Community Resources

Frequently Requested Legal Services

Self Help

Foreclosure Resources

Foreclosure Resources (For owners and renters) 1- (877) 893-4663
www.homeownership.wa.gov or www.mortgagehelpnow.org
Statewide Civil Legal Aid Foreclosure Hotline 1- (800) 606-4819

Pierce County Departments

Superior Court Clerk (253) 798-7455
Superior Court Administration (253) 798-3654
Superior Court Facilitator (253) 798-3627
District Court (253) 798-7487
Jail (253) 798-4590
Juvenile Court Clerk (253) 798-7973
Prosecutor’s Office (253) 798-7400
Law Library (253) 798-7494

Pierce County Municipal Courts

Bonney Lake Municipal Court (253) 862-6606
Buckley Municipal Court (360) 829-2118
Carbonado Municipal Court See Buckley Municipal Court
DuPont Municipal Court See Lakewood Municipal Court
Eatonville Municipal See Bonney Lake Municipal Court
Fife Municipal Court (253) 922-6635
Fircrest Municipal Court (253) 564-8922
Gig Harbor Municipal Court (253) 851-7808
Lakewood Municipal Court (253) 512-2258
Milton Municipal Court See Puyallup Municipal Court
Orting Municipal Court (360) 893-3160
Puyallup Municipal Court (253) 841-5450
Roy Municipal Court (253) 843-0463
Ruston Municipal Court (253) 922-6635
South Prairie Municipal Court See Bonney Lake Municipal Court
Steilacoom Municipal Court See Lakewood Municipal Court
Sumner Municipal Court See Bonney Lake Municipal Court
Tacoma Municipal Court (253) 591-5357
University Place Municipal Court See Lakewood Municipal Court
Wilkeson Municipal Court (360) 829-0171

Other Court(s)

US District Court Western District Tacoma (Bankruptcy Court) (253) 882-3900
Involuntary Commitment Court (253) 756-2951

Crime Victims

Crime Victims Assistance (253) 596-3945

Criminal Law – Defense

Department of Assigned Counsel (253) 798-6062

Dispute Resolution

Center for Dialog & Resolution (253) 572-3657

Domestic Violence

Crystal Judson Family Justice Center Domestic Violence Helpline (253) 798-4166 or Toll Free 1- (800) 764-2420 (Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30)
Washington State DV Hotline 1- (800) 562-6025
YWCA DV Hotline (253) 383-2593
JBLM Safeline (253) 966-7233
Rebuilding Hope PC Sexual Assault Crisis Line (253) 474-7273
Pierce County Superior Court Protection Orders (253) 798-7455 (Press 1 then 2)

Landlord/Tenant Services

TACOMAPROBONO (253) 572-5134
NW Housing Justice Project If an unlawful detainer action has been started , call CLEAR at 1- (888) 201-1014
The Tenants Union Tenants Rights Hotline (206) 723-0500
(Tacoma Residents Only) Visit TacomaFirst 311 City of Tacoma Landlord Tenant Program. (You must go to this website and fill out their Landlord/Tenant intake form for services).

Law Enforcement (non-emergency numbers)

Pierce County Sheriff (253) 798-4721
Tacoma Police Department (253) 594-7947
Lakewood Police Department (253) 830-5000
Puyallup Police Department (253) 841-5425
Fife Police Department (253) 922-6633

Law Library

Pierce County Law Library (253) 798-7494

Legal Organizations

King County Bar Association
Thurston County Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association Toll Free 1- (800) 945-9722

Low Income Services

CLEAR (Coordinated Legal Education Advice and Referral) Civil/Non-criminal. 9-12 Mon-Fri 1- (888) 201-1014 www.nwjustice.org or www.washingtonlawhelp.org
CLEAR for Seniors (For 60+ years Civil/Non-criminal) 1- (888) 387-7111
Foreclosure Resources (For owners and renters) 1- (877) 893-4663 www.homeownership.wa.gov or www.mortgagehelpnow.org
TACOMAPROBONO (253) 572-5134
WA State Bar Moderate Means Program 1- (855) 741-6930 Limited to family law, consumer law and housing issues for those of moderate means (200-400% FPL)
YWCA (Pierce County) (253) 272-4181 (Select 0)

Students Interested in Law School

Affordable Online Law Degrees
Online Degree Programs and Majors
LSAT Exam Resource Guidebook
Career Paths in the Legal Field
Financial Aid for Law School

Veterans

USO Transition Services (253) 777-0556
Veterans Affairs-Washington State 1- (800) 562-2308

Other Frequently Requested Agencies

Access Washington
Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) (253) 798-4600
Attorney General Consumer Protection Call Center 1- (800) 551-4636
ACLU Administration (206) 624-2184 Legal Assistance (206) 624-2180??
Better Business Bureau (206) 431-2222
City of Tacoma Attorney’s Office (253) 591-5885
Americans with Disabilities 1- (800) 514-0301
Employment Discrimination 1- (800) 562-2702
State of Washington Human Rights Commission 1- (800) 233-3247
City of Tacoma-Human Rights Commission (issues within the city limits of Tacoma) (253) 591-5162
Tacoma Rescue Mission (253) 383-4493
NAACP (253) 272-0357
Office of Civil Rights (HIPAA Complaints) 1- (800) 368-1019
Social Treatment Opportunity Programs (STOP)
U.S. Embassy
USDA Food and Nutrition Information
Western State Hospital (Legal Services) 1- (866) 280-4095 (Pierce County Assigned Counsel Mental Health Unit and/or NWJ Project)

Community Resources for those in need not otherwise listed

Explore Washington 2-1-1
Making a Difference in Community (MDC)
Pierce County Human Services
DSHS Resource Guide
Alternative Solutions: A DSHS program. Any person who is a DSHS client has access to this service. Eligibility requirement could be anything from receiving food assistance to DSHS collecting child support. This service will assign a case manager to navigate services, help reinstate driver’s licenses, address court fines, file petitions to reduce child support, find housing and access education resources.When you access this resource at the link above, you then click on the database resources in the middle of the page. A map will appear and click on your county. On the right side you will see a tab for every imaginable resource available in the selected area.
District Court Resource Center: Available to all, not just District Court litigants. They have a clothing bank, housing referrals, homelessness prevention, social security assistance, etc. A daily schedule of available resources is posted on the site. It is located right across the street from the County-City Building. (The building with the #12 painted on the side.)