Resources by Legal Need

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American Indian Wills Clinic

Legal Issue: Other Legal Needs

Area(s) of Focus: Estate Planning

How to Apply:

Call for more information and to apply for services.

Phone: (405)-208-5017

Website:

County(ies) Served: Serves All Counties, Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cimarron, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Latimer, Le Flore, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Roger Mills, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington, Washita, Woods, Woodward

Extra Information:

Located at Oklahoma City University School of Law. For tribal members.

Better Business Bureau of Central Oklahoma

Legal Issue: Credit + Consumer

Area(s) of Focus: Debt Collection, Debt Lawsuits, Fraud

How to Apply:

Online claim form available at https://www.bbb.org/all/consumer-resources

Phone: (405)-239-6081

Website: https://www.bbb.org/local-bbb/better-business-bureau-of-central-oklahoma

County(ies) Served: Oklahoma

Extra Information:

Provides dispute resolution for consumers and businesses.

Better Business Bureau of Eastern Oklahoma

Legal Issue: Credit + Consumer

Area(s) of Focus: Debt Collection, Debt Lawsuits, Fraud

How to Apply:

Online claim forms available at https://www.bbb.org/local-bbb/bbb-serving-eastern-oklahoma.

Phone: (918)-492-1266

Website: https://www.bbb.org/local-bbb/bbb-serving-eastern-oklahoma

County(ies) Served: Tulsa

Extra Information:

Provides dispute resolution for consumers and businesses.

Legal issues in the Benefits category can include SNAP issues, healthcare, SSI/SSDI, and Veterans resources.

Community navigators might see this in a few clear categories, including issues that happen in the initial application stage, as well as legal issues that are problems with the benefits someone should be receiving.

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Credit + Consumer

Credit + Consumer is our resource area for all parts of the consumer debt process. Through this category, community navigators can help with debt collection, debt lawsuits, judgments that come with a collection order, and other consumer issues.

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Criminal + Tickets

Our Criminal + Tickets category covers everything from early stages (arrest, bond hearing, arraignments), to active cases (first court appearance through plea or trial) to re-entry (expungements, costs, and fine reductions)

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Family

Family legal issues are categorized by whether a case is without DV (Domestic Violence)/IPV (Intimate partner violence), with DV/IPV, and whether the Department of Human Services (DHS) and/or Child Welfare Services (CWS) is involved.

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Housing

Housing issues usually fit neatly in 3 categories - pre-eviction, eviction, and post-eviction.

Pre-eviction services may help with security deposits, lockouts, or other conditions.

Eviction service may include help with notices, petition for forcible entry/detainer, and hearings.

Post-eviction legal aid may include dealing with the eviction on your record.

Housing legal aid may include repairs, discrimination, security deposits, and lockouts.

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Immigration

Immigration legal aid covers removal cases, undocumented / undetected cases, and affirmative cases.

Removal cases are when the government has started a case in immigration court.

Undocumented/undetected cases are when you don't have any cases or filings, but might want to assess your case.

Affirmative cases may be looking for administrative filing help for different statuses, including (DACA, VAWA, U-VISA, SIJS, and asylum).

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Indian Law

Oklahoma has resources designed to help specifically with Indian Law and the Tribal Court system.

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Work

Work legal issues usually involve, but are not limited to wages, hours worked, leaves, and workplace discrimination.

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Other Legal Needs

Many legal issues don't fit perfectly into the categories above. We've created this section to navigate to everything from Elder Care to Gender + Name Changes to Conservatorship.

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