Community-based nonprofits can benefit from business legal counsel for free!

WAACO
1-866-288-9695 (toll-free)
P.O. Box 2134
Seattle, WA 98111-2134
contact@waaco.org

Office Hours:
Tues/Wed 8:30-4:30
Thurs 8:30-12:30

WAACO will actively recruit volunteer attorneys to represent eligible organizations and will use its best efforts to place matters as soon as possible. WAACO itself, however, will not provide legal representation and cannot guarantee that it will find a volunteer attorney to help every eligible organization.

Eligible Organizations
To be eligible for free legal assistance through WAACO, an organization must demonstrate that it

• has a primarily charitable or community-based purpose,
• is or seeks to become a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization,
• is unable to pay for legal fees without significant impairment of program resources, and
• seeks legal assistance on a business or organizational matter (i.e., legal issues unrelated to current or expected litigation).

Start-up organizations are eligible for legal assistance, provided that they satisfy the other eligibility criteria and demonstrate potential viability.

Get Involved!
For more information on WAACO or to apply for legal assistance or become a volunteer attorney, please contact WAACO at 1-866-288-9695 (toll-free) or email. Volunteer attorneys can download the Volunteer Attorney Enrollment Form and return it to the project manager.