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legal disputes, such as landlord tenant or domestic violence matters. To find a LSC office near you, visit www.lsc.gov. You must contact the local office to determine if that office deals with your particular issue. If so, and you qualify under the income guidelines, then an LSC lawyer can represent you for little to no cost. Even if they cannot represent you, the LSC staff will be able to give you valuable information to help you understand your options.

3) Law School Clinics

Almost every law school in the country has one or more legal clinics. These are programs sponsored by the law school and staffed by law professors and law students to provide free legal services to low-income individuals. Typically, each clinic focuses on a particular area of law, such as landlord-tenant, criminal law, or appellate law. To find a local law school, visit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/List_of_law_schools_in_th e_United_States

Once you find a local law school, call the general number or visit their website and find out which clinics the law school hosts. Don't be afraid to call and described your issue, if you're not sure if it is something they will accept. It doesn't hurt to ask, and they are there to help.

While law students will work on your case, they will be supervised by experienced law professors and local attorneys. In fact, in many instances, law students will work harder and with more energy than some seasoned attorneys. Better yet, the work is done for free.

4) Non-profit Organizations

There are many non-profit organizations or charities that will take on cases of great public interest or involving particular egregious facts. For example, the American Civil Liberties Union will take on certain cases involving violations of important Constitutional rights and violations of civil liberties (www.aclu.org). Another example is the Never Again Foundation, which will get involved in cases involving domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse (www.neveragainfoundation.org) . In both cases, the legal representation is done at no cost to you. There are many other organizations out there that might be able to help. One way to find them is to use a search engine like Google and type in key words involved in your legal issue. Another excellent way is to go to a law library at a local courthouse or law school and ask the reference librarian for assistance. Reference librarians are some of the best legal researches around and if they can't find the answer, it doesn't exist.

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