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​​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: http://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:
  1-800-672-4919
  
  
• Salem regional office:
  503-485-0696
  
  
• St. Helens office:
  503-397-1628
  
  
• Woodburn Farmworker Office:
  503-981-0336
  
  
• Statewide Hotline for public benefits:
  1-800-520-5292
  Monday and Thursday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  Tuesday and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  

​​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):
Website: https://cnpls.org
Phone: (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

• 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) Restraining Orders
• Sexual Abuse Protection Orders (SAPO)
• Stalking Protection Orders
• Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO)

• Small Claims Court
  
• Small claims information (claims for $10,000 or less)
• Video: first appearance
• (Spanish version)
• Video: small claims trials
• (Spanish version)

Useful Forms

• Oregon Advance Directive forms (nomination form and instructions form, in English and Spanish): see the forms link on this page
• Oregon Declaration for Mental Health Treatment (form); information

Useful Benefits Tools

• COVID-19 benefits and community resources page
• 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 Department of Consumer and Business Services
• Consumer help
• Oregon Construction Contractors Board
• Consumer help
• 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
• 1-855-ORE-ADRC
• 1-855-673-2372

​​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)

• Targeting OAA legal assistance services without means testing (recording, slides)
• Strengthening partnerships and improving communication (summary, recording, slides)
• Building your local legal services program (summary, recording, slides)
• Elder justice Compendium guide (existing resources available to attorneys who are assisting victims of elder abuse)

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)