Legal Assistance for Older Adults

​​​​​Oregon Law Center (OLC) provides legal help to people struggling to make ends meet on matters related to their homes, livelihoods, medical care and physical safety against domestic violence.  Some offices also specifically serve low-income farmworkers in Oregon.

Website: oregonlawcenter.org

• Coos Bay regional office
  541-269-1226 (Coos-Curry, Western Douglas counties)
  
• Grants Pass regional office
  541-476-1058 
  
• Gresham farmworker office
  503-726-4381
  877-726-4381
  
• Hillsboro regional office
  503-640-4115
  
• Lane County Legal Aid office
  541-485-1017
  
• McMinnville office
  503-472-9561
  
• Ontario regional office
  541-889-3121 
  
• Portland regional office
  800-672-4919
  
• Salem regional office
  503-485-0696
  
• St. Helens office
  503-397-1628
  
• Woodburn Farmworker Office
  503-981-0336
  
• Statewide Hotline for public benefits
  800-520-5292
  Monday and Thursday 1 - 4 p.m.
  Tuesday and Wednesday 9 a.m. - noon
  

​​​​Oregon State Bar

• Modest means program (reduced rates)
  
• Military assistance panel (up to 2 hours of legal advice at no charge)
  
• Problem solvers (free 30-minute legal consultation for young persons aged 13-17)
  
• Public defender services (basic information; contact them directly for more information)
  
• Lawyer referral service (finding a lawyer near you – payment rates vary widely – ask lawyers how they will bill you and how much they charge before agreeing to hire one)​ 

Center for Non-Profit Legal Services (Jackson County)
https://cnpls.org or call 541-779-7291

​​Oregon Law Help

• A variety of legal topics (civil law, not criminal matters)

Oregon State Bar

• Legal information topics

Oregon State Courts

• Oregon Judicial Department, Self-Help Center

Aging and Disability Resource Center

• Legal Assistance
• Legal and Financial Issues related to Alzheimer's Disease

​​​​​General Resources

• Eldercare Locator's Elder Rights page
• Oregon Judicial Branch: Protective Orders
• Elderly Persons and Persons with Disabilities Abuse Prevention Act (EPPDAPA) Restraining Orders
• Family Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) R​estraining Orders
• Sexual Abuse Protection Orders (SAPO)
• Stalking Protection Orders
• Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO)

• Small Claims Court
  
• Small claim​s information (claims for $10,000 or less)
• Video: First appearance
• (Spanish version)
• Video: Small claims trials
• (Spanish version)

Forms

• Oregon Advance Directive forms and instructions (available in English and Spanish)
  
• Oregon Declaration for Mental Health Treatment form and information
  

Benefits tools

• Benefits lookup
• Prescription drugs help
  
• NeedyMeds
• Medicare
• RxAssist
  

​​​​​Some state agencies investigate complaints that might otherwise require a lawyer to resolve: 

• Oregon Department of Justice
• Consumer protection
• Oregon Construction Contractors Board
• Consumer tools
• Oregon Department of Human Services
• Report abuse​: child abuse, elder and vulnerable adult abuse, and abuse in licensed nursing facilities
• Aging and Disability Resource Connection
• 855-ORE-ADRC (855-673-2372)
  

​​​​Program Standards

• Legal Assistance Program Standards for Oregon

Targeting Clients Most in Need of Legal Services, and other Program Improvements

(Materials provided by the National Center on Law & Elder Rights)

• Recording: Targeting OAA legal assistance services without means testing
  
• Recording: Strengthening partnerships and improving communication
  
• Recording: Building your local legal services program
  

Federal Older Americans Act (March 2020 compilation and reauthorization)

Oregon's Elderly Persons And Persons With Disabilities Abuse Prevention Act (ORS Chapter 124: Abuse Prevention; Reporting; Civil Actions)