Legal Assistance

The District Seventeen legal assistance attorney provides timely and confidential advice and practical guidance regarding personal legal issues to service members on active duty or scheduled for deployment and their dependents; members and former members entitled to retired or retainer pay or equivalent pay and their dependents; officers of the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service who are on active duty and entitled to retired or equivalent pay and their dependents; and commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration when assigned to and performing duties with the Coast Guard, based on individual needs and at no cost.  These issues may involve family law, estate planning, consumer law, landlord-tenant matters, immigration, and other areas.

Legal Assistance Pamphlet
Legal Assistance Intake Form

For an appointment with the Legal Assistance Attorney, Mr. Richard Harris, please contact the District Legal Office at (907) 463-2050 or email the D17 Legal Assistance: D17LegalAssistance@uscg.onmicrosoft.com.

For Small Claims Information: 
Small Claims Handbook

For Information on Estate Planning/Wills:
Depositing your will 
 Glossary of Terminology for Will Worksheet
Will Worksheet

For Information on Power of Attorney:
General Information on Powers of Attorney
Power of Attorney Application

For information on Landlord/Tenant:
Landlord-Tenant Act Handbook
Normal Wear and Tear Define
General Lease Review
Explanation of Lease Particulars
Sample Lease Agreement

For information on Consumer Law: 
Yo-Yo Sales Essentials
Unclaimed Property

For information on taxes: 
MSRRA Amended February 2019
Residency and State Income Taxes
Residency non-Alaskan’s
Tax briefing 2019 Final Format