North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services
North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services (IDS) coordinates the provision of legal representation to indigent defendants and others entitled to counsel under North Carolina law. IDS lawyers serve in criminal cases and appeals and also provide juvenile defense.
Contact: Phone: 919-354-7200
Find a public defender in your area.
North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence investigates post-conviction claims of actual innocence asserted by unrepresented North Carolina inmates.
Contact: 919-489-3268
North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services
North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services works to ensure humane conditions of confinement in prisons and jails and to challenge illegal convictions and sentences statewide.
Contact: 919-856-2200
If individuals do not qualify financially or otherwise for free legal services from the legal aid providers listed above, you may contact:
The North Carolina Lawyer Referral Service, a program of the North Carolina Bar Association
In-state: 1-800-662-7660
Out-of-state: 919-677-8574
Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
