Legal advocacy and assistance by subject area

Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts provides educational programming, legal advice and resources to empower Oregon’s creative and artistic communities.

State agency that helps consumers with complaints, prevent fraud, enforce consumer protection laws and investments in consumer education.

Oregon’s largest consumer protection and business regulatory agency.

State agency that works to protect  Oregonians’ access to fair products and services through education, regulation and consumer assistance.

Offers advocacy for crime victims to ensure their independent voices are heard and their legal rights are protected. 

The Victim Assistance Program goal is to make the criminal justice system more responsive to individual citizens, particularly to victims of crime.

Provides legal representation to survivors of rape and sexual assault to help rebuild their lives; and to promote a national movement committed to seeking justice for every rape and sexual assault survivor.

Information about family law services and resources in Oregon and offers statewide forms for use in family law proceedings.

Provides accessibility to legal services by offering affordable and low-cost assistance to people who fall within the gap of not qualifying for pro bono legal services and yet are unable to afford a private attorney.

Offer help to migrants in Oregon with refugee, asylee or parolee status to follow the legal pathways to citizenship set up by Congress.

Oregon’s largest independent immigration and refugee advocacy firm.

Organization that  serves and empowers refugees, immigrants and people across cultures and generations to reach their full potential. 

Provides culturally competent, immigration-related legal representation and education to refugees and immigrants with limited income throughout Oregon.

Organization that helps wrongfully convicted Oregonians clear their names.

Provides assistance to LGBTQ+ Oregonians to live free from discrimination and be treated with dignity and respect in every community in Oregon.

Up to date resources explaining  transgender people’s rights.

Legal information and assistance for LGBTQ+ people.

Information about name and gender identity change forms.

Information about sex identifier on your driver’s license or ID card.

The Military Assistance Panel matches deployed servicemembers and their dependents with lawyers willing to provide up to two hours of legal advice at no charge.

Provides free information, legal advice, brief services, and full representation to low-income tribe members, tribes, and affiliated groups. Services are available for cases related to tribal status, such as treaty rights, enrollment, probate of Indian wills and trust, property estate planning, tribal court representation, and other related issues.

CAT educates, organizes and develops the leadership of low-income tenants. 

The Tenant Eviction Defense (TED) team provides tenants with brief advice, helps negotiate agreements with their landlord's lawyers and facilitates rental assistance applications. 

Oregon Law Center (OLC) is a non-profit organization that provides free legal help to people struggling to make ends meet.

The PCC Legal Resource Center provides eviction expungements; also limited legal advice to assist people navigating the housing court process pro se, and information and training for tenants to self-advocate.

Provides a full range of civil legal help  to help seniors (60 and older) or anyone married to a senior get their legal questions answered. 

Legal services are available for adults age 60+ with the greatest social or economic need.

HELPS Law Firm serves senior citizens and legally disabled persons struggling with debt.

Oregon lawyers volunteer as Problem Solvers to offer free legal information and advice to children. Any young person between the ages of 13 and 17 can call to request a referral to this program.

The New Avenues for Youth Legal Clinic can help remove barriers preventing you from accessing or maintaining housing, employment, benefits, and more.

If you are a service member or Veteran in need of legal assistance now, there are several resources available to assist you.

Oregon laws protect your right to work, find housing, and be in our state free from discrimination. Learn more about your rights, the laws, and how to file a complaint.

Laws set the minimum wage, protect breaks, give you overtime pay, provide sick time, and more. Learn more about your rights at work, file a complaint, or ask a question.

NWJP provides high quality legal support and education to workers and their organizations, focusing on the priority areas of: low-wage workers’ organizing rights, rights of immigrant workers, and  rights of contingent workers