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Oregon Law Center (OLC) provides free legal help to people struggling to make ends meet on matters related to their homes, livelihoods, medical care and physical safety against domestic violence.

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 More Help to Get/Stay Safe from Domestic Violence!

 If you are in danger because of domestic violence, and you are pregnant or have minor children, and you are low-income, you may now qualify for up to $3,200 in assistance. Immigration status is not a barrier! See these links for more information in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Russian.

RELIEF IS HERE
for thousands of Oregonians whose driver licenses were suspended because they couldn’t afford to pay minor traffic tickets!

Read more here and click here to see if the holds on your license will be lifted.

Black Families Sue Over Forced Displacement From Central Albina

Are you being evicted?
If you have eviction papers from the court, contact us.

Tenants whose landlord has taken them to eviction court can call the Eviction Defense Project line (888-585-9638) or email the Project (evictiondefense@oregonlawcenter.org) to seek legal help. Tenants should leave a message on the intake line or by emailing with their name, date of birth, and eviction case number.

The Public Charge rule is permanently blocked!

The Biden Administration issued a final Public Charge rule that makes it SAFE for immigrants and their families to get most public benefits, without becoming a “Public Charge”.  The new, safer rule went into effect on December 23, 2022.  Please look at the Fact Sheets for more information, and call our Public Benefits Hotline (1-800-520-5292) if you need legal advice. 

Oregon Law Center is working to make the unemployment benefits system work better for low-income Oregonians. Click the button below to learn about recent settlements and ongoing litigation.

Do you owe courts fees and fines?
Is your driver license suspended because you can’t pay?

The Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon have prepared materials to help you seek relief. In this packet, you will find a step-by-step guide to addressing your court debt, including a sample letter to the court.

Legal Aid Services of Oregon and Oregon Law Center stand in solidarity with the Black community.

As legal aid organizations, our mission is to achieve justice for the low-income communities of Oregon by providing a full range of the highest quality civil legal services.  We emphasize the right of our clients to decide the solutions that we pursue for the issues they face, and our clients have long told us that racial discrimination is a critical barrier preventing them from escaping poverty.  We are responsible to our clients to work to dismantle systemic racism and white supremacy as we fight for economic justice on their behalf.

Legal aid lawyers and staff across the state will continue to work together to bring equity, justice, and integrity into our communities and our legal system.

Oregon Law Center is open and available to assist you

While we are not accepting walk-in clients right now, please contact the office in your area by phone and we will get back to you shortly.  You can find your local office here.  Thank you and stay safe.

Please visit our RESOURCES page for more helpful information.

Administrative Law

Administrative Law

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Administrative Law

Oregon Law Center provides information, advice, brief service and representation on a number of administrative law issues including health care, unemployment insurance, food stamps, the Jobs program, public benefits, Social Security and child support.
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Employment Law

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Employment Law

Oregon Law Center provides information, advice, brief service and representation on a number of employment law issues that are important for low income clients including wage claims, discrimination claims, family leave, working conditions and safety.
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Family Law

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Family Law

Oregon Law Center provides information, advice, brief service and representation on a number of family law issues that are important for low income families, with the highest priority for matters involving domestic violence.
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Farmworker Law

Farmworker Law

Oregon Law Center provides information, advice, brief service and representation on a number of issues that are important to farmworkers, including wage claims, working conditions, housing and health care.
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Housing Law

Housing Law

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Housing Law

Oregon Law Center provides information, advice, brief service and representation on a number of housing law issues that are important for low income people including Fair Housing, government subsidized housing, landlord-tenant law and issues related to homelessness.
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Civil Rights

Civil Rights

Oregon Law Center provides information, advice, brief service and representation on civil rights issues including race discrimination, immigrants’ rights, education issues, and fines-and-fees matters.
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Administrative Law

Administrative Law

"Legal aid was a godsend to me and I'm not sure what I would have done if they hadn't been there to help."

Administrative Law

Oregon Law Center provides information, advice, brief service and representation on a number of administrative law issues including health care, unemployment insurance, food stamps, the Jobs program, public benefits, Social Security and child support.
Find an office near you.
Employment Law

Employment Law

“I am really appreciative. Without the help I wasn’t going to win. I was very nervous and didn’t know what to say.”

Employment Law

Oregon Law Center provides information, advice, brief service and representation on a number of employment law issues that are important for low income clients including wage claims, discrimination claims, family leave, working conditions and safety.
Find an office near you.

Family Law

“It’s not easy, but there is help and hope.”

Family Law

Oregon Law Center provides information, advice, brief service and representation on a number of family law issues that are important for low income families, with the highest priority for matters involving domestic violence.
Find an office near you.
Farmworker Law

Farmworker Law

Farmworker Law

Oregon Law Center provides information, advice, brief service and representation on a number of issues that are important to farmworkers, including wage claims, working conditions, housing and health care.
Find an office near you.
Housing Law

Housing Law

"I could not have handled this alone. I didn’t have anyone listening to what I was saying until I went to legal aid. Having someone who knows the law...it was a lot of help.”

Housing Law

Oregon Law Center provides information, advice, brief service and representation on a number of housing law issues that are important for low income people including Fair Housing, government subsidized housing, landlord-tenant law and issues related to homelessness.
Find an office near you.
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Civil Rights

Civil Rights

Oregon Law Center provides information, advice, brief service and representation on civil rights issues including race discrimination, immigrants’ rights, education issues, and fines-and-fees matters.
Find an office near you.

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