Community Law Division - Legal Services
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| Group | Legal Services |
| Category | Legal Services |
| Name | Community Law Division |
| Provider | Metropolitan Public Defender Services, Inc. |
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Description
Portland Office 101 SW Main St, Suite 1100 Portland, Oregon 97204
Hillsboro Office 400 E. Main, Suite 210 Hillsboro, Oregon 97123
https://mpdlaw.com/community-law/
The Community Law division of Metropolitan Public Defenders (MPD) focuses on barrier reduction work for people involved in, or at risk of involvement in, the criminal justice system. They partner with government agencies and community based organizations to work together to help participants navigate the legal system and remove barriers.
By providing a holistic, collaborative, person-centered model they increase the likelihood of positive outcomes for clients. Their collaborative approach involves partnering with teams and organizations who are already advocating for the person. Such teams may be in the social service, community health or public defense worlds. MPD coordinates and works together with the existing team to do whatever they can as lawyers to help meet the person’s goals and desired outcomes. Sometimes that means representation on a legal case, but often it will mean negotiating a non-legal matter or navigating an increasingly complex bureaucracy to obtain basic rights and benefits with the goal of making a positive, measurable difference in people’s lives.
Depending on the Partnership, MPD’s Legal Services may include:
- Criminal Record Expungements
- Eviction Record Expungements
- Felony Reduction
- Fine/Fee Reduction
- Multnomah Project Reset
- Project Reset (Clack and Columbia)
- Municipal/Justice/Circuit Court Fine and Fee Waivers
- Driver’s License Restoration
- Civil/Eviction Debt Negotiation
- Restitution Negotiation
- Name/Gender Marker Changes
- Sex Offender Registration Relief
- Sex Offender Risk Level Appeals
- Padilla Work
- Restraining Orders/Protection Orders
- Guardianship
- Custody Navigation
- Warrant Lifts
- Correcting Judgments
- Vacating Prostitution Convictions
- Vacating Violation Convictions (to open expungement)
- Landlord Tenant Pre-Eviction Dispute Negotiations
- Eviction Defense
- Legal Status Issues
- Navigation of Court Orders/Obligations
- Policy Work
- Immigrant Defense Oregon (removal defense)
Community Law has a number of projects and partnerships. Some of them include:
- Multnomah County’s Anti-poverty Programs
- Sex Trafficking Network
- Healthy Birth Initiative
- Home Forward
- City of Portland’s Portland Housing Bureau
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Supportive Services for Veteran Families
- Pathway Home – Mental Health and Addiction Association of Oregon
- New Avenues For Youth
- Clean Slate Initiative
- Department of Community Justice
- Multnomah County’s Eviction Prevention Program
- Multnomah Project Reset
- Joint Office of Homeless Services
- Meyers/Collins Foundation
Facilities
Hillsboro Office
Metropolitan Public Defender (MPD) Immigrant Defense Oregon
Contacts
Contact: Hillsboro Office Phone: (503) 726-7900
Contact: Portland Office Phone: (503) 225-9100