Eviction Lawyer Near Me — State-by-State Directory 2026

Three Free Channels Before You Pay a Lawyer

Almost every renter or landlord has access to three free, official channels before they need to pay an attorney out of pocket. Use them in order:

What to Watch Out For

The phrase “eviction lawyer near me” pulls up a lot of paid-placement directories that are not bar-sanctioned referral services. Avoid:

• Sites that charge a referral fee paid by the lawyer (a common pattern in third-party directories) — those listings are pay-to-play and tell you nothing about competence or discipline history.
• “Free consultation” landing pages that are actually lead-gen funnels selling your contact info to multiple firms.
• Out-of-state firms that advertise nationally for eviction work — eviction is governed by local court rules and state landlord-tenant codes. You want a lawyer who appears regularly in your county’s housing or magistrate court.

State-by-State Directory

Each state below links to (a) the state bar’s lawyer-referral service, (b) the primary LSC-funded legal aid program, and (c) the state court’s self-help portal. All three are official and free to contact.

State	Bar Referral	Legal Aid (Low Income)	Court Self-Help
Alabama	Alabama State Bar	Legal Services Alabama	Court self-help
Alaska	Alaska Bar Association	Alaska Legal Services Corporation	Court self-help
Arizona	State Bar of Arizona	AZLawHelp / Community Legal Services	Court self-help
Arkansas	Arkansas Bar Association	Legal Aid of Arkansas / Center for Arkansas Legal Services	Court self-help
California	State Bar of California	LawHelpCA	Court self-help
Colorado	Colorado Bar Association	Colorado Legal Services	Court self-help
Connecticut	Connecticut Bar Association	Connecticut Legal Services / Statewide Legal Services	Court self-help
Delaware	Delaware State Bar Association	Delaware Legal Help Link / Community Legal Aid Society	Court self-help
District of Columbia	District of Columbia Bar	Legal Aid DC	Court self-help
Florida	The Florida Bar	Florida Law Help	Court self-help
Georgia	State Bar of Georgia	Georgia Legal Aid	Court self-help
Hawaii	Hawaii State Bar Association	Legal Aid Society of Hawaii	Court self-help
Idaho	Idaho State Bar	Idaho Legal Aid Services	Court self-help
Illinois	Illinois State Bar Association	Illinois Legal Aid Online	Court self-help
Indiana	Indiana State Bar Association	Indiana Legal Help / Indiana Legal Services	Court self-help
Iowa	Iowa State Bar Association	Iowa Legal Aid	Court self-help
Kansas	Kansas Bar Association	Kansas Legal Services	Court self-help
Kentucky	Kentucky Bar Association	Kentucky Justice Online	Court self-help
Louisiana	Louisiana State Bar Association	Louisiana Civil Justice / Lagniappe Law Lab	Court self-help
Maine	Maine State Bar Association	Pine Tree Legal Assistance	Court self-help
Maryland	Maryland State Bar Association	Maryland Legal Aid / People's Law Library	Court self-help
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Bar Association	MassLegalHelp / Greater Boston Legal Services	Court self-help
Michigan	State Bar of Michigan	Michigan Legal Help	Court self-help
Minnesota	Minnesota State Bar Association	LawHelpMN / Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid	Court self-help
Mississippi	The Mississippi Bar	Mississippi Center for Legal Services / North Mississippi Rural Legal Services	Court self-help
Missouri	The Missouri Bar	Legal Aid of Western Missouri / Mid-Missouri Legal Services	Court self-help
Montana	State Bar of Montana	Montana Legal Services Association	Court self-help
Nebraska	Nebraska State Bar Association	Legal Aid of Nebraska	Court self-help
Nevada	State Bar of Nevada	Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada	Court self-help
New Hampshire	New Hampshire Bar Association	New Hampshire Legal Aid	Court self-help
New Jersey	New Jersey State Bar Association	Legal Services of New Jersey	Court self-help
New Mexico	State Bar of New Mexico	New Mexico Legal Aid	Court self-help
New York	New York State Bar Association	LawHelpNY / Legal Aid Society	Court self-help
North Carolina	North Carolina Bar Association	Legal Aid of North Carolina	Court self-help
North Dakota	State Bar Association of North Dakota	Legal Services of North Dakota	Court self-help
Ohio	Ohio State Bar Association	Ohio Legal Help	Court self-help
Oklahoma	Oklahoma Bar Association	Oklahoma Law Help / Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma	Court self-help
Oregon	Oregon State Bar	Oregon Law Help / Oregon Law Center	Court self-help
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Bar Association	PALawHelp / Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network	Court self-help
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Bar Association	Rhode Island Legal Services	Court self-help
South Carolina	South Carolina Bar	South Carolina Legal Services	Court self-help
South Dakota	State Bar of South Dakota	East River Legal Services / Dakota Plains Legal Services	Court self-help
Tennessee	Tennessee Bar Association	Tennessee Justice for All / Legal Aid Society of Middle TN	Court self-help
Texas	State Bar of Texas	Texas Law Help / Texas Legal Services Center	Court self-help
Utah	Utah State Bar	Utah Legal Services / "And Justice for All"	Court self-help
Vermont	Vermont Bar Association	Legal Services Vermont / Vermont Legal Aid	Court self-help
Virginia	Virginia State Bar	Virginia Legal Aid / Virginia Poverty Law Center	Court self-help
Washington	Washington State Bar Association	WashingtonLawHelp / Northwest Justice Project	Court self-help
West Virginia	West Virginia State Bar	Legal Aid of West Virginia	Court self-help
Wisconsin	State Bar of Wisconsin	Wisconsin Judicare / Legal Action of Wisconsin	Court self-help
Wyoming	Wyoming State Bar	Equal Justice Wyoming / Wyoming Center on Aging Legal	Court self-help

National Fallbacks

• ABA Find Legal Help: americanbar.org/groups/legal_services/flh-home — ABA’s national hub.
• LSC Find Legal Aid: lsc.gov/find-legal-aid — finds the LSC-funded program that covers your zip code.
• LawHelp.org: lawhelp.org — Pro Bono Net’s national gateway to state LawHelp portals.

Sources & Methodology

• State bar referral services: linked to each state bar’s top-level domain. ABA Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral and Information Service standards (Model Supreme Court Rules for LRIS).
• Legal aid programs: Legal Services Corporation funded statewide programs (lsc.gov/grants), supplemented by Pro Bono Net LawHelp portals.
• Court self-help portals: each state’s Administrative Office of the Courts.
• No referral fees, no pay-to-play listings. We do not accept payment from any law firm and do not list individual attorneys.

Last updated April 30, 2026. For informational purposes only — not legal advice. Linked third-party sites are operated independently; we do not endorse any specific attorney or firm.