The Legal Aid Society of Columbus

Are you are a victim of domestic violence? We can help you obtain a civil protection order to protect you from your abuser. If possible, please contact our intake department at 614-241-2001 immediately to complete an application.

You can also file an application for assistance online through our website. In addition to our services, if you are in immediate danger from domestic violence or abuse, or if there is a threat to your immediate safety, please call 911 for help from the police.

You may also call the domestic violence shelter CHOICES at 244-4663.

Our new Access to Justice (A2J) online application is an interactive interview that will walk you step by step through our intake process. This easy to follow question and answer session will help us better understand your problem so we can give you a more accurate response to your needs. It also saves our intake workers time and helps us to help more people. Our A2J system has been operational for nearly a year and in that time it has enabled us to promptly process over 3000 applications! Rest assured that your data is safe and will not be shared with anyone.

Click here or click on the picture to the right to try A2J today.

---

The Legal Aid Society of Columbus (LASC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) regional law firm that seeks to improve the lives of and empower low income residents and senior citizens of Columbus and our Central Ohio service area by providing high quality legal representation to meet our clients' civil legal needs.

You must meet income and resource limits to be eligible for our services but our experienced intake staff will help you determine eligibility and find the right attorney to help you resolve your problem.

The Legal Aid Society of Columbus does not charge for its services but you may be required to pay certain court costs. If we must refer you to a private attorney, there may be a reduced fee. If The Legal Aid Society of Columbus cannot help you with your problem, we will refer you to an agency that may be more suited to your needs. If you have a problem that is not listed on our services page, please call us anyway; we may have a service that can help you or know of just the right program or private attorney that will.

The Legal Aid Society of Columbus' legal experience includes but is not limited to:

* Loss or denial of public benefits * Medicaid/Medicare * Unemployment compensation * Evictions * Foreclosures * Domestic Violence * Child Custody * Consumer Issues * Garnishments and attachments * Landlord/Tenant Dissolutions * Divorce * Income Tax Issues * Wills

Callback and Intake Lines

Call toll free 1-888-246-4418 for advice on housing problems, domestic violence and other legal issues. An attorney will call you back as soon as possible or you can set an appointment for an office visit. The Legal Aid Society of Columbus does not handle criminal cases.

Home Visitation
If you are sick or disabled we will come to your home.