We help for free.
Worried about losing your home? Wondering how you will take care of your kids? Facing a civil legal problem and not sure where to turn?
Sound Legal Aid is a team of lawyers and legal helpers. We focus on civil legal matters, and we help people who can't afford a private attorney get the same fair chance in the legal system as anyone else.
We serve Thurston, Mason, Grays Harbor, Lewis, and Pacific counties.
Whatever you're facing, we'll figure it out together.
Our Mission
Sound Legal Aid promotes access to justice through the coordinated efforts of trained volunteers and community partners. We strive to enable low-income clients to resolve their civil legal problems by providing legal advice, information, and direct representation in a manner sensitive to individuals and their legal needs.
Housing and Tenants' Rights
Losing your home is the things that can turn your life and the life of your family upside down. Sound Legal Aid helps people facing eviction, unsafe or unhealthy living conditions, and other housing situations where the law is on your side but access to legal help has not been. Through our Eviction Defense Hotline, free clinics, and direct representation, we give our neighbors a real chance to stay housed and understand their rights as tenants.
Domestic Violence
For survivors of domestic violence, the legal system can feel like one more thing standing in the way of safety. Our team works alongside survivors to pursue protection orders, navigate family court, address housing and immigration issues that often intersect with abuse, and build a path forward. We approach every person with care, and we will walk beside you every step of the way.
Family Law
Family law situations rarely involve just one problem. Custody and parenting plans, child support, and divorce proceedings can all be in motion at once, with children's stability hanging in the balance. Sound Legal Aid provides free legal advice and representation for families who cannot afford an attorney but deserve the same fair chance in the legal system as anyone else.
Other Civil Law
Civil legal problems do not always fit neatly into one category. Through our free clinics and Lawyers in the Library program, we help our neighbors with wills and estate planning, consumer issues, government benefits, and a range of other civil legal matters. If you are not sure whether we can help, call us. We will figure it out together.
Be a Part of Something Bigger
Your support means that people facing eviction stay housed and that domestic violence survivors can leave abusive relationships.
Consider donating, volunteering your time, or working with us.