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Harvard Defenders primarily focuses on two areas of legal assistance:



1. Providing free legal representation to low-income criminal defendants in criminal show-cause hearings  before clerk-magistrates in the district courts. Click here to learn more about show-cause hearings.

2. Providing free referral services to callers who need legal assistance beyond the show-cause level.  For more information about our free referral services, please refer to our referral services page.

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