THE DIRECTORY
The 11 offices the New Mexico guide sends people to, with what each one handles and how to reach it. Read off each office’s own page as of November 2026, and every entry carries the link so the number here can be checked against the source.
A list, not a referral. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no office on it has any connection to this site.
Start here
The two places that say which local help covers an address, and publish the forms.
- New Mexico Legal Aid, statewide intake
The telephone intake line and online application for New Mexico Legal Aid, whose services run from education, advice and brief services to full representation in some cases.
- Covers
- Statewide
- For
- People who have depleted resources for basic human needs
- Phone
- 1-833-545-4357
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, Locked Out or Shut Off, Getting Divorced, Custody and Parenting Time, An Order of Protection, What Creditors Cannot Take, Unemployment Benefits
- New Mexico Courts HelpLine
The judicial branch's helpline, and a search for a specific court among the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, district, magistrate, metropolitan, probate and municipal courts.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-855-268-7804
Sent here by A Small Claim in Magistrate or Metropolitan Court, An Order of Protection, Changing Your Name, Getting Divorced, Missing a Court Date
- New Mexico Free Legal Answers
A virtual legal advice clinic where qualifying users post civil legal questions at no cost, answered by volunteer attorneys licensed in the state, on family, divorce, custody, housing, eviction, consumer, work, unemployment, health, civil rights and other topics. Its volunteers cannot call or represent anyone in court.
- Covers
- Statewide, online
- For
- Qualifying users, after a few questions
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, Getting Divorced, Custody and Parenting Time, The Last Paycheck, Unfair and Deceptive Practices
Free civil legal help
Each program covers part of the state and each sets its own eligibility. The lookup above is what settles which one covers a county.
- New Mexico Legal Aid
Ten office locations, with a Native American Program at Santa Ana Pueblo; the main office in Albuquerque answers for anyone not sure which office to contact.
- Covers
- Every county, though most of San Juan County is served by partner agency DNA People's Legal Services
- For
- People who have depleted resources for basic human needs
- Phone
- (505) 243-7871
8 regional offices
- Albuquerque · 505 Marquette Ave, Suite 700, Albuquerque, NM 87102 · (505) 243-7871
- Gallup · 211 West Mesa, Suites 5 and 6, Gallup, NM 87301 · (575) 722-4417
- Las Cruces · 600 E. Montana, Suite D, Las Cruces, NM 88001 · (575) 541-4800
- Roswell · 200 E. Fourth Street, Suite 200, Roswell, NM 88202 · (575) 623-9669
- Santa Ana, Native American Program · 51 Jemez Canyon Dam Road, Suite 110, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM 87004 · (505) 867-3391
- Santa Fe · 2905 Rodeo Park Dr E, Bldg. 6, Ste 102, Santa Fe, NM 87505 · (505) 982-9886
- Silver City · 2005 Hwy 180, Suite 500, Silver City, NM 88061 · (575) 388-0091
- Taos · 204 Montoya St, Unit A, Taos, NM 87571 · 1-800-294-1823
Sent here by Being Evicted, Repairs and Abating Rent, Child Support, An Order of Protection, What Creditors Cannot Take
- Disability Rights New Mexico
The designated protection and advocacy program for New Mexico, with authority under federal law to pursue legal, administrative and other remedies for people with disabilities; intake is online or by phone.
- Covers
- New Mexicans with disabilities
- For
- People with disabilities
- Phone
- 1-800-432-4682
- Post
- 3916 Juan Tabo Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111
Another phone line
- Office · (505) 256-3100
Sent here by Discrimination at Work, Housing Discrimination, Advance Health Care Directives
- Senior Citizens' Law Office
Advocacy and legal representation for residents of Central New Mexico aged 60 and older, giving priority under Older Americans Act guidelines to seniors who are economically needy, socially isolated, medically frail or institutionalized, with estate planning, consumer, public benefits and grandparents raising grandchildren among its topics.
- Covers
- Central New Mexico
- For
- Residents aged 60 and older
- Phone
- (505) 265-2300
Sent here by Signing a Will, Powers of Attorney, Advance Health Care Directives, Grandparent Visitation, Unfair and Deceptive Practices
- DNA People's Legal Services
A nonprofit legal aid organization giving free civil legal services to low income people, with advice and representation in tribal, state and federal courts and self help on repossession, car purchases, debt collection, identity theft, public benefits and probate.
- Covers
- Remote portions of three states and seven Native American nations, as its page says; it serves most of San Juan County
- For
- Low income people who could not otherwise afford an attorney
- Phone
- (928) 871-4151
Sent here by What Creditors Cannot Take, Identity Theft, Dying Without a Will, Unfair and Deceptive Practices
- Pegasus Legal Services for Children
A nonprofit giving free civil legal services to children, youth and their caregivers, including direct representation, community legal education and systemic advocacy, with a youth law project.
- Covers
- New Mexico
- For
- Children, youth and their caregivers
- Phone
- (505) 244-1101
Sent here by Grandparent Visitation, Custody and Parenting Time, Reporting Child Abuse, Working Under Sixteen
The offices the guide names
Where a complaint, a charge, a report or an appeal in the fine print of a section actually goes.
- New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration
Handles workers' compensation for work injuries, with ombudsmen, mediation and adjudication, and warns that it does not charge fees to receive benefits.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-866-967-5667
- Post
- 2410 Centre Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
2 more phone lines
- Main line · (505) 841-6000
- In state toll free · 1-800-255-7965
Sent here by Hurt at Work
Paid representation
Referral services that give a name and a number. They are not free and they are not a recommendation.
- Enlace Comunitario
Intervention services, counseling, legal services and support groups for domestic violence survivors in Central New Mexico's Latine and immigrant communities, in English and Spanish, with a translation line for other languages.
- Covers
- Central New Mexico
- For
- Domestic violence survivors in Latine and immigrant communities
- Phone
- (505) 246-8972
- Post
- Albuquerque, NM 87106
Sent here by An Order of Protection, Crimes Against a Household Member, Leave for Domestic Abuse, Being Evicted
- New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence
A statewide coalition of advocates and programs working with survivors, with abuse intervention programs; for an advocate or victim services, its page gives the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-799-7233
Sent here by An Order of Protection, Crimes Against a Household Member, Stalking, Violating an Order of Protection