Our mission is to ensure equal justice for all Texans by educating, empowering and representing vulnerable people while reshaping the broader legal system that affects us all. TexasLawHelp staff compiled a directory of legal aid programs in Texas. Programs in the directory may be able to provide free or low-cost legal advice. Please click on the link below for more information. Amy StarnesDirector of Public Information TexasAmy.Starnes@texasbar.com State Bar (800) 204-2222 ext. 1706 or (512) 427-1706 A free legal help line is available for low-income Texas individuals and families facing civil law issues due to the pandemic. People can call toll-free 800-504-7030 to contact legal service providers in their area. The Texas Legal Services Center has created a webpage on the website with COVID-19 — texaslawhelp.org — resources including information on 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 problems. There are several other types of help lawyers can offer, but as you go through the legal system, you should at least make sure you get detailed legal advice from a lawyer about your issues. As the coronavirus pandemic shakes the lives of Texans and creates uncertainty about their health care and economic future, state legal departments and access to justice providers are partnering to help in this time of crisis.
Six lawyers from the association responded to 24,733 calls via the legal hotline in 2017. The Hotline (8. Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (lanwt.org) – Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas is a non-profit organization that strives to meet the legal needs of more than 1.5 million eligible clients in its 114-county service area. LANWT is the fifth largest legal aid program in the United States and provides a wide range of legal services to a wide range of low-income and disadvantaged clients, including family law, landlord/tenant matters, public benefits, wills, foreclosure prevention, consumer issues, and community reconstitution issues. If you are 60 years of age or older, we can provide you with information about certain civil (non-criminal) legal issues, such as: If you are over 60, if you are a veteran, a victim or survivor of domestic violence or sexual assault, or a parent who has problems with visits or the CPS, There are programs that can provide free legal aid, regardless of your income level. Click on the link below for more information about these programs. Barratry or Prohibited 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. The contact is not illegal if the lawyer does not require payment or has a pre-existing professional or family relationship with the person contacted.
When you seek advice from a lawyer, you can rely on what they have told you to better understand your legal rights and obligations. Various bar associations and legal aid organizations offer free legal help lines as an alternative way to provide free legal advice. Some legal helplines can help you, regardless of your income level. Click on the link below for a list of legal helplines in Texas. This program provides advice and guidance only – we do not negotiate with third parties, go to court, or draft legal documents other than the Qualified Income Trust (ITQ). Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (dallasvolunteerattorneyprogram.org) – DVAP is a joint venture between the Dallas Bar Association and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas. DVAP recruits, trains, and supports volunteer attorneys to provide free civil legal assistance to low-income Dallas County individuals. Texas State Bar (texasbar.com) – The Texas State Bar is an administrative agency of the Supreme Court of Texas that provides educational programs for the legal profession and the public, administers the minimum legal education program for lawyers, and administers the disciplinary system for lawyers.