About PTLA
Featured Content November 2024
Current information for Maine Veterans about events around the state, changes in Togus open hours, and more.
Featured Content August 2024
Last Updated August, 2024
Featured Content July 2024
The Family Law and Victim Rights Unit at Pine Tree Legal Assistance provides statewide coverage for the civil legal needs of victim/survivors of sexual assault. In many areas of the state, the Family…
Featured Content July 2024
We provide free legal services to eligible farmworkers in Maine. We help people who: Harvest crops like apples, broccoli, and blueberries; Work in forestry; Work in packing houses; Work in the…
Featured Content July 2024
Welcome to PTLA’s Student Loan Project!
We provide free legal services to student loan borrowers.
We help people with:
Featured Content July 2024
Welcome to PTLA's Fair Housing Unit!
The Fair Housing Unit works to make sure state and federal laws protecting everyone’s right to housing free from illegal discrimination are enforced i
November 2024
November 2024
What is the PTLA Forms Project? What kind of technology does it use? Who can use it?
September 2024
Board Meeting
Pine Tree Legal Assistance will hold an Annual Meeting and Board Meeting on September 26, 2024 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm.
September 2024
June 2024
Pine Tree Legal Assistance's Board of Directors is fiscally responsible for Pine Tree Legal Assistance. Per Legal Service Corporation Regulations, the Board of Directors is comprised of attorney…
April 2024
March 2024
Pine Tree Legal Assistance acknowledges and celebrates each November as Native American Heritage Month. The work of our Ind
January 2024
Pine Tree Legal Assistance (PTLA) volunteers play an important role in creating and sustaining an environment that is respectful of others, committed to excellence, and attentive to the highest eth
December 2023
December 2023
Each year, PTLA produces a report for our communities, stakeholders, and donors.
December 2023
Join Us and Make a Difference Every Day
Pine Tree Legal Assistance employs a diverse team of individuals, each committed to making our communities more just.
November 2023
September 2023
Eviction Information Session
Every Tuesday at 9:00 am, Pine Tree hosts an information session about the eviction process in Maine. During the session, you can learn about:
August 2023
July 2023
Historically, data around rental housing instability in Maine has been limited, particularly when it comes to evictions.
May 2023
Hello and welcome to PTLA.org, the website of Pine Tree Legal Assistance! We are a statewide civil legal aid organization serving the state of Maine.
February 2023
Transparency and accountability are important to us
Pine Tree Legal Assistance is a well-established charity with a strong reputation, locally and nationally.
February 2023
All media inquiries should be directed to Helen Meyer at (207) 774-4753 or [email protected]
January 2023
We help people who run up against tax problems with the IRS. Our services are free.
January 2023
Problems with the IRS?
November 2022
October 2022
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. Donor Privacy Policy
Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. is committed to respecting the privacy of our donors.
September 2022
Donate to Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Your gift means we can ensure th
November 2020
Bienvenidos a la Unidad de Trabajadores Agrícolas de PTLA
October 2020
What is a chatbot? Am I talking to a real person?
A chatbot is a simple artificial intelligence based tool.
July 2019
Yearly income guidelines for PTLA's Low Income Taxpayer Clinic.
July 2019
Información sobre nuestro programa de asistencia al contribuyente de bajos ingresos puede ayudarle a presentar la información necesaria para satisfacer las pruebas que se requieren para reclamar las…
December 2018
Join the Seward “Pat” Brewster Legacy Society
In late 1965, a young Augusta lawyer named Seward “Pat” Brewster became concerned about the lack of access to justice for all and sought to e
December 2018
Paid Fair Housing Testers help make sure that people are not denied housing because of their race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, family status (
November 2018
Мы предлагаем бесплатную юридическую помощь жителям Мэйна с недостаточными доходами.
November 2018
Assistance juridique gratuite pour les personnes à faible revenu dans l'état du Maine
November 2018
This Internet Web Site Use Agreement (the "Agreement") is between you and Pine Tree Legal Assistance ("PTLA") with principal offices at 88 Federal Street, Portland, ME 04112.
November 2018
Ma u Baahan Tahay Gargaar Sharciga ah?
Soo wac Gargaarka Sharciga ‘Pine Tree Legal Assistance’
November 2018
Executive Summary (full report)
November 2018
Zadzwoń do „Pine Tree Legal Assistance”
Bezpłatna pomoc prawna dla osób o niskich dochodach
November 2018
November 2018
November 2018
Kony me Cik pi nono la bong cul pi jo Maine ma gi tiyo wel cente ma nok.
November 2018
November 2018
Ongoing Fellowship Opportunities
Pine Tree welcomes the opportunity to work with rising 3L law students and judicial clerks on fellowship opportunities that would allow them to support Pin
November 2018
November 2018
Our major funder, the Legal Services Corporation, requires that we serve only clients who meet certain income and asset tests. Here are the maximum income levels.
Poverty Guidelines
November 2018
November 2018
November 2018
Our Fair Housing project helps people who face illegal discrimination in housing. Here are the kinds of problems we help with.
November 2018
Pine Tree Legal helps over 6,000 clients every year. We cannot help everyone who asks us for help. Sometimes we can’t help because it’s an area of the law we do not do.
November 2018
October 2018
The Administrative Office of Pine Tree Legal Assistance supports all six regional offices.
October 2018
Besplatna pravna pomoć za osobe s nižim primanjima u državi Maine.