Legal Counsel for the Elderly
http://www.aarp.org/lce
Who We Are
Legal Counsel for the Elderly (LCE) provides legal assistance in a wide variety of civil legal areas including protective services (e.g., powers of attorney, guardianships), consumer (e.g., debt counseling, predatory lending, deed fraud, home repair problems), housing (L/T, public housing) public benefits (e.g., SSI, Social Security), health, foreclosures, wills and other civil legal areas. Services are provided through a variety of mechanisms including hotline advice, staff attorneys, the Pro Bono Project which refers cases to private and government attorneys, and Self-Help Offices at outreach sites. LCE is also the office for the D.C. Long-Term Care Ombudsman, which monitors nursing homes, assisted living and other long-term care facilities in the District of Columbia.
How to Get Help
You can contact this organization by:
- Contact Type
- Phone
- Phone Number
- (202) 434-2120 or (202) 434-2170 for the hotline
- Hours
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- Monday
- 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday
- 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday
- 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Thursday
- 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Friday
- 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Information
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Legal Counsel for the Elderly's hotline / legal advice line serves as their intake mechanism for most matters.
Who We Serve
- Area(s)
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Statewide
- Language(s) Spoken
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- Spanish / Español
Interpreters are provided as needed.
- Income Guidelines
Income guidelines only apply in cases where LCE provides full legal representation. Your family's income should be at or below 200% of the poverty level, and asset limits also apply. The income and asset guidelines do not apply for other services, such as the Self-Help Offices, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and power of attorney seminars. Calls to the hotline for legal assistance, advice and referrals are free.
- Your family's income should be at or below the following percentage of the federal poverty level
- 200
- Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?
- YES
- Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?
- YES
- Eligibility Restrictions
For help, you must be over 60 years old.
For Social Security and disability matters, you must be over 55 years old.
Type of Help
- This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
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- Full Legal Representation
- Brief Advice
- Other
- Description of Services
Document creation (wills, powers of attorney, etc.)
General Contact Information
- Address
- Legal Counsel for the Elderly
- Phone
- (202) 434-2120 or (202) 434-2170 for the hotline
- Fax
- (202) 434-6464
- Website
- http://www.aarp.org/lce
Last Review and Update: Mar 20, 2012
