St. Louis Area Legal Services Providers
Lawyer Referral & Information Service
(314) 621-6681
LRIS is a public service of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. A referral entitles individuals to a consultation for up to 30 minutes. A $30 fee is charged for the consultation, except in cases involving personal injury, Social Security, and workers’ compensation, in which cases the fee is waived. If you decide to hire the attorney, he/she will charge for any additional legal services.
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
(314) 534-4200
LSEM provides free legal assistance for low-income individuals in Eastern Missouri. Some of the areas addressed include: domestic violence/family law, subsidized housing, homelessness, mortgage default and foreclosure, elderly issues, AIDS, health and welfare, immigration, and access for children to appropriate educational services. LSEM also provides legal assistance to qualifying nonprofit organizations.
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
Alton (618) 462-0029
East St. Louis (618) 398-0958
Serving Illinois, this agency provides free civil (non-criminal) legal services to low-income persons and senior citizens.
American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri
(314) 652-3111
The ACLU works to defend individual rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, including protecting First Amendment and privacy rights.
Beyond Housing (Foreclosure Prevention)
(314) 533-0600 x 22
Beyond Housing is not a legal service provider, but the agency’s counselors try to help homeowners avoid foreclosure.
Consumer Credit Counseling
(888) 656-2227
This nonprofit organization helps people with financial problems by offering assistance with budgeting, setting financial priorities, efficiently paying down debt, reducing financial stress and achieving financial stability.
Gateway Legal Services
(314) 534-0404
Gateway is dedicated to helping the poor and disabled with legal matters, primarily consumer and Social Security issues.
Great Rivers Environmental Law Center
(314) 231-4181
Great Rivers focuses on environmental litigation and consultation.
Interfaith Legal Services for Immigrants
(314) 371-4640
Interfaith Legal Services for Immigrants provides affordable immigration legal services to low-income immigrants and their families in eastern Missouri.
The Immigration Project
(618) 452-7018
The Immigration Project serves indigent and disadvantaged people in southern Illinois with family reunification matters and other issues, such as discrimination in the workplace and landlord-tenant difficulties.
Landlord-Tenant Info
The Missouri Attorney General’s helpful site outlines the obligations of landlords and tenants.
Legal Advocates for Abused Women
(314) 535-5229
LAAW helps victims of abuse during times of crisis, working within the legal system, law enforcement, and courts.
Metropolitan St. Louis Equal Housing Opportunity Council
(314) 534-5800
EHOC works to end illegal housing discrimination and ensure equal access to housing for all people through education, counseling, investigation and enforcement.
Missouri Commission on Human Rights
(573) 751-3325
MCHR enforces the Missouri Human Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations due to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, handicap, age and familial status.
Missouri State Public Defender
St. Louis City (314) 340-7625
Clayton (314) 615-4778
St. Charles (636) 949-7300
The Missouri State Public Defender System provides advocacy for indigent people who are accused of crimes in Missouri.
PROMO
(314) 862-4900
PROMO is an advocate for civil rights, focusing on equality under the law for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.
St. Louis University School of Law Community and Economic Development Clinic
(314) 977-2778
This new clinic provides direct representation to entrepreneurs, small businesses, nonprofit organizatins and real estate developers unable to pay for market-rate services.
Washington University School of Law Intellectual Property and Nonprofit Organizations Clinic
Intellectual Property (314) 935-7960
Nonprofit Organizations (314) 935-8815
The clinic provides advice to clients on a full spectrum of intellectual property and nonprofit law issues.
