Justice for Montanans State AmeriCorps Program

MLSA is a federally and privately funded nonprofit organization that provides legal services to low-income people throughout Montana. For more information about MLSA, visit www.mtlsa.org.

The Montana Supreme Court Office of the Court Administrator assists self-represented litigants and other people in finding legal information, forms and other resources. For more information about the Self-Help Law Centers, visit https://courts.mt.gov/selfhelp.

The mission of OCFO is to work to prevent child abuse and neglect and increase safety, well-being and permanency for Montana's children through fair and just advocacy, education, outreach and investigation. For more information about the Children’s Justice Bureau and OCFO, visit https://dojmt.gov/enforcement/childrensjustice/

The Legal Services Developer Program (LSDP) offers a free legal advice hotline for Montana seniors over 60 and anyone with a disability regardless of age. Legal professionals provide expert advice on civil legal issues. Attorney referrals and resources are provided to callers who have legal issues that fall outside of the scope of the program. Older adults, those with a disability, and enrolled tribal members can also call the LSDP to request free assistance with drafting vital estate planning documents such as wills, powers of attorney, living wills, transfer on death deeds, and declarations of homestead. The Legal Services Developer Program provides elder law training and resources for seniors, family members, and social outreach workers. LSDP operates under the Aging Services Bureau within the Department of Public Health and Human Services at the state. For more information about the program, visit https://dphhs.mt.gov/sltc/aging/legalservicesdeveloper

Montana Fair Housing investigates allegations of discrimination in housing, counsels victims of discrimination, and facilitates both the state and federal complaint process. We also assist victims of housing discrimination, under specific circumstances, in securing the representation of counsel when the filing of a complaint in court is deemed the best option. For more information about Montana Fair Housing, visit http://www.montanafairhousing.org/

The mission of the Tribal Defenders Office is to provide a requisite balance of quality legal representation to Indian criminal defendants in the prosecution of criminal cases within the courts of the Tribal system and State system. Our office provides legal representation to Indian criminal defendants who are enrolled members of ANY federally recognized tribe in the Tribal Court; juveniles who are either enrolled or enrollable members of any federally recognized tribe or who are first generation descendants of such tribes in a Montana State Court. The Tribal Defenders also provide, on a case-by-case basis, legal representation to CS&KT members in a civil disputes and provide a balanced resolution forms to qualified individuals (eligible pursuant to existing guidelines) who want to initiate uncontested actions on their own in Tribal Court.