Colorado Legal Services

What Colorado Legal Services does

Colorado Legal Services is a private nonprofit founded in 1925 in Denver as the Legal Aid Society of Denver, consolidated in 1999 from three predecessor legal aid programs into a single statewide entity. It provides free civil legal services to low-income Coloradans, seniors 60 and older, veterans, and migrant and seasonal farm workers across all 64 Colorado counties through 13 offices, courthouse eviction clinics, community outreach events, and an online pre-application portal. Its service portfolio includes housing (eviction defense, landlord-tenant disputes, unsafe conditions, security deposits), family law (protection orders, custody, divorce), consumer rights (garnishment, bankruptcy), public benefits (Medicaid, SNAP), farm worker rights, survivor services, a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, and an ID Project. Internal teams include staff attorneys, paralegals, licensed legal paraprofessionals, pro bono attorneys, and embedded social workers supporting holistic client services.

The organization operates on a grant-funded nonprofit model rather than a fee-for-service revenue model. All legal services are delivered free of charge to eligible clients; eligibility is income-based on federal poverty guidelines or age-based for seniors 60+. Funding flows from more than 70 concurrent grants, including primary federal support from the Legal Services Corporation, the DOJ Office for Victims of Crime, the IRS Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, alongside Colorado state judicial and departmental grants, county and municipal funding from more than a dozen Colorado cities and counties, foundation grants from Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado, Colorado Bar Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Denver Foundation, Colorado Health Foundation, and corporate donors including Wells Fargo and Mile High United Way. Operational technology is limited to Legal Server for case management and intake; no public API, mobile application, or proprietary AI system exists. GTM is community-based and referral-driven through courthouse clinics, social service partnerships, consular outreach (notably with the Mexican Consulate), and digital channels including the website, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, with no paid acquisition model.

Name

Colorado Legal Services

Legal name

Colorado Legal Services

Website

https://coloradolegalservices.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Colorado Legal Services is a Denver-based nonprofit providing free civil legal aid, including housing, family law, consumer, public benefits, farm worker, and tax services, to low-income Coloradans, seniors, and veterans across all 64 state counties through 13 offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Legal Aid Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH), Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK), Legal Literacy & Public Legal Education (Know Your Rights) (EDAAAFAI)

Keywords

• Civil legal aid
• Nonprofit legal services
• Low-income legal help
• Eviction defense services
• Farm worker rights

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Primary funding from government grants including Legal Services Corporation (federal), Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime, Internal Revenue Service Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, Department of Veterans Affairs, and various Colorado state judicial and county grants.
2. Donations and Foundation Support: Support from foundations including Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado, Colorado Bar Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, Denver Foundation, Colorado Health Foundation, and corporate donors such as Wells Fargo. The Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado raises money specifically for CLS.
3. Government Program Funding: Funding from victim and witness assistance programs, family violence justice fund, eviction legal defense fund, and various area agencies on aging across Colorado regions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Colorado Legal Services is a statewide nonprofit that delivers free civil legal representation, advice, and brief services to low-income Coloradans and seniors aged 60 and above. Services span housing (eviction defense), family law (protection orders, custody, divorce), consumer rights, public benefits, farm worker rights, survivor services, a Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, and an ID Project, delivered through 13 offices, courthouse clinics, and online intake.

Product overview

Colorado Legal Services is a statewide nonprofit legal aid organization that provides free civil legal assistance to eligible low-income Coloradans and seniors through 13 offices across Colorado. The organization offers a portfolio of practice-area services including Housing Legal Services (eviction defense, landlord-tenant issues, unsafe conditions), Family Law Services (protection orders, divorce, custody), Consumer Rights Legal Help (garnishment, bankruptcy), Public Benefits Assistance (Medicaid, SNAP), Farm Worker Rights Division, Survivor Services (human trafficking), Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, and ID Project. Services are delivered through direct legal representation, advice, brief services, self-help resources, and an online application portal. This is not a technology product but a direct legal service delivery nonprofit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Housing Legal Services Free civil legal representation and advice for low-income Coloradans facing housing challenges including evictions, landlord-tenant disputes, unsafe housing conditions, security deposits, rent increases, and lockouts.
• Family Law Services Free legal representation for survivors of domestic violence and other clients in family law matters, including civil protection orders, divorce, custody matters, common law marriage issues, and division of property and debt.
• Consumer Rights Legal Help Free legal assistance for consumer issues including wage garnishment defense, bankruptcy, repossession, and debt collection matters.
• Public Benefits Assistance Free legal help with public benefits including Medicaid appeals, SNAP/food assistance applications, Social Security, and Medicare issues.
• Farm Worker Rights Division

