The Texas Legal Services Center has created a webpage with COVID-19 resources on the site – texaslawhelp.org – including information about eviction and tenant rights, forced quarantines, unemployment benefits and others. The site also has a LiveChat feature to help low-income people with their legal questions. Amy StarnesDirector of Public Information State Bar of TexasAmy.Starnes@texasbar.com(800) 204-2222, ext. 1706 or (512) 427-1706 Whether your case is personal injury law (e.g., a car accident), criminal law, business law, family law, etc., it is always best to find a local lawyer who offers free advice. Texas A&M University School of Law – Law Clinic – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 817-212-4123 for admission, appointments and referrals. Services are provided by law students who work under the supervision of lawyers.
A free legal helpline is available for low-income individuals and families across Texas facing civil law issues due to the pandemic. People can call 800-504-7030 toll-free to contact legal service providers in their area. Texas Access to Justice Commission (texasatj.org) – The Texas Access to Justice Commission was established by the Texas Supreme Court in 2001 to develop and implement policy initiatives to improve access to and quality of civil law justice for low-income Texans. The Commission has launched several initiatives to increase resources and awareness of legal aid. Clarissa AyalaDirector of CommunicationsLone Star Legal Aid713-652-0077cayala@lonestarlegal.org Legal Helplines for Texans – Call 800-622-2520, Option 3 for free legal advice, self-help publications, and recommendations for Texans over 60 or Medicare. Lone Star Legal Aid (lonestarlegal.org) – Lone Star Legal Aid is the fourth largest provider of free legal aid services in the United States. LSLA serves 72 counties in Texas and four in Arkansas, from Texarkana across the Louisiana state border and the Texas Gulf Coast to Matagorda Bay, an area of more than 2 million Texans entitled to free legal advice. LSLA has 14 offices in East, Southeast and Northeast Texas; Includes consumers, housing, environmental justice, disaster control, tax breaks, family law, domestic violence, sexual assault, victims of crime rights, veterans` benefits, and more. All LiveChat services, including navigation aid, legal information, and legal advice, are completely free. AUSTIN – As the coronavirus pandemic shakes the lives of Texans and creates uncertainty about their health care and economic future, state legal services and access to justice providers are teaming up to help in this time of crisis. Texas Advocacy Project (texasadvocacyproject.org) – The project provides free virtual legal services to those experiencing domestic violence and dating, sexual assault and harassment.
Support includes free advice and guidance, advice on DIY procedures for filing legal acts and full client representation. Barratry or inappropriate advertisingThe Texas State Bar reminds the public that in many cases in Texas, it is a crime for an attorney or a person representing an attorney to contact a person for legal representation if the person has not first requested the call or personal visit. Contact is not illegal if the lawyer does not require payment or already has a professional-private or family relationship with the person contacted. Northwest Texas Legal Aid – Free civil assistance for low-income residents of 114 Texas counties. Funding guidelines can be found on the Northwest Texas Legal Aid website. The Fort Worth office offers clinics on a variety of legal topics, including general civil matters, wills, labor matters, and bankruptcy. Call 1-800-955-3959 to learn more about legal aid, make an admission appointment or reserve a spot at an upcoming clinic. If you witness something that you believe to be inappropriate solicitation or barratry, please obtain the name and phone number of the contact person and report it to your local law enforcement agency or the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel of the Texas State Bar toll-free at 866-224-5999. For a Texas directory of legal aid providers listed by county, see texasbar.com/referraldirectory. We found that people are often afraid of lawyers and what they charge for their services. There is a misconception about how much is expected of you to receive legal services from a law firm.
In fact, there is so much misinformation that most people don`t realize that in many cases it is possible to get free and inexpensive legal assistance. Texas Advocacy Project – The mission of the Texas Advocacy Project is to empower the public and survivors of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Texas through free legal services, access to the justice system, and education and prevention. Your donation allows low-income citizens to get answers to their legal questions from licensed volunteer volunteer lawyers in their state Houston Volunteer Lawyers (makejusticehappen.org) – Houston Volunteer Lawyers is a non-profit service of the Houston Bar Association. Houston Volunteer Lawyers` mission is to provide free civil services to low-income people in Harris County and to encourage volunteerism among lawyers. Dallas County Bar Association LegalLine – Volunteer lawyers are available on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Online pre-registration is mandatory and ends every week on Tuesday at 5pm. Volunteer lawyers answer questions free of charge by telephone. Spanish-speaking lawyers are available. The content of this website is for informational purposes only.
It does not replace the advice of a lawyer. Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (vlsoct.org) – VLS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides access to the civil justice system to low-income community members by providing volunteer attorneys who provide free legal advice and representation, and by supporting and training such attorneys in Travis Counties, Hays and Bastrop. Texas Legal Services Center (tlsc.org) – The Texas Legal Services Center is a statewide nonprofit whose mission is to provide free, high-quality legal representation, advice, advocacy, and education to underserved people throughout the state. With more than a dozen practice areas, our work touches on almost every aspect of civil law that affects low-income Texans. Tarrant County SafeHaven – Provides emergency shelters, legal advice, counseling and more to victims of domestic violence. Call 877-701-7233 for assistance. Texas Access to Justice Foundation (teajf.org) – Founded by the Texas Supreme Court in 1984, the Texas Access to Justice Foundation is the primary source of state funding for the provision of civil legal aid in Texas. The organization is committed to the vision that all Texans, regardless of income, will have equal access to justice.