Tulsa County Public Defender
Legal Issue: Criminal + Tickets
Area(s) of Focus: Active Case
How to Apply: Appointed by judge at hearing.
Phone: (918)-596-5530
Website: https://tulsapublicdefender.net
County(ies) Served: Tulsa
Extra Information:
Tulsa Lawyers for Children
Legal Issue: Family
Area(s) of Focus: DHS/CWS Involved
How to Apply: TLC only accepts appointments to represent abused and neglected children from the Judges at the Juvenile Division of the Tulsa District Court. A referral is made to TLC when there is conflict of interest within the Public Defender’s Office or when the siblings within a family group desire different legal outcomes.
Phone: (918)-425-5858
Website: https://www.tulsalawyersforchildren.org/
County(ies) Served: Tulsa
Extra Information: Message function on website.
Urban League of Greater OKC
Legal Issue: Criminal + Tickets
Area(s) of Focus: Reentry
How to Apply: See guidelines for qualification and application information: https://urbanleagueok.org/programs/criminal-justice-reform/
Phone: (405)-424-5243
Website: https://urbanleagueok.org/
County(ies) Served: Oklahoma
Extra Information: Annual Expungement Expo, not a recurring service.
Legal issues in the Benefits category can include SNAP issues, healthcare, SSI/SSDI, and Veterans resources.
Community navigators might see this in a few clear categories, including issues that happen in the initial application stage, as well as legal issues that are problems with the benefits someone should be receiving.
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Credit + Consumer
Credit + Consumer is our resource area for all parts of the consumer debt process. Through this category, community navigators can help with debt collection, debt lawsuits, judgments that come with a collection order, and other consumer issues.
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Criminal + Tickets
Our Criminal + Tickets category covers everything from early stages (arrest, bond hearing, arraignments), to active cases (first court appearance through plea or trial) to re-entry (expungements, costs, and fine reductions)
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Family
Family legal issues are categorized by whether a case is without DV (Domestic Violence)/IPV (Intimate partner violence), with DV/IPV, and whether the Department of Human Services (DHS) and/or Child Welfare Services (CWS) is involved.
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Housing
Housing issues usually fit neatly in 3 categories - pre-eviction, eviction, and post-eviction.
Pre-eviction services may help with security deposits, lockouts, or other conditions.
Eviction service may include help with notices, petition for forcible entry/detainer, and hearings.
Post-eviction legal aid may include dealing with the eviction on your record.
Housing legal aid may include repairs, discrimination, security deposits, and lockouts.
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Immigration
Immigration legal aid covers removal cases, undocumented / undetected cases, and affirmative cases.
Removal cases are when the government has started a case in immigration court.
Undocumented/undetected cases are when you don't have any cases or filings, but might want to assess your case.
Affirmative cases may be looking for administrative filing help for different statuses, including (DACA, VAWA, U-VISA, SIJS, and asylum).
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Indian Law
Oklahoma has resources designed to help specifically with Indian Law and the Tribal Court system.
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Work
Work legal issues usually involve, but are not limited to wages, hours worked, leaves, and workplace discrimination.
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Other Legal Needs
Many legal issues don't fit perfectly into the categories above. We've created this section to navigate to everything from Elder Care to Gender + Name Changes to Conservatorship.
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