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Columbia Legal Services
101 Yesler Way, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 464-5911
Toll-Free: (800) 542-0794
TTY: (206) 464-1518
Fax : (206) 382-3386
Web: http://www.columbialegal.org
Info: Nonprofit legal service provider. Services include:
domestic violence, special education, family law (including Medicare/Medicaid),
public benefits and individual rights issue impacting low-income
populations. Income requirements, case significance and other qualifiers
may apply. Spanish and Tagalog speakers on staff.
Disabilities
Law Project
Aliance of People With Disabilities
Seattle Office
4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Ste 100
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: 206-545-7055
TTY: 206-632-3456
Toll-free: 1-866-545-7055
Fax: 206-545-7059
E-mail: info@disabilitypride.org
Web:
http://www.disabilitypride.org
Info: Legal representation for people with disabilities needing help with
issues including: accessibility of public facilities and programs;
discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation; and other areas.
Eastside
Legal Assistance Program (ELAP)
P.O. Box 7165
Bellevue, WA 98008-1165
Phone: (425) 747-7274
Fax: (425) 747-7504
E-mail: elap@drizzle.com
Web: http://www.elap.org
Info: A non-profit organization providing civil legal assistance to low
income residents of East and Northeast King County: General Law, Family Law
& Domestic Violence Clinics, free representation by a volunteer attorney,
simple wills, Durable Powers of Attorney, also monthly workshops for individuals
who are seeking uncontested divorces and monthly lectures at
Senior and Community centers on estate planning and other legal issues.
Special program which serves ALL of King County: Domestic Violence Legal
Fund (DVLF) - upon referral from a variety of domestic violence agencies, ELAP
provides representation for those unable to hire a private attorney until
temporary orders are in place. Must call for office location.
King
County Bar Association
Volunteer Legal Services
1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98164-1060
Phone: (206) 267-7010 (Lawyer Referral)
Fax: (206) 267-7099
E-mail: cls@kcba.org
Web: http://www.kcba.org/
Info: Services include: lawyer referral service, community legal
service programs, volunteer legal services, family law mentor program, housing
justice project, legal services for the homeless, neighborhood legal clinics,
and other services.
King
County Family Law Facilitator Program
King County Courthouse
516 Third Avenue, Suite W-280
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 296-9092
TTY: (206) 205-5048
Kent Regional Justice Center
401 Fourth Avenue North
Room 3-D
Kent, WA 98032
Phone: (206) 205-2526
TTY: (206) 205-2655
Web: http://www.metrokc.gov/kcsc/famlaw/facilitator.htm
Info: Provides information and referrals to individuals involved in
family law matters (divorce, legal separation, child support modification,
parenting plan establishment and modification, non-parental custody, motions,
temporary orders, restraining orders) who are not represented by attorneys.
Cases NOT eligible for assistance include: adoptions, juvenile dependency,
wills, evictions, traffic citations, guardianships, bankruptcy, probate, name
changes and criminal charges. The Facilitator Program
serves clients on a walk-in basis in the morning and by appointment only in the
afternoon at the King County Courthouse in Seattle and the Regional Justice
Center in Kent. Services are provided at no cost to users. Facilitators help
obtain necessary legal forms and instructions, understand court rules and
procedures, and access legal services, other court services and community
resources. Facilitators will not give legal advice, or help clients fill
out legal forms.
King
County Office of Civil Rights
Yesler Building
400 Yesler Way
Room 260
Seattle, WA 98104-2683
Phone: (206) 296-7592
Fax: (206) 296-7596
TTY: (206) 296-4329
E-mail: civil-rights.ocr@metrokc.gov
Web: http://www.metrokc.gov/dias/ocre/
Info: OCR investigates and resolves complaints of discrimination,
provides education, and offers other assistance relating to fair housing and
employment, public accommodation, and fair contracting practices. Enforces
local ordinances to ensure disability access and compliance. For residents
who live outside Seattle City Limits.
The
Northwest Justice Project
401 Second Avenue S, Suite 407
Seattle, WA 98104
Business office:
Phone: (206) 464-1519
Toll-free: (888) 201-1012
TTY: 1-888-201-9737
Fax: (206) 624-7501
Coordinated Legal Information, Advice and Referral (CLEAR):
Toll-free: (888) 201-1014 (general)
Toll-free: (888) 387-7111 (60 and over)
E-mail: njp@nwjustice.org
Web: http://www.nwjustice.org
Info: Services include: general legal information and referral
(through Project Clear); represent victims of domestic violence in
protection order hearings where there are barriers to self-representation, such
as language or disability; special education; family law;
immigration; Native American issues; and public benefits (TANF, food
stamps, Medicaid denials, terminations and sanctions). Clients must
generally have income under 125% of the federal poverty guidelines and, in some
cases, may have income up to 175% or 187% of poverty depending on liabilities.
