Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Courts, legal aid, and legal guides in Philadelphia County.
Philadelphia County is Pennsylvania’s largest legal market and the seat of the First Judicial District. It combines high-volume civil and criminal dockets, deep plaintiff-side and public-interest bar activity, major hospitals and universities, and some of the Commonwealth’s most significant housing, employment, and consumer-rights issues.
Courthouse
The Philadelphia Courts — First Judicial District
Practice areas
Legal guides by practice area.
Practice area guides specific to Philadelphia County.
Legal aid
Legal Aid in Philadelphia County
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
Community Legal Services provides free civil legal help to low-income Philadelphians, including housing, employment, public benefits, family stability, healthcare access, and consumer matters.
Philadelphia Legal Assistance
Philadelphia Legal Assistance provides free civil legal help for housing, family, consumer, unemployment, benefits, and other urgent stability issues affecting low-income Philadelphians.
Attorneys
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