Low Cost Legal Services

There are many legal aid offices and programs around the state that assist people who cannot afford an attorney but who need legal assistance in civil matters such as landlord-tenant disputes, problems with state or federal aid, and divorce. 

·         Black Hawk County Bar Association—(319)-233-2333

·         Civil Legal Assistance (family law cases in Second Judicial District)—(641)-421-0990

·         Drake University Legal Clinic—(515)-271-3851

·         H.E.L.P. (Scott County, Clinton County, Muscatine County)—(563)-322-6216

·         Iowa Legal Aid  http://www.iowalegalaid.org

o        Cedar Rapids—(319)-364-6108 or (800)-332-0419

o        Council Bluffs—(712)-328-3982 or (800)-432-9229

o        Davenport—(563) 322-6216 or (800) 627-1596

o        Dubuque—(563)-588-4653 or (800) 942-4619

o        Des Moines—(515)-243-1193 or (800)-532-1503

o        Iowa City—(319)-351-6570 or (800)-272-0008

o        Mason City—(641)-423-4651 or (800)-392-0021

o        Ottumwa—(641)-683-3166 or (800)-452-0007

o        Sioux City—(712)-277-8686 or (800)-352-0017

o        Waterloo—(319)-235-7008 or (800)-772-0039

·         Iowa Legal Aid Hotline for Older Iowans (Iowans age sixty or older)—(800)-992-8161

·         Iowa State Bar Association Public Service Project—(515)-244-8617

·         Justice for Our Neighbors (immigration-related services in Linn County, Louisa County, Polk County, and Woodbury County)—(319)-366-4188

·         Legal Aid Society of Story County—(515)-382-2471

·         Muscatine Legal Services—(563)-263-8663

·         Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyer Project—(515)-243-3904

·         Sioux County Bar Association (Sioux County)—(712)-737-2999

·         University of Iowa Law School Legal Clinic