NHLA

What NHLA does

New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA) is a nonprofit law firm founded in 1971 that provides free civil legal aid to low-income individuals and older adults (age 60+) across New Hampshire. The organization delivers direct representation and advice in housing (eviction, foreclosure, property tax deeding), domestic violence and family law (protective orders, divorce, parenting rights), public benefits (SSDI, SSI, Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, unemployment), youth law, and immigration matters including removal defense. NHLA operates through five regional offices in Berlin, Claremont, Concord, Manchester, and Portsmouth, with client access routed through 603 Legal Aid's statewide centralized intake system.

The organization's service portfolio is delivered through dedicated projects such as the Justice in Aging Project, Housing Justice Project, Fair Housing Project, Foreclosure Relief Project, Benefits Project, Removal Defense Project, and a medical-legal partnership with Dartmouth-Hitchcock. NHLA does not operate a technology platform; service delivery is performed by staff attorneys, paralegal advocates, and volunteer attorneys coordinated across offices. The organization does not charge clients for services; eligibility is based on income, assets, and age criteria.

NHLA's business model is that of a 501(c)-style nonprofit funded through a diversified public and private revenue mix. The State of New Hampshire is the largest single funding source, supplemented by Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) distributions administered by the NH Bar Foundation, grants from local, state, and national foundations, United Way contributions across the state, municipal and federal agency grants, and individual and law firm donations raised through the annual NH Campaign for Legal Services. Governance is provided by a Board of Directors drawn from legal, healthcare, and community sectors across New Hampshire.

Name

NHLA

Legal name

New Hampshire Legal Assistance

Website

https://nhla.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA) is a 501(c)-style nonprofit law firm, founded in 1971, that provides free civil legal aid to low-income individuals and adults aged 60+ across New Hampshire through five regional offices covering housing, domestic violence, public benefits, youth, and immigration matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Legal Aid

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (9221), Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Defense & Legal Aid Services (BPAIAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public & Affordable Housing Programs (Subsidies, Vouchers, Public Housing) (BPAIANAA), Health Equity, Access & Social Determinants Programs (BPAIAJAO)

Keywords

• Civil legal aid
• Housing legal services
• Public benefits assistance
• Family law advocacy
• Nonprofit law firm

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Nonprofit Grants: NHLA receives grants from numerous local, state, and national foundations, United Ways across the state, and municipal, state and federal agencies.
2. State of New Hampshire Funding: State of New Hampshire is the largest funding source, providing essential operational support for civil legal aid services.
3. IOLTA Program (NH Bar Foundation): Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts program administered by NH Bar Foundation, which annually distributes IOLTA revenue and awards other funds.
4. Individual and Law Firm Donations: Ongoing support from local law firms (large and small), individual lawyers, business people, and community members through the annual NH Campaign for Legal Services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NHLA provides free civil legal aid to low-income individuals and older adults (age 60+) across New Hampshire. Services span housing (eviction, foreclosure, property tax deeding), domestic violence and family law (protective orders, divorce, parenting rights), public benefits (SSDI, SSI, Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, unemployment), immigration (removal defense, asylum, SIJS), and youth law (juvenile, special education). Representation ranges from legal information and advice to full court and agency representation.

Product overview

New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA) is a nonprofit law firm offering free civil legal aid services, not a technology platform or software product. The organization operates as a unified service providing legal representation and advocacy across multiple practice areas: housing, public benefits, domestic violence, youth law, aging issues, and immigration. Key operational components include a partnership with 603 Legal Aid for statewide centralized intake, the Justice in Aging Project for seniors, Housing Justice Project, and a medical-legal partnership with Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Services range from simple legal information and advice to full representation in New Hampshire courts and before government agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Justice in Aging Project: A project providing direct civil legal aid to people aged 60 and over on matters related to housing, benefits, long-term care resident rights, consumer problems and financial exploitation. Formerly known as the Senior Law Project.
• Housing Justice Project

