PATROIT - Legal Assistance for Ohio Servicemen, Servicewomen and Their Families

Free legal assistance is available for Ohioans who are members of the reserves or national guard and are called to active duty.

The PATRIOT program is a pro bono program that provides volunteer lawyers and special counsel from the Ohio Attorney General's Office to assist military personnel and their families with various legal issues, including exercising their rights under the Service members Civil Relief Act, formerly known as the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act (SSCRA) and the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994 (USERRA). Legal assistance is available for wills, powers of attorney, living wills, and durable powers of attorney for health care. The Attorney General's PATRIOT program works in cooperation with the Judge Advocate General offices of the military branches and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) to provide theses services.

This program helps meet the special legal needs of the women and men who have stepped forward to protect our country. It is one way we can say "thank you" for the sacrifices they make.

PATRIOT services are available for reserve and national guard personnel and their dependents.

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