Tel Law is a FREE service of the Erie County Bar Association designed to make basic legal information available to you with ease - either by reading the message below or by calling 814/459-3111 and requesting a copy of the transcript.
Finding a Lawyer
- The Lawyer Referral Service
- Public Defender's Office
- Northwestern Legal Services/Legal Aid
- Legal Fees
Bankruptcy/Debtor Information
- Personal Bankruptcy
- Advantage Credit Counseling/Consumer Credit Counseling
- Debt Collectors
- Co-Signing for Loans/Purchases
- Automobile Repossession
Business Law
Consumer Law
- Bureau of Consumer Protection
- The Lemon Law - Auto
- Used Car Sales
- Mail Order Problems
- Home Improvement Contracts
- Housing Discrimination
- Credit Reporting Problems
- Consumer Tips
Criminal Law
Education/School Law/Emancipation
- Rights in Suspension and Expulsion
- Truancy
- Rights of Gifted/Handicapped/Special Education Children
- Emancipation
Employment Law
- Discrimination
- Firing
- Sexual Harassment
- Wage & Hour Issues
- Unemployment Compensation
- Worker's Compensation
Family/Marital Law Matters
- How to get Married
- Common Law Marriage
- Legal Separation
- Marriage Counseling
- Divorce
- Annulments
- Alimony
- How to get a Custody Order in Erie County
- Custody
- Grandparent Rights
- Child Support
- Adoption
- Abuse
- Dependent Child Proceedings
Guardianship/Wills/Estates
- Power of Attorney
- Guardianship
- Advance Health Care Declarations (Living Wills)
- Wills
- Inheritance and Estate Taxes
- Small Estates
- Trusts
- The Truth About Living Trusts
Change of Name
Insurance
- Insurance Tips for Consumers
- Where to turn with Insurance Problems
- Auto Insurance Myths and Realities
- Auto Accident Victim's Medical Bills
- Pennsylvania Automobile Insurance Act
Renting an Apartment or House
Public Assistance Programs
- Medical Assistance
- Food Stamps
- Cash Assistance
- Section 8 Housing
- Nutritional Assistance for Mothers and Children
Social Security/Medicare
The Courts
- Small Claims Court
- Starting a Lawsuit
- Defending a Lawsuit
- The State and Federal Courts
- Jury Duty and You