Products and services

• Civil Legal Aid Services
• Justice in Aging Project
• Housing Legal Services
• Domestic Violence Legal Services
• Public Benefits Assistance
• Youth Law Services
• Immigration Legal Services
• Medical-Legal Partnership with Dartmouth-Hitchcock
• Fair Housing Project Fair housing testing, enforcement, and bilingual intake for housing discrimination matters, based at NHLA's Manchester office.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 603 Legal AidcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner603 Legal Aid serves as the statewide centralized intake point for civil legal aid in New Hampshire. Formed in 2021 from the merger of LARC and the NH Bar Association's Pro Bono Referral System. 603 Legal Aid offers direct legal services including through its pro bono program.
• NHCLS (NH Campaign for Legal Services)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNH Campaign for Legal Services provides the annual fundraising effort supporting NHLA and 603 Legal Aid. The campaign involves local law firms, businesses, and community members contributing to extend civil legal services to those in need.
• Disability Rights Center-New HampshirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe state's protection and advocacy organization for people with disabilities. NHLA routinely collaborates with DRC-NH on cases affecting people with disabilities.
• Dartmouth-HitchcockcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical-legal partnership (MLP) program benefitting families with young children in the Upper Valley and Sullivan County. NHLA partners with D-H to address health-harming legal problems during clinical encounters. Funding of $300,000 secured for two-year pilot program.
• NH Bar FoundationcoreOthersNH Bar Foundation administers the IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts) program, which annually distributes revenue and awards other funds to support civil legal aid in New Hampshire.
• NH Bar Association Pro Bono Referral SystemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer partner organization that merged into 603 Legal Aid in 2021. Connected volunteer attorneys in private practice with clients needing legal assistance.
• Southern New Hampshire ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity Action Program that helps tenants access federal eviction prevention resources and rental assistance. NHLA attorneys work alongside SNHS at eviction hearings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vermont Legal Aid: Vermont's statewide nonprofit law firm providing free civil legal services to low-income residents; the closest structural analog to NHLA in a similarly small New England state, with a comparable mix of housing, benefits, and family-law practice.
• Pine Tree Legal Assistance: Maine's nonprofit civil legal aid organization serving low-income residents across the state, with a similar staff size and multi-office model (though larger geography). Directly comparable in mission, funder structure, and practice mix to NHLA.
• Connecticut Legal Services: Connecticut's statewide nonprofit legal aid provider serving low-income residents; another small New England peer with an analogous practice area mix (housing, benefits, family law) and grant-based funding model.
• Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid: Minnesota's statewide nonprofit civil legal aid provider with similar staff scale and a comparable multi-office regional service model serving low-income clients. Equivalent free-service legal aid model with similar IOLTA and state-funder dependence.
• Empire Justice Center: New York statewide legal services and advocacy organization providing free civil legal aid and policy advocacy; comparable nonprofit structure and practice areas (housing, benefits, family law) but operates in a much larger state.
• Rhode Island Legal Services: Rhode Island's only statewide provider of free civil legal aid, serving low-income residents from multiple offices. Functionally the closest match to NHLA in terms of state size, office count, and demographic profile.

Broad incumbents

• Legal Aid Society: The largest U.S. provider of civil legal services, based in New York City; operates a similar free civil legal aid model but at vastly greater scale, with criminal defense work as a distinguishing addition. Represents the broader incumbent in the same practice category.
• Maryland Legal Aid: A larger, statewide nonprofit law firm with offices across Maryland providing free civil legal services in housing, family law, public benefits, and consumer matters. Operates a structurally similar model but at significantly greater scale (several hundred attorneys) than NHLA.
• Indiana Legal Services: Indiana's statewide nonprofit legal aid program serving low-income Hoosiers; comparable free civil legal aid model, though operating in a much larger and more rural geography than NHLA.

Regional players

• Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation: Massachusetts's state-funded civil legal aid coordinator distributing funding to local legal aid programs; comparable governance and funder-aggregation role, though it operates in a much larger state context than NHLA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NHJustice4All
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-hampshire-legal-assistance
• Xx.com/nhjustice4all

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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