Pro Bono Lawyers and Attorneys in Missouri
Where to ask for pro bono legal services or a free attorney in Missouri, 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 Missouri Bar's "Discounted & Pro Bono Services" page lists Legal Services of Missouri, which serves low-income and elderly Missourians through four regional programs: Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Legal Aid of Western Missouri, Legal Services of Southern Missouri and Mid-Missouri Legal Services. Apply to the program that serves your county, by telephone or online; lsmo.org has a service area link. The Bar also lists Samaritan Center Legal Care in mid-Missouri, where volunteer attorneys provide free or reduced-cost help, and Legal Connection: Military Matters for veterans and active-duty personnel in the greater Kansas City area. The Bar's Legal Resources Line is 573.636.3635. Legal Services of Missouri: https://www.lsmo.org/ |
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| Who qualifies | Legal Services of Missouri says its programs provide "free legal help to the low-income and disadvantaged in Missouri" and that it does not have the resources to serve all those who seek help. Source: Legal Services of Missouri |
Other free or low-cost help
| If you earn too much for free help | The Missouri Bar lists Legal Bridge Community Collaborative (Kansas City), a 501(c)(3) offering "low, flat fee and sliding scale services" to people above the poverty line but below the living wage, with a focus on Kansas City's east side. The page gives no dollar income limit or fee amount. Legal Bridge: http://legalbridgekc.org |
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| Free legal questions online | Missouri Free Legal Answers is listed by The Missouri Bar. The page gives no eligibility or coverage details. Service: https://missouri.freelegalanswers.org/ |
| Free legal aid | Missouri's LSC-funded legal aid organizations give free civil legal help to eligible low-income people by region: Legal Aid of Western Missouri, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Legal Services of Southern Missouri and Mid-Missouri Legal Services Corporation. |
| Lawyer referral service | The Missouri Bar offers LawyerSearch, a directory of lawyers who have chosen to be listed, searchable by area of practice or Missouri county, with optional language-assistance filters; it is not described as a referral service, and "Inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement by The Missouri Bar of particular attorneys." In the St. Louis area, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis sponsors a Lawyer Referral and Information Service (bamsl.org). Missouri Bar phone: (573) 635-4128. BAMSL LRIS described at https://www.moept.uscourts.gov/lawyer-referral-and-information-service |
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Last verified against official sources: November 4, 2026.
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