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Free Legal Advice
One way that Volunteer Legal
Services of Central Texas helps low-income people
with their civil legal problems is through our evening
legal advice and intake clinics. In partnership
with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, we hold free legal
advice clinics every Monday and Wednesday night
(except on holidays or during school breaks) at
local middle schools. Advice is given only on civil,
not criminal, matters. Child care, Spanish translation,
security, and free parking are provided.
What to Do:
THIS SUMMER 2009 BOTH THE MONDAY NIGHT CLINIC AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLINIC WILL BE HELD AT MARTIN MIDDLE SCHOOL 1601 Haskell Street, Austin, Texas 78702
Map: Map of 1601 Haskell St Austin, TX 78702-5415, US
BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2009 THE WEDNESDAY CLINIC WILL RETURN TO WEBB MIDDLE SCHOOL.
- Arrive Between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00
p.m.
For security issues, please do not come early.
No one will be allowed to enter the school
before 6:00 p.m. People arriving after 7:00
p.m. will be asked to come back to another
clinic.
What to Expect:
- Family Law and General Law
Cases:
Everyone will be divided into two groups
– those needing help with family law
matters and those needing help with any other
non-criminal matter.
Everyone will be asked to fill out a form
asking for information about your case and
yourself. This form will be given to an attorney
to review before talking with you.
Most people will be able to talk with an
attorney. Be prepared to give a short overview
of your problem. Hundreds of people come to
the clinics each week, so the attorneys can
only spend 10-15 minutes with each person.
No advice is available for criminal matters.
Remember, the attorney who talks with you
is agreeing only to give you advice and is
not going to represent you in your
case.
- Free Legal Representation:
People who are financially eligible can also
apply for free legal services from Texas RioGrande
Legal Aid at the clinics. There is no guarantee
that an attorney will take the case. There
are simply not enough attorneys to help everyone.
Other Information:
- Volunteer Legal Services
(VLS) and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) are
separate organizations:
Texas RioGrande Legal
Aid screens all applications for legal services.
VLS only takes cases referred to it by other legal
service providers. Because we are a small organization,
we do not have the staff to handle calls.
Texas RioGrande Legal
Aid can only help a small number of people who
meet very low income guidelines, which are set
at 125% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Other
federal regulations prevent TRLA from taking certain
cases.
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