Pro Bono Lawyers and Attorneys in Alaska
Where to ask for pro bono legal services or a free attorney in Alaska, including legal aid programs, who qualifies, and other free or low-cost help. We do not recommend or rank lawyers.
Where to ask for a free lawyer or attorney
| Pro bono and legal aid programs | The Alaska Bar Association lists free legal service providers and runs free legal clinics with volunteer lawyers. Alaska Legal Services Corporation, a nonprofit, serves low-income and vulnerable Alaskans; apply at alsc-law.org/intake or 1-888-478-2572. The bar also runs a Zoom and call-in free legal clinic, with free 20-minute consultations on civil issues for low-income Alaskans, and MLK Day free legal clinics in Anchorage, Bethel, Fairbanks and Juneau with the Alaska Court System, Alaska Legal Services and the ACLU of Alaska. Help is not guaranteed in every case. |
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| Who qualifies | Alaska Legal Services says most applicants qualify if their income is "at or below 125% of the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines for Alaska" (its table lists $24,938 a year for one person and $51,563 for a household of four), and some people above those limits may still receive services. The bar's clinics serve low-income Alaskans; the MLK Day clinics serve "low and moderate-income Alaskans." Clinic eligibility: https://alaskabar.org/for-our-community/pro-bono-legal-service-providers/ |
| Cases covered | Alaska Legal Services lists consumer rights, domestic violence and family law, elder advocacy, housing, health care access, public benefits, veterans' benefits, and wills, estates and probate. The Zoom and call-in clinic covers civil issues including immigration, family law, housing, restoration of voting rights, name changes, bankruptcy and probate. |
Other free or low-cost help
| Free legal questions online | Alaska Free Legal Answers is administered by the Alaska Bar Association with the American Bar Association. Low-income users can post up to three civil (non-criminal) legal questions a year at alaska.freelegalanswers.org, and volunteer lawyers have 30 days to answer. |
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| Does the bar's referral service find free lawyers? | The Alaska Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service says it "does not have a list of pro bono (free) or low-fee lawyers." Participating lawyers "will charge no more than $125 for the first half-hour of consultation." |
| Free legal aid | Alaska Legal Services Corporation is the LSC-funded civil legal aid organization for Alaska and provides free civil legal help to eligible low-income Alaskans. The Alaska Court System's Self-Help Center offers free legal information and forms for people representing themselves. Court self-help: https://courts.alaska.gov/shc/index.htm |
| Lawyer referral service | The Alaska Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service lists Alaska lawyers in good standing by practice area. A Lawyer Referral Service Assistant (not a lawyer, and unable to give legal advice) takes your name and a short description of the problem and gives you the names and phone numbers of up to three lawyers who handle that type of issue. Participating lawyers "will charge no more than $125 for the first half-hour of consultation"; later fees are agreed with the lawyer. The service does not rate lawyers and has no list of free or low-fee lawyers. Phone 907-272-0352, toll-free in Alaska 1-800-770-9999, email LRS@alaskabar.org; open 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. |
Do Alaska lawyers have to do pro bono work?
| State rule | The Alaska Bar says lawyers are encouraged by Alaska Rule of Professional Conduct 6.1 to perform 50 hours of pro bono service a year, mainly for Alaskans of limited means and the legal services providers that serve them. The page describes reporting only for Pro Bono Champion recognition, not as a requirement. |
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Last verified against official sources: November 4, 2026.
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