WLP Pittsburgh Office

Women's Law Project
Regional Enterprise Tower
425 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1860
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-227-0301

Pittsburgh Staff:

Sue Frietsche
Senior Staff Attorney
Tatyanna Margolin
Staff Attorney

Pittsburgh Area Legal Resources

YWCA Legal Resources for Women - 412-255-1246

Services include Reduced Rate Attorneys for women who have divorce, custody, and/or support matters; referral law line services provides a list of attorneys who have agreed to give a free initial consultation to people with legal questions; Individual Legal Consultation – women may speak with the Director of LRW, a licensed attorney, to ask general legal questions. LRW also holds regular seminars addressing different legal topics. Services include: juvenile, adoption, immigration, wills & trusts, divorce/custody/support, employment discrimination, and more.

Allegheny County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service - 412-261-5555

The Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) is a service designed to assist the public in locating lawyers for specific types of legal matters. The LRS operates by matching potential clients to a member of the Lawyer Referral attorney panel. After the consultation, clients determine if they would like to hire the lawyer at the attorney’s regular fee scale.

Neighborhood Legal Services - 412-255-6700

Neighborhood Legal Services provides legal support for low-income persons. They also hold a monthly family law clinic at which clients can consult with a volunteer and staff attorneys on family law issues.

Allegheny County Bar Association Indigent Divorce Program - 412-402-6714

This program provides legal representation to qualified parents who are parties to simple (one count with no property or support issues, no alimony, custody, or PFAs) divorce cases. Support and custody workshops are offered on a regular basis.

Adoption Committee Birthparent Consultation Project

Provides legal consultations to low-income birthparents contemplating, or involved in, private and private agency adoptions. Contact: (Vicki Hunt Mortimer, Esq. 412-394-7810; vmortimer@hwwlaw.com)

Divorce Law Project

Represents plaintiffs in relatively simple no-fault divorce actions and conducts outreach clinics at community service agencies. Contact: 412-391-4467 (Note: please ask for DLP directly as they share an office with another organiztion).

Family Law Section Pro Se Pro Bono Project

Assists eligible unrepresented applicants in the preparation of motions to be presented to a Family Court Judge. (Contact: Barbara L. Payne, Esq.)
(Phone: 412-350-0237)

KidsVoice

Represents abused, neglected and at-risk children in Juvenile Court dependency proceedings.
Contact: Scott M. Hollander, Esq., 412-391-3100, shollander@kidsvoice.org

Mental Health Association Legal Services

Provides legal consultations and limited representation to individuals receiving mental-health services; the focus is on issues that are non-criminal in nature. Contact: (Frank Cecchetti). 412-391-3820 (EXT. 12) (fcecchetti@mhaac.net )

Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force Legal Committee

Advises, refers and/or represents people living with AIDS and HIV infection, their family and friends legal matters including: wills; living wills; powers of attorney; SSI/SSDI; guardianship; and issues involving civil rights, employment discrimination, medical treatment discrimination, confidentiality issues and medical insurance.
Contact: Matthew E. Ometz, 412-242-2500; mometz@patf.org.