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If you live in Oklahoma and need legal help with a civil legal issue, you’ve come to the right place.

If you are struggling with a civil legal issue, or don’t understand your legal rights, there’s hope. If you qualify as low-income, the attorneys and paralegals at LASO can help with civil, non-criminal cases.

We will ask questions about your income, the number of people in your household and your legal issue. After receiving all of the information needed, Legal Aid can make a decision about taking your case.

LASO can assist with the following types of issues*:

* These practice areas include the entire firm.  Individual attorneys and individual offices may vary as to what they can offer.

We never charge a fee for our services
We have access to interpretation and translation services so that we may assist non-English speaking clients.

LASO also has several Special Projects
that may be of assistance to you and your family:

RIGHT TO COUNSEL PROGRAM
If you are having problems with your landlord, you have the right to get legal advice and assistance. This is your “right to counsel” and it applies to any issues with your landlord or eviction proceedings you face.

Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc may be able to provide you with free assistance if you qualify and live in Tulsa Zip Codes 74136 or 74105 or Oklahoma City Zip Codes 73111 or 73119. Do not wait for your eviction hearing. Call as soon as you have problems with your landlord.

Help in OKC
Help in Tulsa

SOUTH CENTRAL PENSION RIGHTS PROJECT
Our attorneys can help you locate your retirement funds and claim the benefits you’ve earned, regardless of the type of company you worked for or the type of pension plan involved.
You must be a worker/retiree (or a family member) that currently lives or works in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, or Texas. ​

How to Get Help:
South Central Pension Rights Project
Monday – Friday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
CALL 1-800-443-2528
Or
Apply Online Here

HOMELESS LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT
This project assists with the legal problems of individuals who are, or are about to become, homeless. Both the Tulsa and Oklahoma City Law Offices, have Homeless Legal Assistance Projects.

Apply for services directly through the Tulsa or Oklahoma City Law Offices.

IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES
LASO can helps lawful permanent residents with Naturalization/Citizenship and Green Card renewal for lawful permanent residents.  LASO also helps petitions for legal status under the Violence Against Women Act; U Visas for victims of some serious crimes, like domestic violence or sexual assault; and, T Visas, for victims of human trafficking. LASO also provides “Know Your Rights” presentations, referrals to other services.
CALL 405-488-6792 please leave a message with your name and phone number.

MEDICAL/LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS
The first U.S. Medical-Legal Partnership for Children was founded in 1993 by nationally-renowned pediatrician Dr. Barry Zuckerman of the Boston Medical Center. He found that his skills as a doctor were insufficient to keep his low-income pediatric patients healthy. His innovation – bringing poverty lawyers into the medical setting to address social issues that make children sick – launched a national movement. There are now more than 80 such partnerships around the nation. The Tulsa MLPC is the first in Oklahoma and one of a handful in the Southwest. LASO now has 15 partnerships across Oklahoma.

Through a medical-legal partnership, the MLPC lawyer can help patients navigate complex government and community systems that may hold solutions to social determinants of health. Examples are income supports for food-insecure families, utility shut-off protection during winter months, and mold removal from the home of asthmatics. Services may be accessed by patients at the clinic through the social workers.

HEALTH INSURANCE NAVIGATORS
Having access to healthcare has long been recognized by Legal Aid as vital. Furthering this commitment, LASO for many years has been the Oklahoma recipient of the Navigator Grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to help uninsured people with information and enrollment in the Healthcare Marketplace.

LASO has approximately 20 certified Navigators on staff as well as 20 other Navigators from community health centers, hospitals and other non-profit organizations across the state. These Navigators, trained and certified by the federal government and the Oklahoma Insurance Department, perform community outreach, provide information and help uninsured Oklahomans enroll in SoonerCare and private coverage in the Marketplace.

This year a new system is in place to capture phone calls. All calls—seven days a week—are being answered by the statewide Community Services Council (CSC) of Tulsa, which operates the 2-1-1 hotline. CSC has five trained Navigators on staff and will provide the first tier of service to all who call 833-4OK-PLAN or (833-465-7526).

For more information, go to myOKplan.org to learn about options and request assistance.

SENIORS PROGRAM (Seniors age 60 +)
OK-SPLASH (OK Sixty Plus Legal Aid Services Helpline & Title III)
The OKSPLASH line provides free legal advice, counseling, and community education for American citizens who are 60 years of age or older.

Through special funding from Area Agencies on Aging, provided in part by the Oklahoma Department of Human Services Aging Services Divisions under provisions of the Older Americans Act, each law office is able to provide this service to older Americans.

Learn more about getting help here: https://www.legalaidok.org/senior-legal-help or call the OK-SPLASH line: 918-308-5295 or 1-855-488-6814

LOW INCOME TAXPAYER CLINIC
We can help:

• Represent clients in tax court
• Stop liens and levies
• Assist with audits
• Appeal Earned Income Credit denials
• Settle tax debts Help with Innocent Spouse Relief and Injured Spouse claims

WOMEN IN RECOVERY/WOMEN’S JUSTICE TEAM
Women in Recovery (WIR) and Women’s Justice Team (WJT) are Tulsa-based public-private partnerships offering alternative sentencing for women or needed social services. Legal Aid has formed a partnership with these programs.

Founded in 2009 by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF), the partnership began with Family & Children’s Services, and then expanded in 2012 to include Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma.

Legal Aid received a grant from GKFF to provide two full-time attorneys dedicated to work on-site with Women in Recovery and Women’s Justice Team programs.

Our attorneys are available to help with civil legal issues for Women in Recovery participants. Click here for information on WIR program requirements.

AGRICULTURAL WORKER LAW PROJECT
Legal Aid’s Agricultural Worker Law Project provides fee civil legal assistance to farm workers and their families in Oklahoma. This project is based out of our Oklahoma City Law Office.

An agricultural, migrant, or farm worker may travel a long distance to work or may work near home during a part of the year. Some types of jobs include ranch hand, meat packer, gin worker, strawberry picker, landscaping or lawn care, crop nurseries or forestry worker.

For assistance call, 866-439-0916 (leave a message) or 888-534-5243 (Mon – Thurs., 9:00 am to 4 pm)

HISPANIC OUTREACH PROJECT
We provide our legal information materials in Spanish. We also provide community presentations about Legal Aid in Spanish at community events and organizations.

In Tulsa:
Call 918-295-9420 or 800-299-3338

In Oklahoma City:
Tuesdays at the Latino Community Development Agency
Appointment Required
Call 405-236-0701