Legal Aid Services Baton Rouge Louisiana
Due to COVID-19, Thirst for Justice is temporarily closed. To access our legal hotline, click here. The Pro Bono Project offers a walk-in legal clinic at Paul Bishop Ott`s St. Vincent Shelter at 220 St. Vincent de Paul Street, Baton Rouge, every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers provide legal advice and advice to individuals only in civil matters. To volunteer for Thirst for Justice, contact Lynn Haynes for available dates. To apply for legal assistance, see the online application below.
Start the Ask-A-Lawyer app Due to COVID-19, Ask-A-Lawyer is now available virtually, click here. The Pro Bono Project offers walk-in legal advice two to three times a month at several locations in the greater Baton Rouge area. Volunteers provide legal advice to various social services, including Catholic charities in the Diocese of Baton Rouge, the Charles R. Kelly Center, libraries in East Baton Rouge Parish and surrounding communities. The times and locations of these events vary. To volunteer for Ask-A-Lawyer, contact Lynn Haynes. Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation refers cases to Project Pro Bono for referral to pro bono attorneys. Our volunteers provide legal advice to low-income clients and agree to accept at least two cases per year. There are cases in the areas of consumer credit, bankruptcy, education, employment, family law, health, housing, youth, ISS, immigration, wills and small estates. Volunteers may also serve on our pro bono volunteer panel only as dispute counsel for clients accepted directly by the Baton Rouge Bar Foundation when an opposing party is represented by Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation.
If you can`t find the services you need, you should look elsewhere in Louisiana. Visit the FindLaw page for New Orleans Legal Aid. The PST Resource Centre has a small volunteer staff to help people (1) fill out court forms, (2) find free legal aid, (3) get case information, and (4) answer questions about family court. The centre is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 14:00. Thirst for Justice Ask a Wills for Heroes Lawyer *Please note that there are no lawyers in our firm and our staff cannot provide legal advice. Request for services The pro bono project accepts a limited number of cases each year. Civil (non-criminal) cases are referred directly by the Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation (SLLS) to Project Pro Bono for referral to pro bono attorneys. To request free legal advice, you should contact Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation at (855) 512-3980 or (225) 448-0080 or complete a web request at www.slls.org. Entitlement to service depends on gross income and family size, assets and type of case. If SLLS accepts your case, it may be referred to the pro bono project for referral to a pro bono lawyer.
If you don`t qualify for free legal advice, you can find additional resources on the Louisiana State Bar Association website. The LSBA offers a directory of modest means, which includes contact information for lawyers who charge less or less because they represent someone for only part and not for the whole of a case. For information on fees and services, you should contact the lawyer(s) listed on this website. Pro Bono Project Legal Advice Hotline The Pro Bono Project provides free advice to low-income people in the greater Baton Rouge area through its Legal Helpline. To request legal advice on the pro bono project, see our online application. Answering these questions does not mean that your application will be accepted or that someone agrees to be your lawyer. To start an online application, click here. The information provided in this article does not constitute and is not intended to constitute legal advice. All information is available upon request from the BRBA Lawyer Placement and Information Service and the organization will arrange a consultation with an experienced lawyer. The consultation costs $50, but it is a relatively low price for this service. After this first meeting, you and the lawyer will develop a fee plan and the scope of services they will provide. You can also email Carole McGehee, the organization`s representative at carole@brba.org.
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