Hotline - Lynchburg, LawLine, Virginia Legal Aid Society
513 Church Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504
Eligibility
125% under poverty level.
Hours
9am to 3:30pm on Mondays and Tuesdays and Thursdays and Fridays
(866) 534-5243
Voice
Websitehttps://www.vlas.org
Languages
Spanish
Application process
Telephone application Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00AM-3:30PM.
Service area
Henry, VA
Emporia, VA
Franklin, VA
Lynchburg, VA
Amelia, VA
Amherst, VA
Appomattox, VA
Bedford, VA
Brunswick, VA
Campbell, VA
Charlotte, VA
Cumberland, VA
Greensville, VA
Halifax, VA
Isle Of Wight, VA
Lunenburg, VA
Mecklenburg, VA
Nottoway, VA
Patrick, VA
Pittsylvania, VA
Prince Edward, VA
Southampton, VA
Sussex, VA
Intake and advice hotline that aids low-income clients in receiving advice more quickly, and screening for possible attorney representation. Six LawLine intake workers screen, interview, and advise eligible callers. Most of the workers were previously Virginia Legal Aid Society paralegals and secretaries with substantial experience in working with Legal Aid Society clients. They are supervised by two full-time attorneys, each of whom has fifteen or more years experience in representing low-income clients.
What's Here
Providing organization
Virginia Legal Aid Society
The Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. (VLAS) is a non-profit law firm that provides legal information, advice, and representation in civil cases to low-income individuals and families in Central, Southside, and Western Tidewater Virginia. VLAS uses legal skills to solve problems in such areas as housing, health care, public benefits, economic self-sufficiency, education, consumer purchases, and family relations.