Legal Aid Resources

I have a civil legal issue I need help with. 

• Legal Aid of West Virginia​​
  • Civil Legal Aid, Behavioral Health Advocacy, and Long-Term and Elder Care
  • Can assist with protection from domestic violence, divorce and family law, access to government benefits, consumer protection, housing disputes, and access to healthcare and education.
  • 12 offices around the state
• ​WV State Law Library
  • Resources for doing your own legal research
• West Virginia Senior Legal​ Aid
  • For people 60 and over
  • Provides quality legal services critical to senior citizens to protect their homes, income security, access to healthcare and other benefits, and their autonomy.
• Other civil legal aid services and resources
  • Mountain State Justice, WVU Clinical Law Program, etc.
• Free or Low-Cost Lawyers in WV
  • Civil offices and organizations that serve seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities, respectively.

I'm looking to have my record expunged.

• WV Court Expungement Forms
• LAWV Expungement FAQs

I have a quick legal question I'd like to ask a lawyer.

• ​​West Virginia Bar Association's Tuesday Legal Connect
  • Volunteer lawyers from around the state take calls from the public, and offer suggestions and guidance about their questions every Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. They can provide general legal information, but they cannot provide direct legal advice or legal assistance about your case.
• WV State Bar Association
  • If you have a legal question or are looking for a lawyer.​

I think my rights are being violated.

• ACLU Know Your Rights Toolkits:
  • Stopped by Police
  • Prisoners' Rights
  • Immigrants' Rights
  • Other
• Voting with a criminal record in WV
  • Felon Voting Rights in West Virginia
  • Ex-Offender Voting Rights
• Gun Laws/Rights in WV

Other

• DMV DUI Safety and Treatment
  • Program run by WV DMV, consists of DUI education and a treatment assessment/screening.
• Personal Injury Attorneys​
  • Free WV Legal Consultations
• ​WV State Law Library
  • Resources for doing your own legal research
• Parole Advocacy
  • A resource for family and friends of inmates up for parole to receive information about the process and how they can prepare for the parole hearing.
• Collateral Consequences
  • A form for people who have just been convicted or taken a plea deal to go over with their attorney on the impacts that their criminal record could have on various aspects of their life.