The New Hampshire Court System's doors are open to all, whether you use a lawyer or represent yourself. There are several agencies that provide low-cost legal aid or free (pro bono) legal aid. You may also be able to hire a lawyer to help you with part of your legal case which could save time and money.

Listed below are various organizations that may offer the help you need. 

Legal Assistance Resources

New Hampshire Bar Association
The NH Bar is an association of all lawyers licensed in New Hampshire.  The Bar has a Lawyer Referral Service (LRS), a Reduced Fee Referral Program, and a LawLine that provides once-a-month free phone time to ask a lawyer your legal questions.  In addition, this site has links to other agencies, groups, and public information pamphlets. 

New Hampshire Legal Services Website
This website provides links and contact information to a number of agencies that provide a range of services to low income people across the state. It includes the Legal Advice and Referral Center, New Hampshire Legal Assistance, the Pro Bono Program of the New Hampshire Bar Association, the Disabilities Rights Center, the Civil Practice Clinic at Pierce Law Center, the New Hampshire Public Defender and a number of links to government and other agencies.

American Bar Association
This is a national association of lawyers and their site provides some general information on what's involved with self-help, how to find a lawyer, what happens in legal proceedings, etc.

The New Hampshire Law Library
The New Hampshire Law Library is the only law library in the state open to the public. The Library has four public computers for online legal research and many books, CD-ROMs and microfiche materials for your use. Because this is a research library, our materials cannot be checked out but anyone is welcome to come to the library and use the materials here.

Library staff cannot give you legal advice, or do your research for you, but the staff can teach you how to use the tools of legal research to find your own answers. Contact us at lawlibrary@courts.state.nh.us or see our website at http://www.courts.state.nh.us/lawlibrary/

New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union
Deals with legal issues that primarily involve violations of individual rights by the government

New Hampshire Public Defender
Provides representation to adults in criminal cases, and to juveniles charged with delinquency offenses, when the charges facing them carry a potential for incarceration or detention.

New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights
A government agency that deals with discrimination cases in employment, housing and public accommodation.

Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau, Office of the Attorney General
This bureau cannot offer legal advice but it can make suggestions to help resolve complaints between consumers and businesses.

Disabilities Rights Center
The DRC provides information/referral, advice and legal representation and advocacy to individuals with disabilities on a wide range of matters, when the issue relates directly to the individual's disability. Although the DRC is not able to represent everyone who needs legal representation, the DRC does represent hundreds of people throughout the year.