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Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio (Hamilton Office)

  • Location:
    10 Journal Square
    Suite 300
    Hamilton, OH 45011
  • Phone:
    (513) 241-9400
  • Toll-free:
    1-800-582-2682
  • Fax:
    (513) 894-7669
  • Contact methods:
    Drop-in, Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

The Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio provides legal assistance to low-income and underserved communities in Southwest Ohio.

Counties served: Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland, Warren
Detention Facilities Served: Butler County Correctional Complex (OH)

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Asylum applications, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Filings with USCIS
Other areas of legal assistance: Consumer, Debt/Credit/Bankruptcy, Disability, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Health, HIV/AIDS, Homeless, Housing, Public Benefits, Veterans
Non-legal services: Administrative advocacy (CIS/ICE/CBP), Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Legal Orientation Programs (LOP) / Know Your Rights Presentations (KYR), Legislative advocacy (state or national), Referrals to other services
Populations served: Detained individuals, Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Individuals with criminal histories, Individuals with physical/mental disabilities, Juveniles, Torture survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: Some services are only available as derivatives of other services. This office has access to an interpreting service (all languages available).

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 3
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 0
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 1

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: American Immigration Lawyers Association, Asista, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Immigration Advocates Network, YWCA

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Anne Lucas
(513) 362-2769