Massachusetts legal aid
Legal aid, courts, and attorney verification in Massachusetts.
Free legal services, court system information, and attorney verification for Massachusetts residents.
Free-help routing
Start with eligibility, urgency, and the kind of help you need.
FlowLawyers can help you decide whether to start with legal aid, a clinic, pro bono help, court self-help, or attorney search. The handoff stays grounded in Massachusetts.
Where to start
Use legal aid when cost, safety, housing, benefits, or court access is the barrier.
Legal aid programs often screen by income, case type, county, urgency, and capacity.
If legal aid cannot help, FlowLawyers can still route you to pro bono attorneys, court self-help, state law, or attorney search.
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Massachusetts Legal Aid & Pro Bono
Free and low-cost legal services available to Massachusetts residents.
Free civil legal services from 90+ attorneys and 40+ paralegals for low-income individuals and families in and around Boston since 1900.
Community Legal AidFree civil legal aid for low-income residents in five counties across central and western Massachusetts — Worcester, Springfield, Northampton, Fitchburg, and Pittsfield.
Northeast Legal AidFree civil legal services for low-income and elderly residents in Essex County and northern Middlesex County through offices in Lynn, Lowell, and Lawrence.
Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP)Pro bono civil legal services for low-income Greater Boston residents through a panel of 1,000+ volunteer attorneys — housing, family, consumer, and estates.
MassLegalHelpStatewide legal information portal with self-help guides on housing, family law, benefits, and consumer rights — written and reviewed by legal aid attorneys.
Massachusetts Legal Resource FinderStatewide directory of free and low-cost legal help from legal services organizations, nonprofits, courts, and self-help materials.
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Massachusetts Court System
Courts, e-filing portals, and procedural rules for Massachusetts.
Courts
Official portal for all Massachusetts state courts — Superior, District, Probate & Family, Housing, Land, Juvenile, BMC, Appeals Court, and the SJC.
Courthouse LocatorLocate the court with jurisdiction over your city or town with addresses, contacts, and hours across all court departments.
Massachusetts Appeals CourtIntermediate appellate court hearing appeals from the Trial Court departments — the Appeals Court Help Center offers filing guides and self-representation resources.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC)Oldest appellate court in continuous existence in the Western Hemisphere — the Chief Justice and six associate justices with final authority on state law.
Rules & Procedures
Complete rules of civil, criminal, appellate, and domestic relations procedure along with standing orders for all court departments.
Court Filing Fees & PaymentCurrent filing fees by court department — Superior, District, BMC, Housing, Probate & Family, Land, and appellate courts.
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Verify a Massachusetts Attorney
Confirm license status, check disciplinary history, and find regulatory resources.
Verify any Massachusetts attorney's license status, registration, and public disciplinary history through the Board of Bar Overseers.
Board of Bar Overseers (BBO)Independent body established by the Supreme Judicial Court in 1974 investigating and prosecuting attorney misconduct complaints — registration, discipline, and reinstatement.
Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA)Largest voluntary bar association in the Commonwealth — CLE, practice resources, the Lawyer Referral Service, and monthly Dial-A-Lawyer program.
Massachusetts Board of Bar ExaminersAdministers the Massachusetts bar exam and evaluates qualifications of all persons seeking admission to the bar of the Commonwealth.
MBA Lawyer Referral ServiceOne of the largest referral services in the nation — 24/7 automatic referrals connecting the public with attorneys for a $25 half-hour consultation.