Modest Means Lawyer Referral Program

Step 1: Areas of Legal Help

As part of the Bar’s Affordable Attorneys for All initiative, the Modest Means Lawyer Referral program helps Utahns with modest earnings find a lawyer offering discounted rates to match their incomes. If you qualify, you will be referred to lawyer who charges up to $50 or $75 an hour, or a corresponding flat fee. Hourly or flat-fee services often require advance payment (a retainer). The application is in two parts: 1st to see if you qualify and 2nd for questions about you and your situation (there is a $25 non-refundable administrative fee. Payment for this online purchase must be made using VISA or MASTERCARD.).

Adoption

Appeals

Bankruptcy

Consumer

Criminal

Criminal (in juvenile court)

Expungements

Family Law (divorce, protective order, etc.)

Foreclosures

Guardianship(including minors and protected

persons who are adults)

Landlord/Tenant

Mechanics Lien

Real Property

Small Claims

Traffic

Will, Trust, Estate, or Probate

Step 2: Do you Qualify?

Number of Persons in Household

Persons include spouse/partner and dependents (not roommates who live independently). A dependent is a person living in your household where more than 50% of their livelihood is provided by you.

Income includes income from adults or children where the income is used on household expenses (not including, for example, a child who makes $50 a week babysitting to save for college).

Assets do not need to include:

a. Your primary residence.
b. One vehicle per driver in your household used primarily for transportation and not used for recreational purposes.
c. Up to $3,500 of the fair market value of work-related tools and equipment.
d. Insurance proceeds, judgments, or settlements that are compensation for bodily injury or wrongful death to the client or to someone for whom the client is/was a dependent.
e. Cash value of any life insurance policies.
f. Pensions, IRA, 401(K), or retirement plans.

Please note that your lawyer may ask additional questions during the intake process to confirm your eligibility for the program. Your lawyer has the final say in the qualification process.

Step 3: Your Location

(County in which lawyer should practice)