If you are interested in volunteering, please visit our volunteers page for more information.
WHO WE SERVE
Volunteer Legal Services (VLS) assists low-income, King County residents with civil legal issues in King County.
WHAT WE DO
Volunteer Legal Services provides direct representation by volunteer attorneys to low-income clients in a wide variety of civil legal issues.
VLS screens cases for financial eligibility and legal merit. If found eligible, the program attempts to find a volunteer attorney to handle the case for free.
Case Types:
- Bankruptcy – Chapter 7 only
- Consumer Issues
- Criminal Records
- Debt Defense
- Defense to a Lawsuit
- Estate Planning and Wills
- Housing
- Foreclosure
- Predatory Lending
- Public Benefits
- Real Estate
- Special Education
- Uncontested Guardianship
WHAT WE DO NOT DO
- Family Law
- Criminal Defense
- Suing another person or business
- Immigration
WHERE, WHEN, and HOW TO REACH SERVICES
To be screened for eligibility, call (206) 461-3200 or simply dial 211 from within the Washington State or e-mail CLS@KCBA.org with "VLS" in the subject Line.
For additional information call the Information and Resource Message Line at (206) 267-7055.
HOW TO PREPARE
- Gather all related paperwork.
- Decide on the desired outcome or goal.
- Identify all deadlines.
- Tell the intake screener about these deadlines.
- Be prepared to tell the history of your legal issue to the intake screener over the phone.