Resources — Helpful Guides & Forms
Free Legal Answers
Maine Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal advice clinic where qualifying users post civil legal questions at no cost to be answered by pro bono attorneys.
Self-Help Legal Info
Pine Tree Legal Assistance’s website provides legal forms, links, and self-help information for many kinds of civil legal cases in Maine.
The State of Maine Judicial Branch’s mission is to administer justice by providing a safe, accessible, efficient, and impartial system of dispute resolution. Click above to find information about court fees, forms, schedules, and contact information.
Pine Tree Legal Assistance provides free civil legal advice in cases involving basic human needs. including access to housing, food, income, safety, education, and healthcare.
Legal Services for Maine Elders
Legal Services for Maine Elders provides free, quality legal services to Maine’s socially and economically needy elderly age 60+.
Legal services for people with disabilities, including information and referrals, individual advocacy, legal representation, education and training, and assistance with self-advocacy.
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project
The Maine Immigrant Legal Advocacy Program provides legal assistance for immigrants looking to improve their legal status and advocates for more just and humane laws and policies.
The Clinics at the University of Maine School of Law
The Clinics at Maine Law is a small legal aid program where student attorneys represent low-income clients. The clinic provides services for most kinds of civil, criminal, juvenile, and family matters cases.
The Maine State Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service helps you find the right lawyer for your specific legal situation. This service helps refer people to trusted lawyers who practice in almost every area of law. Note: This is not a free service. For a $35 fee, you will receive a referral and up to 30 minutes’ consult with a qualified, local lawyer.
The ACLU of Maine’s priorities include criminal justice reform, reproductive freedom, racial justice, immigrants' rights, LGBTQ rights, women's rights, voting rights, freedom of expression, freedom of speech and religion, and privacy.
Kids Legal is a project of Pine Tree Legal Assistance that provides free legal assistance to Maine’s children and their caretakers specializing in issues surrounding schools, courts, LGBTQ+, runaways, and lead paint at home.
Maine Commission on Public Defense Services
The Maine Commission on Public Defense Services was established to provide high-quality representation to Maine citizens entitled to counsel at state expense under the US Constitution or under the Constitution or statutes of Maine.
Other Legal Help
Community Resources
Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
MCEDV serves a network of nine members throughout the state, helping them do the very best work they can for survivors of abuse. Click the link above to find a list of agencies who support survivors of domestic violence.
Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault
MECASA is organized to end sexual violence and to support high-quality sexual violence prevention and response in Maine communities. Click the link above to find a list of support agencies in your area.
Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition
The Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition is an organization that represents diverse ethnic communities across Maine and are working to create and support programs and policies that promote immigrant inclusion and integration.
The Maine Department of Labor is committed to serving Maine workers and businesses. They provide workers with the skills they need to be competitive in the economy; assist individuals when jobs are lost; aid people with disabilities reach career goals; ensure safe and fair workplaces for people on the job; and more.
Equality Maine is an organization that is working to secure full equality for the LGBTQ+ community. Equality Maine works through educational programs and advocacy work to provide resources and support for members of the LGBTQ+ community so that they have full equality in the hearts and minds of Maine people and in all areas of the law.
Southern Maine Workers’ Center
Southern Maine Workers’ Center is an organization working to improve the lives, working conditions, and terms of employment for working class and low-income people in the state of Maine. This organization also provides education about workers’ rights in the State of Maine.
211 Maine is a free and confidential organization that provides support for a number of human services including aging and disability, basic needs, crisis, education, family, food, health, housing, substance abuse, and transitions. Find services in your area by dialing 211 or texting your zip code to 898-211.
The National Alliance for Mental Illness Maine
The National Alliance for Mental Illness Maine is an organization which is an active voice for families, individuals and professionals whose daily lives are impacted by mental illness. Through support, education, and advocacy NAMI Maine is dedicated to building better lives for Mainers affected by mental illness.
The Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman
The Maine Child Welfare Services Ombudsman is an impartial office that specializes in assisting people with resolving concerns and complaints with Maine’s Child Protective Services Department of the Department of Health and Human Services.
