Legal Services

Assistance with Obtaining Government Benefits

NH Legal Assistance, Claremont, 800-562-3994
- Benefits Project advocates help individuals obtain the assistance they need to stabilize their income and move toward self-sufficiency as possible. Advocates help the disabled obtain Social Security, SSI, and APTD benefits and access to health care through Medicare and Medicaid. The Project also works for improvements in the APTD/Medicaid system.

NH Legal Aid, 800-639-5290
- We receive support from the federal government and provide services to clients with incomes and assets below levels which are set by Congress and tied to federal poverty guidelines. We cannot provide services to people who are incarcerated. Legal Aid helps specifically with town and city welfare, unemployment compensation, public housing, Social Security, Medicaid, Food Stamps, disability benefits, SSI and Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF)

Drug and Mental Health Courts, 855-212-1234
- Location: 38 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766-0247
- Location of Adult Drug Court: 3785 Dartmouth College Highway, North Haverhill, NH 03774, 603-787-6961
- Specialty court programs for non-violent offenders with substance abuse or mental health issues are available in various Superior and Circuit Court District Division locations in New Hampshire. These specialty courts combine community based treatment programs with strict court supervision and progressive incentives and sanctions. By linking offenders to treatment services, the program aims to address offender's substance abuse and mental health issues that led to criminal behavior, thereby reducing recidivism, and protecting public safety. These specialty court programs are designed to promote compliance with treatment programs as an alternative to jail time.

John Kitchen Law Offices, 603-669-6541 or 603-524-5765
- The special needs trust is often a good approach when a person has a disability. However, it is not appropriate in all circumstances. If a person with disabilities does not have a guardian and is able to manage his or her own finances, keeping the money and property in his or her own name is certainly the most straightforward approach. This approach also gives the person with disabilities the most independence and control over his or her own finances. This would not be a good approach, however, if a person has difficulty handling money. Also, whether or not a person has difficulty with money, having property in one's own name can cause disqualification from vital public benefits including Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid.

Drug and Mental Health Courts, 855-212-1234
- Location: 38 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766-0247
- Location of Adult Drug Court: 3785 Dartmouth College Highway, North Haverhill, NH 03774, 603-787-6961
- Specialty court programs for non-violent offenders with substance abuse or mental health issues are available in various Superior and Circuit Court District Division locations in New Hampshire. These specialty courts combine community based treatment programs with strict court supervision and progressive incentives and sanctions. By linking offenders to treatment services, the program aims to address offender's substance abuse and mental health issues that led to criminal behavior, thereby reducing recidivism, and protecting public safety. These specialty court programs are designed to promote compliance with treatment programs as an alternative to jail time.

Circuit Court Family Division, 855-212-1234
- Location: 2nd Circuit - Family Division – Lebanon, 38 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH 03766-0768
- The Family Division handles cases of "Children in Need of Services" also known as CHINS. Petitions are filed to assist children experiencing serious difficulties and who are in need of services in order to protect the child from the long lasting impact of harmful behavior. These petitions may be filed by parents, guardians, schools or law enforcement with the consent of the NH Department of Health and Human Services.

Office of Public Guardian, 603-224-8041
- Location: 2 Pillsbury Street, Suite 400, Concord, NH 03301
- The Office of Public Guardian, a private nonprofit corporation, provides guardianship and advocacy services through the state to legally incapacitated adults, including those with developmental disabilities, mental illness, dementia and traumatic brain injury. Their professional staff provides depth of experience and a wide array of services to clients on a fee for services basis, as well as to qualified indigent clients through a contract with the state of New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Legal Aid, 800-639-5290
- New Hampshire Legal Services is a community of agencies dedicated to the ideal of equal access to justice. Working together, we provide a range of services to low income people across the state. Legal Advice & 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 Franklin Pierce Law, and the New Hampshire Public Defender provide representation, legal advice, information and support to clients with legal problems in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service, 603-229-0002
- The NH Lawyer Referral Service provides consumers with guidance on selecting and hiring a qualified lawyer who is conveniently located and handles the consumer’s particular legal matter.

County Correctional Facilities
- Grafton County House of Corrections, North Haverhill, ph. 603-787-6767
- Sullivan County House of Corrections, Claremont, ph. 603-542-8717