Community & Legal Services

(Free and/or low cost)

TYPE OF LEGAL PROBLEM /

NAME OF ORGANIZATION

Civil rights discrimination, employment, housing /

American Civil Liberties Union 266-5915

  • NM State Human Rights DivisionStatewide1-800-896-7743
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
248-5201 1-800-669-4000
Consumerauto sales, debt collection, mail order, auto repair, door-to-door sales, mobile home sales, title and payday loans, telephone sales, home repairs /
  • Attorney General’s Office Consumer Protection 222-9000

Better Business Bureau of the Southwest

346-0110

  • Consumer Credit Counseling Services 884-6601
  • Law Access New Mexico
998-4LAW(998-4529) Statewide1-800-340-9771
  • State Bar of New Mexico
(monthly free consumer debt workshops with volunteer attorneys) 797-6000

Criminal

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NM State Public Defender Department

Felony Unit 369-3600 Misdemeanor Unit 369-3600

  • Federal Public Defender 346-2489

Domestic ViolenceCounseling, advocacy services, court services (restraining orders and divorce/custody), emergency services and referrals to shelters /
  • Albuquerque Family Advocacy Center 243-2333

Domestic violence: 248-3165 Child sexual assault: 884-7263
Sexual assault/rape: 884-7263 or 266-7711
  • Domestic Violence Division 2nd Judicial District Court
841-6737

Domestic Violence Legal Resources Hotline

Statewide 1-877-974-3400 243-4300
  • Enlace Communitario 246-8972
  • La Casa
Crisis Line 575-526-9513 Statewide1-800-376-2272
  • NM Legal Aid
Helpline 243-4300 1-877-974-3400
  • NM Asian Family Center 717-2877
  • NM Coalition Against Domestic Violence
246-9240
  • Peacekeepers Domestic Violence
San Juan Pueblo 753-4790 Statewide1-800-400-8694
  • Domestic Violence Resource Center 884-1241
Helpline 243-4300 Crisis line 768-2104

Safe House Statewide

1-800-773-3645 Crisis line 247-4219

Foreclosure Counseling /
  • United South Broadway 764-8867 or 1-866-227-5114

Immigration /
  • Catholic Charities of Central New Mexico (immigration status for victims of domestic violence only) catholiccharitiesasf.org 724-4649 247-0442
  • New Mexico Immigrant Law Center nmilc.org 247-1023
  • Las Americas El Paso 915-544-5126
  • Diocesan Migrant Refugee Services El Paso 915-532-3975
  • Somos Un Pueblo Unido
  • 424-7832

Landlord/Tenant

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  • Law Access New Mexico (Landlord/Tenant Hotline)
998-4529 Statewide: 1-800-340-9771
  • New Mexico Legal Aid 243-7871
  • Apartment Association of New Mexico
822-1114 Statewide 1-800-687-0993
  • New Mexico Landlord/Tenant Hotline Santa Fe 505-983-8447
  • Disability Rights NM (Fair Housing) 256-3100 1-800-432-4682

ATTORNEY REFERRAL PROGRAMS

Albuquerque Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service / 30-minute consultation with a private attorney for $50.00
243-2615
State Bar of New Mexico Lawyer Referral Program / 30-minute consultation with a private attorney for $35.00
797-6066

SENIOR CITIZEN/ELDERLY PROGRAMS

Lawyer Resources for the Elderly Program / If you are age 55 or older - provide legal advice and information, as well as referrals to attorneys or agencies by telephone.
797-6005

Senior Citizens Law Office

/ Bernalillo County, age 60 or older – SSI, VA, benefits, power of attorney, guardianship/conservator-ship; wills and transfer on death deeds, foreclosure, landlord/tenant, housing benefits, financial/consumer exploitation. No personal injury, divorce, criminal or bankruptcy.
265-2300

OTHER IMPORTANT CONTACTS

Disability Rights New Mexico /
Statewide 1-800-432-4682 Albuquerque 256-3100
El Centro de Igualidad y Derechos / Latino immigrants’ rights organization

246-1627
NM Center on Law and Poverty /
255-2840
NM Crime Victims Reparation Commission /
Statewide 1-800-306-6262 Albuquerque 841-9432
NM Public Regulations Commission /
Insurance Complaints Statewide 1-888-427-5772
Albuquerque 827-4592 Utilities Complaints 827-6940
UNM School of Law Library /
277-0935
Client Attorney Assistance Program / Dispute with attorney

797-6000

SELF-HELP OFFICES

Metropolitan Court Self-HelpCenter
Forms for civil small claims, landlord/tenant, criminal and traffic /
841-9817
Center for Self-Help and Dispute Resolution
(2nd Judicial District Court)
Forms for divorce, custody, name change /
841-6702
Court of Wills, Estate and Probate
Informal, uncontested probates /
468-1234
United States Bankruptcy Court
Forms and instructions /
348-2500

INFORMATIVE WEBSITES


Statewide legal resources / Court forms, Renter’s Guide, legal information and statewide legal resources

State Bar of New Mexico / Public resources, including attorney referrals and free public legal workshops

New Mexico Supreme Court Law Library / New Mexico Statutes, Local Rules, Albuquerque Ordinances
New Mexico Courts / Statewide case lookup, court forms, and court directory
Criminal justice information / Access to justice information sources

Created and updated by Metropolitan Court Self-Help Center Revised 04/06; Updated07/15;11/15Q:\Pro Se\Community and Legal Services\Referral Resource List\1 Referral List 11/15