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. 

 http://www.courtselfhelp.idaho.gov/

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 provide the following kinds of help with public benefits:

• denial or termination of Medicaid, food stamps, Temporary Assistance to Families in Idaho (TAFI), Idaho Child Care Program (ICCP)
• denial or termination of Unemployment Compensation Benefits
• denial or termination of Social Security
• denial or termination of Public Housing Assistance
• denial or termination of Title II

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

• over 60 years of age
• a victim of domestic violence
• a low-income household
• a low-income 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.

Contact your local ILAS office for more information.