IMPORTANT-PLEASE READ:Community Legal Aid provides assistance in a wide variety of civil legal matters. We do not provide any assistance in criminal, juvenile offender, or traffic cases.

Community Legal Aid only provides assistance to residents of Columbiana, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne Counties or those with legal problems that need to be resolved in one of these counties. Please review your options to find legal aid in other locations.

If you are the victim of domestic violence and believe you are in danger please contact a local battered women's shelter for immediate assistance.

Terms of Use

Community Legal Aid cannot guarantee that your case will be accepted. Information that you provide through this online application will be used to determine whether we will be able to accept your case. No attorney-client relationship is created through the use of this online application. For more information please see our full terms and conditions.

An intake specialist or attorney will review the information that you provide and will attempt to contact you within two business days at the hours you indicate that you are available. If we are unable to reach you by telephone, we will close your application for service and you will be required to complete another online application or contact the HelpLine by telephone. You must provide a valid telephone number where you can be reached.

Privacy Notice

Community Legal Aid will keep all information that you provide through this online application confidential. We cannot guarantee that the computer you are using is secure. If you are using a publicly accessible computer please understand that the information that you enter on this online application may be stored on the computer you are using and that others may be able to read that information. If you think the computer you are using is insecure, please use a different computer or contact the Legal Aid HelpLine by telephone at 1-800-998-9454. For more information please see our full privacy policy.

Assistance with Divorce

If you would like assistance with obtaining a divorce, you do not need to apply for services online or call the Legal Aid HelpLine. You can download a copy of Community Legal Aid's Divorce Application here. The first page of the application includes instructions on how to complete the application and return it to us. If you would prefer to have an application mailed to you, please complete the online application or contact the Legal Aid HelpLine by telephone at 1-800-998-9454.

 I agree to these terms and wish to apply for help online.