Free legal aid & legal help in Berks County

MidPenn Legal Services is the free civil legal aid office for the county, the Public Defender represents anyone charged with a crime who cannot afford a lawyer, and the Bar Association refers everyone else. The county court publishes self-help forms, keeps a law library open to the public, and helps anyone file for a protection order.

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Every rule, cost and phone number here comes from the provider. We are a guide to Berks County, not the program: call before you go. If something is wrong, every service page has a report link, and our corrections policy says what happens next.