In the News

Online Donations
Volunteer Opportunities

Links to other web sites will be opened in a new browser window.

Washington LawHelp Consumer Information
http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/link.cfm?1272
Many free legal self-help publications on a variety of consumer problems such as bankruptcy, debt collection, automobiles, contracts, utilities, loans, small claims court and consumer fraud.

Attorney General's Office Consumer Protection Division
http://www.atg.wa.gov/SafeguardingConsumers/default.aspx
The AG's office web site contains many consumer protection publications such as auto repair laws, lemon law, credit problems, dealing with a death, health club memberships, hiring a contractor, senior scams, telemarketing fraud and landlord tenent problems. You can even file a complaint online.

Bankruptcy Information - Washington Bankruptcy Law
http://www.washington-bankruptcy.com/index.html
Washington Bankruptcy Law will help explain the federal bankruptcy process and the common surrounding issues as they pertain to Washington residents.

The Better Business Bureau
http://www.bbb.org/
The BBB system responds to millions of inquiries each year, provides information about charity groups and organizations, helps resolve consumers' disputes with businesses through telephone conciliation, mediation and arbitration, and promotes ethical business standards and voluntary self-regulation of business practices.

Carbuyingtips.com
http://www.carbuyingtips.com
Free car buying guide for buying new cars, used cars, auto leasing, and avoiding scams.

Consumer Action
http://www.consumer-action.org/
Consumer information/education and advocacy. This site his a multilingual library of consumer publications in 7 different languages.

The Consumer Law Page
http://consumerlawpage.com/
Compiled by the Alexander Law Firm, the Consumer Law Page provides online articles, brochures, and resources for workers, consumers and small business owners who have experienced loss as a result of personal injury, negligence, toxic chemicals, or corporate fraud through sales of products, services, stocks or bonds.

Consumer Information Pamphlets by the Washington State Bar Association
http://www.wsba.org/public/consumer/default.htm
Pamphlets covering many consumer legal topics such as wills, trusts, bankruptcy, probate, hiring a lawyer, etc.

Consumers Union
http://www.consumersunion.org/index.htm
This site provides informative and educational materials developed by Consumers Union's advocacy offices on a variety of consumer issues.

Crime Victims' Compensation Forms
http://www.lni.wa.gov/ClaimsIns/CrimeVictims/default.asp
The Department of Labor and Industries web site has these and other forms available for download.

Don't Borrow Trouble
http://www.dontborrowtrouble.com/
Freddie Mac's anti-preditory lending web site. We’ve all seen the aggressive marketing campaigns for refinance and home equity loans. They may seem tempting but they may not be the best financing alternative – they could even risk a family’s financial health, a home’s equity and the stability of a neighborhood. Knowledge is protection – learning about refinancing and the mortgage process puts the power to protect both home and family in the homeowner's hands.

Fair Debt Collection
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre18.shtm
The Federal Trade Commission provides a page answering frequently-asked questions about debt collection.

Federal Citizen Information Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
Lots of free on-line consumer information to help the public.

Federal Trade Commission Consumer Publications
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm
The Federal Trade Commission provides publications on a variety of common consumer protection issues.

Filing a Grievance against a Lawyer - Lawyer Discipline in Washington
http://www.wsba.org/info/operations/odc/grievance.htm
This information is for anyone who is considering filing, or who has filed, a grievance with the Washington State Bar Association. It is published as a public service to explain the lawyer discipline process and related topics.

Firstgov for Consumers
http://www.consumer.gov/
A "one-stop" link to a broad range of federal information resources including articles on "your money", fraudulent, and deceptive trade practices. Each category has subcategories to direct you to areas within individual federal web sites containing related information.

Free File by the IRS
http://www.irs.gov/app/freeFile/welcome.jsp
New at the IRS web site is a way to prepare and e-file your taxes for free. Free File is online tax preparation and electronic filing through a partnership agreement between the IRS and the Free File Alliance, LLC.

Identity Theft Web Site by the FTC
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/
The Federal Trade Commission's information on I.D. theft, which involves others obtaining key personal information - Social Security or credit card numbers - for the purpose of impersonating that person. This publication discusses this risks regarding ID theft, how to prevent it and what to do if you have been victimized.

National Consumer Law Center
http://www.consumerlaw.org/
For over 25 years, the National Consumer Law Center(NCLC) has been the consumer law resource center to which legal services and private lawyers, state and federal consumer protection officials, public policy makers, consumer and business reporters, and consumer and low-income community organizations across the nation have turned for legal answers, policy analysis, and technical and legal support.

Resolution Washington: Dispute Resolution Centers Web Site
http://www.resolutionwa.org/
Mediation can be used as an alternative to Small Claims Court and in contrator disputes, merchant/consumer disputes, bankruptcy, real estates, lemon law, restitution and lawsuits. Dispute Resolution Centers exist in almost every part of the state and exist to provide low-cost and effective conflict resolution services to their respective communities through mediation, facilitation, training and community outreach.. DRC's offer highly trained, competent mediators and facilitators at very low cost to any person or organization in need.