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    Offices

     You can apply for legal aid at one of the offices listed below by telephone.  Also, you can apply online with Legal Services of Eastern Missouri or Legal Services of Southern Missouri by clicking on their "Apply Online" link.  

    The counties are listed under each office or you can click the following link to see which legal aid program serves your county:  Program Service Area Map

    Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM) - Main Office - St. Louis

    4232 Park Forest Avenue

    St. Louis, MO  63108

    314-534-4200

    1-800-444-0514

    Visit us at our website:  www.lsem.org

    Applications are accepted in this office for the following counties: Adair, Clark, Franklin, Jefferson, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, St. Charles, St. Louis City, Warren, and Washington.

    Apply Online -  You can apply online for any of the 20 counties in LSEM's service area.

     

    Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM) - Hannibal Office

    801 Broadway, Room 200

    Hannibal, MO 63401

    573-248-1111

    1-800-767-2018

    Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM) - Union Office

    20 South Church Street, Suite C

    Union, MO 63084

    636-583-7877

    1-866-583-7877

    Legal Aid of Western Missouri (LAWMO) - Central Office - Kansas City

    4001 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Suite 300

    Kansas City, MO  64130

    816-474-6750

    We do not accept on-line applications.  Visit us at our website:  www.lawmo.org/

    Applications are accepted in this office for the following counties:  Andrew, Atchison, Barton, Bates, Benton, Buchanan, Caldwell, Camden, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy , Harrison, Henry, Holt, Jackson, Jasper, Johnson, Lafayette, Linn , Livingstone, McDonald, Mercer, Morgan, Newton, Nodaway, Pettis, Platte, Putnam, Ray, Saline, St. Clair, Vernon, and Worth.

    Legal Aid of Western Missouri (LAWMO) - Westside Office - Kansas City

    920 Southwest Blvd.

    Kansas City, MO 64108

    816-474-9868

    Applications are accepted in this office for the following counties:  Andrew, Atchison, Barton, Bates, Benton, Buchanan, Caldwell, Camden, Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy , Harrison, Henry, Holt, Jackson, Jasper, Johnson, Lafayette, Linn , Livingstone, McDonald, Mercer, Morgan, Newton, Nodaway, Pettis, Platte, Putnam, Ray, Saline, St. Clair, Vernon, and Worth.

    Legal Aid of Western Missouri (LAWMO) - Joplin Office

    1027 South Main, Suite LL7

    Joplin, MO 64801

    417-782-1650

    1-800-492-7095

    Applications are accepted in this office for the following counties:  Barton, Bate, Jasper, McDonald, Newton, and Vernon.

    Legal Aid of Western Missouri (LAWMO) - St. Joseph Office

    706 Felix Street

    St. Joseph, MO 64501

    816-364-2325

    1-800-892-2101

    Applications are accepted in this office for the following counties:  Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Linn, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Putnam, and Sullivan.

    Legal Aid of Western Missouri (LAWMO) - Warrensburg Office

    305 North Holden

    Warrensburg, MO 64093

    660-747-7101

    1-800-892-2943

    Applications are accepted in this office for the following counties:  Benton, Camden, Carroll, Cass, Henry, Hickory, Johnson, Lafayette, Morgan, Pettis, Ray, Saline, and St. Clair.

     

    Mid-Missouri Legal Services (MMLS) Main Office - Columbia

    117 North Garth

    Columbia, MO  65203

    573-442-0116

    1-800-568-4931

    We do not accept on-line applications.  Visit our website at:  www.mmls.org

    Applications are accepted in this office for the following counties:  Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Chariton, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Miller, Moniteau, Osage, and Randolph.

    Mid-Missouri Legal Services (MMLS) - Jefferson City Office

    428 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 200

    Jefferson City, MO 65101

    573-634-4545

    1-800-568-4931

    Legal Services of Southern Missouri (LSSM) - Main Office - Springfield

    809 N. Campbell Avenue

    Springfield, MO  65802

    417-881-0533

    1-800-444-4863

    Visit us at our website:  www.lsosm.org

    Applications are accepted in this office for the following counties:  Barry, Carter, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Laclede, Lawrence, Oregon, Ozark, Polk, Shannon, Stone, Taney, Webster, and Wright.

    Apply Online  - You can apply online for any of the 43 counties in LSSM's service area.

     

    LSSM - Sikeston Office

    2201 E. Malone Avenue

    Sikeston, MO  63801

    573-683-3783

    1-800-444-4863

    Applications are accepted in this office for the following counties:  Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Ripley, Scott, and Stoddard.

    LSSM - Rolla Office  

    1000 N. Pine, Suite B

    Rolla, MO  65401

    573-341-3655

    1-800-444-4863

    Applications are accepted in this office for the following counties:  Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Iron, Madison, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski, Reynolds, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Texas, and Wayne.

    LSSM - Cape Girardeau Office

    1704 Broadway, #2

    Cape Girardeau, MO  63701

    573-651-4806

    1-800-444-4863

    This office does take or process applications.  Visit our website to see how to apply for services at:  www.lsosm.org

    LSSM - West Plains Office

    408 Washington Avenue, Suite 200

    West Plains, MO  65775

    417-255-0348

    1-800-444-4863

    This office does not take or process applications.  Visit our website to see how to apply for services at:  www.lsosm.org

     

     

     

     

     

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