Free Resources
|
Resource |
Telephone Number |
| American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) | 617-482-3170 |
Attorney General’s Office
|
617-727-2200 ext. 2691 617-727-8400 888-243-5337 617-727-3465 888-830-6277 617-727-3465 |
| Bankruptcy Court in Boston | 617-565-6080 |
| Better Business Bureau | 508-652-4800 |
Board of Bar Overseers
|
617-728-8800 617-728-8750 |
| Children Law Center | 888-543-5298 |
| CPCS (Committee for Public Counsel Services)
(Accepts complaints about public defenders) |
800-882-2095
617-482-6212 |
| Consumer Credit Counseling Center | 800-282-6196
617-426-6644 |
| Cori Project – Mass Law Reform Institute
(Advises people with CORI problems) |
617-357-0700 |
| Department of Labor | 617-624-6700 |
Disability Law Center
|
617-723-8455 or 800-872-9992 413-584-6337 or 800-222-5619 |
| ESAC Housing Assistance
(To prevent foreclosures in Eastern MA) |
617-524-4820 |
| Fee Arbitration Board | 617-338-0552 |
| GLAD (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders | 800-455-4583 |
| Health Care for All
(Information & free representation for poor w/ health care issues) |
800-272-4232
617-350-7279 |
| Home Owners Options / Mass Elders
(Assistance for elder homeowners) |
800-583-5337
617-451-0680 |
| Home Saver Foreclosure Prevention
(Massachusetts Bar Association) |
888-995-4673 |
| Housing Discrimination Project
(Western & Central MA counties) |
800-675-7309 |
| International Institute
(Free/sliding scale assistance for immigration & asylum) |
617-695-9990 |
Lawyer Referral Service
|
866-627-7577 or 617-654-0400 617-742-0625 |
| Legal Advocacy & Resource Center (LARC)
(Provides basic legal advice – does not provide advice on criminal, landlord/tenant, tort, immigration or civil rights) |
800-342-5297
617-603-1700 |
| Mass Advocates for Children
(Education matters, and trauma including domestic violence) |
617-357-8432 |
| Mass Correction Legal Services
(Legal assistance for inmates not in Federal prison) |
800-882-1413
617-482-2773 |
| Mass Commission Against Discrimination | 617-727-3990 |
| Mass Commission on Judicial Conduct
(For Judicial complaints) |
617-7275-8050 |
| Mass Department of Revenue | 800-332-2733 |
| Mass Office of Dispute & Resolution for Mediation | 617-287-4040 |
| Mental Health Legal Advisors
(Provides info/assistance to people with mental health issues. Will also look into complaints of mistreatment in facilities) |
617-338-2345 |
| National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
(For children injured by vaccinations) |
800-338-2382 |
| Small Claims Advisory Service
(Will provide general info on how to file in small claims court) |
617-497-5690 |
| Tenant Advocacy Project
(Assists with public housing issues in Cambridge/Somerville) |
617-495-4394 |
| Tobacco Product Liability Project
(Information on class action suits against tobacco companies) |
617-373-2026 |
|
Legal Service Agencies (by County) |
Telephone Number |
Barnstable County
|
800-244-9023 800-742-4107 or 508-775-7020 |
Berkshire County – Western MA Legal Services
|
800-639-1509 or 413-499-1950 413-664-4531 800-639-1109 or 413-781-7814 |
Bristol County
|
800-244-9023 800-742-4107 or 508-775-7020 |
Dukes County
|
800-244-9023 800-742-4107 or 508-775-7020 |
Essex County
|
800-336-2262 or 978-458-1465 781-599-7730 |
Franklin County – Western MA Legal Services
|
800-639-1309 or 413-584-4034 800-639-1309 or 413-774-3747 800-639-1109 or 413-781-7814 |
Hampden County – Western MA Legal Services
|
800-639-1109 or 413-781-7814 |
Hampshire County – Western MA Legal Services
|
800-639-1309 or 413-584-4034 800-639-1109 or 413-781-7814 |
Middlesex County
|
617-603-2700 617-661-1010 800-323-3205 or 617-371-1234 800-336-2262 or 978-458-1465 800-696-1501 or 508-620-1830 |
Nantucket County
|
800-244-9023 800-742-4107 or 508-775-7020 |
Norfolk County
|
800-323-3205 or 617-371-1234 800-742-4107 or 508-775-7020 800-696-1501 or 508-620-1830 |
Plymouth County
|
800-323-3205 or 617-371-1234 800-244-9023 800-742-4107 or 508-775-7020 |
Suffolk County
|
617-661-1010 800-323-3205 or 617-371-1234 617-603-1700 |
Worcester County
|
800-649-3718 or 508-752-3718 |