We provide high-quality, courteous and effective legal services to low-income families and individuals facing serious threats to their personal, economic or family stability. ABA Home Front provides legal information, resources and a directory of legal programs for veterans, military personnel and military families. Programs listed include military legal aid offices, legal aid and pro bono organizations, mediation and information services for lawyers, and military-specific programs, where applicable. If you do not see your legal problem on this website, or if you are not sure if it is a problem that we can solve, you should seek legal help if you think you are entitled to a service. Provides Virginians with modest means of answering many legal questions and is composed of licensed attorneys from Virginia. Sponsored by the ABA. Pamphlet on free legal responses for posting or distribution (pdf) Currently, the Hampton and Eastern Shore offices remain closed to the public. However, these offices are still very open and accepting files. Clients are only seen by appointment.

Tenants and landlords in Central, Southside, and Western Tidewater Virginia who need help applying for the Virginia Rent Relief Program now have a toll-free number to get that help: (866) 995-5595.vlas.org/virginians-hav. Legal assistance and information can be found here: In general, households must have a gross income of less than 125% of the federal poverty guidelines. Households with incomes not exceeding 200% of federal poverty may be accepted in certain situations. Households must also have few resources. Seniors (60 years of age or older) may receive legal advice in some cases, regardless of their finances. Click here to download the latest eligibility information table. VALegalAid.org – a website that provides free and inexpensive civil law information. Founded in January 1972, Southwest Virginia Legal Aid is a private, nonprofit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income families in southwest Virginia. For fifty years, we have provided free, high-quality legal services to the people of southwest Virginia. Our lawyers have over 100 years of experience representing clients and resolving legal issues. Our firm deals with, among other things, family law, domestic violence, consumer law, disputes between owners and tenants, housing law, bankruptcy and the protection of government services. Our lawyers and staff are ready to help you with your legal needs.

Free, low-cost legal resources in Virginia. A guide to help low-income and humble Virginians get legal services. Acceso a la Justicia en español (pdf) VA Law Help 2 Go is a mobile-friendly platform that makes legal information available to the public in the form of a video. The videos cover the common areas of family, consumer and housing law and are available in English and Spanish. (703) 293- 5544. Legal support for custody, divorce and other family matters Visit the menu below and the rest of the website VaLegalAid.org for general information on civil law issues. * New self-help and DIY court forms to waive court fees and enforce the law against your landlord. For general legal information and resources, choose a topic below to get answers to your legal questions, find a legal aid office near you, court information, public forms and more. Do you need a free lawyer? Call one of these offices near you. Not sure which office to call? Call 1-866-LEGLAID (1-866-534-5243) or visit VALegalAid.org or the Legal Aid Office Service Plan (PDF file) to find out. Legal Aid Office Map 2013 (pdf) You can also call 1-866-LEGLAID (1-866-534-5243) to reach your local legal aid office.

On behalf of the staff and board of directors of the Virginia Legal Aid Society, I invite all of our many clients, partner organizations, constituents, stakeholders, volunteers, funders, donors, elected officials, and others who live and care for our communities to review and comment on our draft new strategic plan to guide our work from January 2023 to December 2027. The plan guides all of our legal work, staffing, training and budget decisions for five years, and we greatly appreciate the community`s input to ensure that we pay attention to any issues we should be aware of regarding our clientele, residents and low- and middle-income neighbours. If you have been refused the SNAP program, you can contact Legal Aid at 757-827-5078 to find out if you are eligible for legal advice. In addition, the Legal Services Society is open for business and continues to fight for our clients. If you need legal assistance, click here. They provide free legal assistance. Most often, they help people whose income is low for a family of this size. Sometimes they help people, no matter how much they earn. These are mainly abused people or people over the age of 60. You do not initiate criminal proceedings, but only cases for which you cannot go to jail yourself. The ABA`s military pro bono project accepts case recommendations from military lawyers on behalf of recruited and serving junior military personnel facing civil law issues and strives to refer these cases to pro bono lawyers. How to get a divorce in Virginia? What should I do if my landlord evicts me? What are my rights if my salary is garnished? Our friends at the Legal Services of Northern Virginia have released a series of videos to inform and educate Virginians on a number of legal issues.

These videos provide legal information, not legal advice. is a mobile-friendly platform that provides the public with legal information in video format. It allows users to select the legal content they want via SMS and view a short informative video (in English or Spanish) optimized for mobile devices. These videos provide information on common topics in the area of family, consumer and housing law. A link at the end of each video directs the viewer to the State of Virginia website for more information and to connect them with the appropriate legal aid provider in their area. The Commission for the Defence of the Indigent provides criminal representation for indigent clients. There are 32 public defense attorneys/capital defense law offices across the country, and the agency also provides certifications and training to court-appointed lawyers. Southwest Virginia Legal Aid is ready to help flood victims with legal problems related to the recent devastation in Buchanan County. Please call 1-888-201-2772, identify yourself or your loved ones as flood victims, and we will provide you with all possible immediate assistance.

Another great resource is the Virginia Court System Self-Help Website, a website that provides neutral legal information as a public service in current areas often sought after by self-represented individuals. Income cases such as wage claims, denial of unemployment compensation, wrongful dismissal, workplace discrimination, and working conditions, among others As of July 1, 2019, seven new laws will take effect in Virginia. All seven are fairer, cheaper and more renter-friendly. They were all adopted in response to Virginia`s high deportation rate, which is more than double the national average. In many cities in Virginia, evictions are more than four times the national average. The following pdf shows the seven new laws in detail. Click here for a complete list of COVID-19 resources in our region. Assets are defined as cash, cheques, savings, CDs, stocks, bonds, houses, cars, boats, etc. – the family residence and a motor vehicle do not count. To help those considering bankruptcy due to the COVID-19 pandemic: Free Online Bankruptcy Assessment Tool: A new free statewide resource created by the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society with a grant from the Legal Services Corporation is designed for Virginians whose debts have accumulated and become seemingly insurmountable.

especially workers and low-wage earners. who are living in poverty during the COVID-19 health crisis. Have you just finished the no-fault divorce interview in VaLegalAid.org? If so, we`d love to hear from you! Please take a moment to complete this survey. We work with others to identify and respond to issues facing people in the low-income community in our region. We thank The News and Advance for its attention to the ongoing issues at the James Crossing Apartments in Lynchburg. We represent several tenants in the complex and strive to improve the conditions there. bit.ly/3eXNG0C. Effective June 1, 2021, the Norfolk office of the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia will reopen to the public.

Wearing a mask is mandatory. If you need a mask, ask! Legal assistance with needs-based public support, social security issues and driving privileges. For information on the impact the proposed closure of St. Paul`s social housing communities will have on the affordable housing crisis in Norfolk, click here. SVLAS provides comprehensive representation of victims of domestic violence. January 12, 2022, 9:30 a.m., St. Basilica.