THE DIRECTORY
The 11 offices the Washington guide sends people to, with what each one handles and how to reach it. Read off each office’s own page as of September 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.
- Washington Law Help, Get Legal Help
A public library of legal information for Washington, and a list of legal help organizations that shows the local ones for a county alongside the statewide ones.
- Covers
- Statewide
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, Parenting Plans, Getting Divorced, Protection Orders
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.
- Northwest Justice Project
Legal assistance with civil, non criminal legal problems; an application, made online or by phone, starts free legal help from it and its partner organizations.
- Covers
- Statewide
- For
- Eligible low income families and individuals
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, Parenting Plans, Getting Divorced, Protection Orders
- Northwest Consumer Law Center
Focuses solely on the consumer and financial legal needs of families denied access to justice.
- Covers
- Statewide
- For
- Families denied access to justice
- Phone
- (206) 805-0989
Sent here by Debt Collectors, What a Creditor Cannot Take, Time Limits to Sue, When They Take the Car Back, Deceptive Business Practices, Lemon Law, Sales Made Away from the Store
- Columbia Legal Services
Works with communities to advance racial and economic justice through impact litigation and legislative advocacy, in housing and homelessness, immigrant justice, systems reform and worker justice.
- Covers
- Statewide
- For
- Communities it works with on those issues
- Phone
- 1-800-542-0794
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, Getting Paid
The offices the guide names
Where a complaint, a charge, a report or an appeal in the fine print of a section actually goes.
- Washington State Human Rights Commission
A neutral, fact finding agency charged with enforcing the Washington Law Against Discrimination, RCW 49.60, in employment, housing and elsewhere.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-233-3247
Sent here by Discrimination at Work, Working with a Record, Housing Discrimination
- Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Employment Standards
Handles employment standards and workplace rights, including the state minimum wage; Seattle, Bellingham, SeaTac, Tukwila and Renton set higher minimum wages of their own.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-866-219-7321
- ESGeneral@Lni.wa.gov
Sent here by Getting Paid
- Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Workers' Compensation Claims
Takes and manages workers' compensation claims, with a claims line, 1-800-LISTENS, and automated claim information.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-547-8367
Sent here by Hurt at Work
- Washington Employment Security Department
Runs unemployment benefits, with a Claims Center for applications and weekly claims, and appeals of benefit decisions.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-318-6022
Sent here by Unemployment Benefits
- Washington Attorney General, Consumer Protection
Brings cases against businesses that break consumer protection laws, and its Consumer Resource Center resolves complaints informally by notifying the business and helping the two sides communicate.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-551-4636
Sent here by Deceptive Business Practices, Lemon Law, Sales Made Away from the Store, The Letter About Your Information, When Someone Uses Your Name, The Repair Estimate, Debt Collectors
- Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Consumer help with insurance, from auto and home to health plans, including help with a claim or service denial, through its Consumer Hotline.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-800-562-6900
Sent here by The Insurance Suspension, Deceptive Business Practices, Lemon Law, Sales Made Away from the Store, The Letter About Your Information, When Someone Uses Your Name, The Repair Estimate
Paid representation
Referral services that give a name and a number. They are not free and they are not a recommendation.
- King County Bar Association, Lawyer Referral Service
Offers access to justice through a lawyer referral service, neighborhood legal clinics and pro bono programs, including the Housing Justice Project.
- Covers
- King County
- Phone
- (206) 267-7100
Sent here by Small Claims Court, Changing Your Name, Vacating a Conviction, Getting Divorced, A Small Estate, Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back