 Phone: (203) 336-0141 Fax: (203) 339-4400 Website: www.iiconn.org
Types of Services Offices in Bridgeport, Derby, Stamford and Hartford. Services include preparation for naturalization, adjustment of status, visa processing, political asylum, assistance for violence against women, and family reunification assistance. Low cost legal assistance and court representation may also be available for asylum cases, cancellation of removal cases, adjustment of status, change of venues and voluntary departures, and other immigration legal issues.
Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization
Yale Law School P.O. Box 209090 New Haven, CT 06520-9090 Phone: (203) 432-4800 Fax: (203) 432-1426 Website: www.law.yale.edu Email:
[email protected] Fairfield County: (203) 335-4116 New Haven County: (203) 562-5750 New London County: (860) 889-9384 Other Counties: (860) 525-6052 P.O. Box 1441 New Haven, CT 06506-1441 Phone: (203) 562-5750 Fax: (203) 624-8695 Website: www.newhavenbar.org Email:
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The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization (LSO) links law students with individuals and organizations in need of legal help who cannot afford private attorneys.
426 State Street New Haven, CT 06510-2018 Phone: (203) 946-4811 Fax: (203) 498-9271 Website: www.nhlegal.org Email:
[email protected] Toll-free hotline: 800-453-3320 From Middletown and Hartford call 860-344-0380 Website: www.slsct.org
Provides high-quality legal services to individuals, families and groups in the greater New Haven area, including the lower Naugatuck Valley, who are unable to obtain legal services because of limited income, age, disability, discrimination and other barriers.
Lawyer Referral Service
New Haven County Bar Association
New Haven Legal Assistance Association, Inc. (LAA)
Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut, Inc.
If you are seeking legal advice or assistance, you may contact the Lawyer Referral Service of your local County Bar Association.
The Lawyer Referral Service is a public service provided by the New Haven County Bar Association. The LRS does not provide legal advice. The LRS client will receive the name and telephone number of a private attorney. It is that individual’s responsibility to contact the attorney and make the appointment for the consultation. This service may be fee based.
Statewide Legal Services is a telephone hotline helping callers with legal problems in Connecticut including family, employment, public benefits, housing and consumer problems like bankruptcy. There is no charge for their services, but they can only help people with very low income. Hotline Call-In hours: 9 a.m. - 12 noon, 1-3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; Wednesdays: 1-3 p.m.
Organization University of Connecticut School of Law Legal Clinics
Contact Information 55 Elizabeth Street Hartford, CT 06105-2290 Phone: (860) 570-5000 Website: www.law.uconn.edu
Types of Services The Law School currently operates five in-house clinics supervised by full-time professors who are also experienced lawyers: intellectual property and entrepreneurship law, criminal law, tax law, asylum and human rights law and mediation.