Limitations on assets also apply.
Seattle Community Law Center
1820 E Pine Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 686 - 7252
E-mail: info@seattlecommlaw.org
Web: http://www.seattlecommlaw.org
Info: The Seattle Community Law Center (SCLC) is a 501(C)(3) tax exempt,
non-profit organization that was founded in 1997 by two legal aid attorneys with
over twenty years of advocacy experience in King County. SCLC's primary
constituency is residents in King County living in poverty. Within this
population, SCLC seeks to work with people who further face barriers to access
including immigrants, people with disabilities, people of color and other
members of disadvantaged groups. SCLC is currently comprised of three existing
projects, the Social Security Advocacy Project, the Access Law Project, and the
Community Law Advocate Worker (LAW) Project.
Seattle
Office for Civil Rights
700 Third Avenue
Suite 250
Seattle, WA 98104-1849
Phone: (206) 684-4500
TTY: (206) 684-4503
Fax: (206) 684-0332
E-mail: Elliott.Bronstein@ci.seattle.wa.us
Web: http://www.cityofseattle.net/civilrights/
Info: The Seattle Office for Civil Rights enforces City, State and Federal
anti-discrimination laws; develops anti-discrimination programs and
policies for the City of Seattle; provides training and educational materials;
and staffs the Seattle Human Rights Commission, Women's Commission, and
Commission for Sexual Minorities.
TeamChild
1120 East Terrace Street Suite 203
Seattle, Washington 98122
Phone: (206) 322-2444
Fax: (206) 381-1742
E-mail: Questions@TeamChild.org
Web: http://www.teamchild.org
Info: TeamChild is a collaborative project of the public defender and
legal services agencies. TeamChild provides advocacy on civil matters for
juveniles involved in the juvenile justice systems with a focus on access to
education (including special education), mental and medical health treatment and
safe living conditions. TeamChild serves Snohomish, King, Pierce, Yakima and
Spokane Counties.
Washington
Assistive Technology Alliance (WATA) Disability Law Resource List - King County
Center for Technology and Disability
Studies
Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195-7920
Phone: (206) 685-4181
TTY: (206) 616-1396
Toll-free: (800) 841-8345
Fax: (206) 543-4779
E-mail: uwctds@u.washington.edu
Web: http://wata.org/resource/legal/seattle.htm
Info: Created with the assistance of the Governors Committee on
Disability Issues & Employment. The list includes attorneys who have
identified themselves as individuals who practice "disability law" and
may be able to help with your Assistive Technology (AT) needs.
Washington
Protection and Advocacy System (WPAS)
315 - Fifth Avenue South
Suite 850
Seattle, WA 98104
*Phone: (206) 324-1521 or in Washington State: (800) 562-2702
TTY: (206) 957-0728 or in Washington State: (800) 905-0209
Fax: (206) 957-0729
E-mail: wpas@wpas-rights.org
Web: http://www.wpas-rights.org
Washington Protection and Advocacy System (WPAS) is a private, non-profit
organization that has been protecting the rights of people with disabilities in
the state of Washington since 1972. Every
state and territory of the United Sates has an organization like WPAS,
designated to provide independent protection and advocacy services to eligible
people with developmental and other disabilities and/or mental illness.
Services include: Information and Referral, Training and Publications, Legal Representation, System
Impact Litigation, Abuse or Neglect Intervention, System Impact Policy Initiatives.
WPAS'
services are free. *Interpreters Available in over 200 languages via
AT&T Language Line
Washington
State Human Rights Commission (Seattle District Office)
Melbourne Tower, #921
1511 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101-1626
Phone: (206) 464-6500
TTY: (206) 587-5168
Fax: (206) 464-7463
Toll-free: (800) 605-7324
Web: http://www.wa.gov/hrc/
Info: The Washington State Human Rights Commission investigates
complaints of alleged discrimination in employment, housing and real-estate,
places of public accommodation, credit and insurance, and employee retaliation.
To file a complaint, contact the HRC and ask to speak with an intake officer.
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This page last updated: Friday, March 14, 2008