Massachusetts Pro Bono
Legal Services

Maximum Income Limits Apply:
approximately $6,700 plus $2,300 for each family member

Massachusetts Bar Association

Provides referrals to private, reduced fee charging
attorneys throughout Massachusetts.
Clients must meet certain financial guidelines to be eligible.

This service does not provide pro bono
referrals to attorneys and cannot answer
any legal questions for callers as the staff
members who are taking calls are not attorneys.

Lawyer Referral Service
20 West Street
Boston, MA 02111
617-654-0400
800-392-6164

Barnstable County

Legal Services for Cape Cod and Islands, Inc.
460 West Main Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
508-775-7020
800-742-4107

Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden & Hampshire Counties

Western Massachusetts Pro Bono Referral System
145 State Street, 6th Floor
Springfield, MA 01103
413-781-7815

Bristol County

Southeastern Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
Private Bar Involvement Project
21 South Sixth Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
508-996-8576

Essex County

Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
37 Friend Street, 3rd Floor
Lynn, MA 01901
617-599-7730

Middlesex County

Cambridge and Somerville Legal Services PALS; Project
432 Columbia Street, Suite 16
Cambridge, MA 02141
617-494-1800

South Middlesex Legal Services, Inc.
300 Howard Street
Framingham, MA 01701
508-620-1830

Merrimack Valley Legal Services, Inc.
35 John Street, Suite 302
Lowell, MA 01852
508-458-1465

Norfolk County

The Bar Association of Norfolk County Pro Bono Program
15 Cottage Avenue, Suite 206
Quincy, MA 02169
617-471-9693 or 471-9694

Suffolk County

Law Firm Resources Project of the Boston Bar Association
c/o Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo
One Financial Center, 41st Floor
Boston, MA 02111
617-542-6000

Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association
29 Temple Place, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
617-423-0648

Worcester County

Volunteer Lawyers Service
332 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
508-756-0839 or 752-3718

Information provided in "Massachusetts Divorce: A Consumer Guide"
by Wendy Sibbison, Esq.

Available at $14.95 from:

Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
Ten Winter Place
Boston, MA 02108-4751
800-966-6253

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