Quantifiable outcome

• Closed 8,418 cases in 2025, impacting 16,464 people
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Mexican ConsulatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to reach immigrant communities and farm workers through consular services and referrals for legal assistance.
• Colorado Judicial BranchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Family Violence Justice Fund, Eviction Legal Defense Fund, and courthouse eviction clinics at judicial facilities across Colorado.
• Colorado Area Agencies on Aging (multiple)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with multiple area agencies on aging including Larimer County, Pikes Peak, Weld County, Boulder County, San Juan Basin, Pueblo, Upper Arkansas, and Northwest Colorado for senior legal services.
• Equal Justice WorksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFellowship program placing legal fellows at CLS to support specific practice areas.
• Metro CaringminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDenver-based hunger relief organization partnering on holistic services for low-income clients.
• National Center for Farmworker HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting farm worker health and services, collaborating with CLS Farm Worker Rights Division.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: LAFLA is the largest provider of free civil legal services in Los Angeles County. It directly parallels CLS in mission, funding model (grants, IOLTA, foundations), practice-area mix (housing, family, public benefits), and reliance on courthouse-based clinics.
• Legal Aid Society of New York: The nation's oldest and largest legal aid organization, providing free civil and criminal legal services to low-income New Yorkers. Directly comparable in mission and service delivery, though considerably larger in scale and budget than CLS.
• Texas RioGrande Legal Aid: TRLA provides free civil legal services to low-income residents across central and south Texas, with a notable farmworker division. Its rural, statewide delivery model and migrant farmworker practice closely mirror CLS's footprint and Farm Worker Rights Division.
• Lone Star Legal Aid: Lone Star Legal Aid serves low-income communities across east Texas and southeast Texas with housing, family law, public benefits, and disaster-related legal services. Its statewide civil legal aid model and courthouse clinic strategy directly parallel CLS's approach.
• Legal Aid Society of San Diego: Legal Aid Society of San Diego provides free civil legal services to low-income residents of San Diego County through direct representation, courthouse clinics, and self-help services. Its service mix and courthouse-based delivery model are highly comparable to CLS.
• Maryland Legal Aid: Maryland Legal Aid is the state's largest provider of free civil legal services, operating across multiple offices and practice areas including housing, family, public benefits, and consumer law. It directly parallels CLS's statewide model and practice-area portfolio.
• Georgia Legal Aid: Georgia Legal Aid is a statewide collaboration providing free civil legal services to low-income Georgians through direct representation, courthouse clinics, and self-help resources. It mirrors CLS's hybrid service delivery and statewide geographic reach.
• California Rural Legal Assistance: CRLA provides free civil legal services to low-income rural Californians, with a longstanding farmworker practice and multi-office rural delivery model. Its farmworker specialization and rural service strategy make it a close peer to CLS's Farm Worker Rights Division.
• Legal Aid of North Carolina: Legal Aid of North Carolina provides free civil legal services to low-income North Carolinians across multiple practice areas and offices statewide. Its statewide civil legal aid model and practice-area breadth closely parallel CLS's structure.

Broad incumbents

• Legal Services Corporation: LSC is the federal funder of civil legal aid programs nationally and a major CLS grantor. As the umbrella organization that funds nearly every state-level legal aid provider, it sits above CLS in the ecosystem and is the most relevant broad incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/COLegalServ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colorado-legal-services
• Instagraminstagram.com/colegalserv
• Xx.com/COLegalServ

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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