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Provides free legal information, advice and referrals in the areas of family law and local welfare and housing issues.
NHLA provides free legal advice and representation to low-income people in civil matters especially those involving basic needs, such as food, shelter, income and medical care, as well as domestic violence.
Pro Bono Referral Program: Connects low-income citizens with volunteer lawyers for services in family law, bankruptcy, consumer, housing and senior citizen matters.
Low-income Taxpayer Project: Volunteer lawyers assist clients with federal income tax disputes
Law Line: Volunteer lawyers provide free legal advice by telephone.
DOVE (Domestic Violence Emergency Project): provides free legal representation at final hearings for protective orders.
Assists low-income clients with issues including consumer protection, worker's compensation, landlord-tenant and bankruptcy.
Provides information, referrals, legal advice and legal representation for citizens with disabilities.
Low-cost or reduced rate legal services in non-criminal cases is also available to eligible low-income recipients:
Provides attorney referrals for those who can afford to pay for legal services.
Connects low income citizens with reduced rate lawyers.
An 80-year-old woman, suffering from dementia and living in an assisted care facility, was notified in 2006 that, 10 years earlier, she had been overpaid in Social Security benefits. The government wanted her to return the money.
