Legal Help

Find the nearest Idaho Legal Aid Services office

To find more information about Idaho laws and ways to help yourself:

• Contact your local Court Assistance Office (CAO). There are many forms, instructions, and/or videos that you can use as a legal resource.
• Go to the CAO website to download forms, instructions, and/or videos. 

 www.courtselfhelp.idaho.gov

Tribal Courts

Coeur d' Alene: (208)686-1777; Fax:(208)686-5805
Nez Perce: (208)843-7338; Fax:(208)843-7337
Sho-Ban: (208)478-4067; Fax:(208)478-4071

Contact Native American Rights Fund

To find a pro bono attorney:

• Call the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
              (208) 334-4510
                      -or-
              1-800-221-3295
• Write the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
              IVLP
              P.O. Box 895
              Boise, ID 83701-0895

To find a private attorney:

• Call the Idaho State Bar Lawyer Referral Service
              (208) 334-4500

If you have any questions about a lawyer, call the Idaho State Bar, (208) 334-4500

Idaho Legal Aid Services' (ILAS) offices may provide the following kinds of help for Native American legal issues:

• Indian Child Welfare Act (Child Custody)
• SSI, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare
• Domestic Violence, Child Support Enforcement
• Treaty Rights
• Land Rights, protection, management
• Cultural Religious Rights
• Civil Rights (Discrimination)
• Community Legal Education
• Housing
• Consumer, Bankruptcy, Education, and Employment      

In order to be eligible, you must be one of the following:

• a low-income household
• an enrolled Tribal member

Some exceptions are:

• If ILAS does not have enough resources and/or staff to help, they may not be able to take the case. However, please contact your local ILAS office for more information.