# Plainright

> Plainright is a plain-language legal information service. People describe a legal problem in everyday words, choose where they live and the language they prefer, and receive an explanation of their rights, practical next steps, the deadlines that apply, the laws involved and free or low-cost places to get help. Plainright is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.

## Tools
- Ask a question: plain-language answers on work, renting, contracts, consumer issues, debt, immigration, family, small business, courts and public benefits.
- Explain a document: a clause-by-clause explanation of leases, job offers, contracts, court notices and collection letters, with each clause marked fine, look closer or concern.
- Write a letter: drafts for deposit refunds, repairs, unpaid wages, refunds, debt validation, cancellations, unpaid invoices and credit-report disputes.
- Know your rights: overviews of ten everyday areas of law with key facts and their legal sources.
- Lawyers and free help near me: three to six highly rated law offices (4.5 stars or more from at least 25 reviews, practice match, no paid placement) plus free and low-cost help centers, including nonprofit immigration legal services recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice and nearby legal aid, in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Accidents and injuries: what to do after a car crash, a rental-car accident, an uninsured or hit-and-run driver, an injury at work, a fall or a dog bite, with California deadlines and when to call an injury lawyer.
- All law topics: every area of law listed at the top of each page with common questions, or ask the talking guide directly.
- Family green cards: who can petition (spouse, children, parents, brothers and sisters, fiancé(e)), Forms I-130, I-485, I-864 and consular processing, with current USCIS fees.

- Everyday law: 23 areas, including work, housing, contracts, consumer, debt, immigration, family, small business, courts, benefits, driving, health care, insurance, schools, civil rights, police and records, wills and probate, older adults, disability, privacy, neighbours, taxes and veterans; plus 14 life events.
- Immigration center: family and work green cards, citizenship, asylum, DACA, TPS, humanitarian protection, immigration court, visas, know your rights, public charge and fraud; forms finder, deadlines and a dated list of 2025–2026 changes.
- How the law works: sources of law, common law and precedent, courts, civil and criminal cases, contracts, torts, property, legal citations, California statutes of limitations, landmark cases and a glossary of legal terms.
- Law libraries: free federal, California, immigration, other-state and international legal research sources.

## Plans
Free: 10 questions a month, with emergency, arrest and detention questions always unlimited. Plainright Plus: $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year with a 7-day free trial. Family: $12.99 a month for up to five people. One-off tools from $2.99. Group plans for organizations. People facing financial hardship can get six months of Plus free with a one-time code from a partner organization, such as the Together and Stronger Foundation, the Global Human Capital Reinsertion Initiative, a legal aid office or a charity; no card is needed and nothing is charged afterwards. Plainright never sells user data.

## Languages
English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Korean, Arabic, Haitian Creole and Portuguese.

## Contact
contact@plainright.org

## Who it is for
Everyone: local citizens and immigrant communities alike. Includes guidance on returning home voluntarily (with a link to the Global Human Capital Reinsertion Initiative, an independent nonprofit) and on moving abroad (IntelExpats, which operates Plainright).