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101 Legal Aid Societies

Selected Local Legal Aid Providers



Catholic Charities Immigration Counseling Services

Address:
9461 LBJ Freeway, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75243
 

Phone:

(214) 634-7182
Hours:
T-Sat 7:30am-4:30pm
 
Home Page: 
http://www.catholiccharitiesdallas.org/

 
Notes: Focuses on deportation services, amnesty services, visa services, and citizenship assistance.


Legal Hospice of Texas

Address:
3626 N. Hall, Suite 820, Dallas, TX 75219
 

Phone:

(214) 521-6622
Hours:
M-F 8am-5pm   
 
Home Page: 
http://www.dlh.org/ 

Notes: Provides legal services to persons who are HIV-positive or who are terminally ill and have legal problems relating to their health condition. The types of cases handled include estate planning, insurance, credit, housing, employment benefits/discrimination, family, and HIV-related legal problems.

Housing Crisis Center/Dallas Tenants Association

Address:
4210 Junius, Dallas, TX 75246
 

Phone:

(214) 828-4244
Hours: M-F 8am-5pm
Home Page: 
http://www.hccdallas.org/index1.html

 
Notes:

Provides legal services in housing and landlord/tenant matters for persons meeting poverty guidelines.

 


Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas [2 Locations]

Address: 1515 Main Street, Dallas, TX 75056

600 East Weatherford Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Phone:

(214) 748-1234

(817) 336-3943 or (800) 955-3959
Hours: M-F 8am-5pm
Home Page: 

http://www.lanwt.org/

Notes: Provides free legal services to low-income persons in civil law matters. Probably the best starting point when seeking legal aid, since this organization is involved in a wide variety of special legal programs and cooperative efforts.

 


Web Resources



Selected Directories of Legal Aid Providers Available at Underwood Law Library

  • National Legal Aid and Defender Association, Directory of Legal Aid and Defender Offices in the United States and Territories (2004).  Includes basic information on organizations providing legal assistance to poor and low-income individuals. Arrangement is in four parts: civil legal aid offices, criminal defender offices, offices that serve specialized legal needs, and organizations that provide support services to legal aid and/or indigent defense providers.  [Law Classified KF336 .A332 2004]
     
  • Legal Services and Other Advocacy in Texas: A Referral Directory for Low Income Texans (2008).  Published by Texas Lawyers Care, State Bar of Texas, this source is organized by county and by special needs, such as criminal defendants, battered immigrant women, juvenile offenders, and military personnel and veterans.  [Reference KF 337 .T49 A4 2008]
     

Last Updated: 6/2011