Legal Assistance

Navy Legal Service Office: Our mission is to enhance the readiness, morale and welfare of active-duty and Reserve members of the Navy and Marine Corps, by providing quality legal services regarding personal civil legal matters to eligible persons; and to educate eligible persons regarding their personal legal rights and responsibilities.

Eligibility for Services

The Legal Assistance Office provides legal assistance services to active-duty members of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force and Coast Guard, and their dependents. Assistance is provided to retirees as resources permit.

Types of Services

Attorneys counsel clients on numerous topics, but not on any that involve military justice or actions against the U.S. government. The information here is designed to be general and does not in any way replace competent legal advice. Entering this page creates no attorney-client relationship. This list is not intended to be comprehensive and attorneys may provide assistance on additional matters.

Legal services include:

• Adoption
• Advance medical directives
• Consumer issues
• Domestic relations
• Domicile and residence
• Expanded legal assistance program
• How to find an attorney
• Immigration and naturalization
• Landlord-tenant issues
• Legal readiness
• Military rights and benefits
• Notary service
• Powers of attorney
• Preventative law articles
• Real estate matters
• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
• Veterans Affairs related issues
• Wills and other estate planning