How to Find Help Solving Your Legal Problem In Maryland

If you qualify, there are legal services agencies that offer free legal help for low-income persons in some non-criminal cases. 

Use the Legal Agency Wizard (LAW) database to see if you and your case qualify for free legal help.  

Tips working with a Private Attorney The Interview Selecting an Attorney Negotiating the Fee What is an Attorney Advisor? How to Work with an Attorney

If you don't qualify, and many Marylanders do not, these are your other options:

• Low Cost Help and Legal Advice Hotlines
• Find a Lawyer through an Attorney Association
• Specialty areas of law - Elder Law, Family Law, Immigration, Social Security, Veterans  Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association, National Association of Consumer Advocates. (Membership in these associations does not represent anything other than an interest in the area of law. We do not endorse any particular lawyers who are members of this association or the organization as a whole.)
• Hire an attorney advisor
• Represent yourself in a family law matter with the help of these legal self help programs.
• Hire a mediator to help you resolve the problem. Should I look for an attorney or a mediator?
• Can I rely on legal hotlines, websites, TV judges or the attorney on the other side?
• Making a complaint about an attorney.