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Free Legal Aid in Maine
Free legal help is available to qualifying Maine people. Seniors, elderly (age 60 and older), and low income clients who may also be military veterans can receive free civil, not criminal, legal assistance in Maine. Legal services include:
- Advice to clients includes utility disconnection, income, health care, age discrimination, long-term care, nutrition, housing, protective services, defense of guardianship, neglect, and abuse.
- Legal representation and related services are available for individuals age 60 and older and also people who meet income guidelines.
Areas of Legal Expertise
Government Benefits
Elder and Senior Law in Maine
Family Law and Domestic Violence
Disability Benefits in Maine
Housing and Foreclosure Aid
Consumer, Debt, Credit, and Financial Matters
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Maine Legal Services for the Elderly
Maine Legal Services for the Elderly provides "free, high quality legal services to Maine's socially and economically needy elderly age 60 and over."
Their site offers information about Legal Services for the Elderly, their staff and the ways they might be able to help you.
Additionally, there is are resources It also contains client education materials which we hope you will find helpful.
Contact
HelpLine: 1-800-750-5353 (Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Resource
External Website: Maine Legal Services for the Elderly
Maine Veteran Medical-Legal Clinic: Maine VA Medical Center
Maine Pine Tree Legal Assistance offers a Medical-legal Clinic in collaboration with the VA Maine Healthcare System, a valuable one-stop shop for veterans facing legal challenges. The project intends to offer legal assistance to veterans with financial, housing, employment, and other life events that can ultimately impact a veteran's overall day-to-day health.
The National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership notes that 1 in 6 people needs legal care to be healthy.
Maine Veteran Medical-Legal Clinic Hours
By Appointment or Walk-in
Attorney: Krista Selnau
Days: Mondays and Thursdays
Time: 8:30am - 1:00pm
Telephone: 207-400-3251
(Request medical-legal clinic appointment at Maine VA Medical Center/Togus)
Email: kselnau@ptla.org
Location:
Room 202/Building 206
Maine VA Medical Center (Togus)
1 VA Center
Augusta ME 04330
Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP)
The Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) is a legal aid organization that provides free legal information, assistance, and representation to Maine residents with low incomes facing civil legal issues. The VLP helps eligible clients by providing them with the tools and know-how to participate in the legal system and coordinates their volunteer efforts.
How can you access VLP services?
Call, write, or walk into one of their Courthouse Assistance Project (CHAP) for brief consultations.
Family Law Helpline
Call the Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project (link is external) at 1-800-442-4293 or 774-4348 to see if you qualify for assistance with and to set up an appointment on the Family Law Helpline.
External Website: Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project
Pine Tree Legal Assistance (PTLA)
Pine Tree Legal Assistance (PTLA) provides free legal help to qualifying Maine people. Seniors, elderly, and low income clients, who may also be military veterans, can receive free legal assistance in Maine. PTLA offers only civil, not criminal, legal matter assistance.
- Advice to clients includes utility disconnection, income, health care, age discrimination, long-term care, nutrition, housing, protective services, defense of guardianship, neglect, and abuse.
- Legal representation and related services are available for individuals age 60 and older and also people who meet income guidelines.
Visit the PTLA site for more information and/or contact them at the links below.
Contact Maine Offices
Maine Office Call-in and Walk-in Hours
Their continuously updated website offers a wealth of self-help information for military, veterans, and their families.
External Website: Pine Tree Legal Assistance