If you need free, discounted or low cost legal help in San Antonio, there are a number of places to turn.
The Community Justice Program (CJP)
The Community Justice Program is a joint venture of the the San Antonio Bar Association and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA).
The program was established to offer FREE help and legal aid to lower-income residents of San Antonio and its surrounding areas.
CJP maintiains a large list of volunteer attorneys who do pro bono work for low income San Antonio residents. Lawyers who take pro bono cases do so to serve the community and give back.
Additionally, the CJP offers educational opportunities, rescources and clinics for issues related to Divorce and Family Law, Legal and Social Justice related maters as well as legal help for Verterans through Audie Murphy Veterans Hospital.
You must meet CJP's requirements to attend these clinics. To learn more go to the The Community Justice Program website.
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA)
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid also known as "TRLA" offers free legal services to low income individuals. You must qualify to get legal help by filling out an application. Apply here to see if you qualify.
TRLA is a non-profit which offers free legal help to residents of more than sixty counties in Southwest Texas. They are the largest provider of legal services in Texas with more 20,000 clients served per year and tens of thousands of lawyers in their legal network.
St. Mary's University Center for Legal and Social Justice
The Center for Legal and Social Justice offers services to low income San Antonio residents. Cases are handled by law students under the supervision of an experienced attorney. Some of the services offered follow:
Drafting legal documents
Negotiating cases
Trying actual cases in the courts
For morn information, contact:
Saint Marys University of San Antonio: Saint Marys University of San Antonio School of Law
Sarah Minter
210.431.5747
sminter@stmarytx.edu
Advocate Legal Senior Center
3611 Ennis Houston, TX 77004
713-527-4029
http://www.senioradvocatetx.org
Advocates for Victims of Crime (AVOICE)
Austin, TX 78727
888-343-4414
http://www.tlsc.org/programs/vicars.asp
AIDS/HIV Legal Aid Program and Legal Redress Program, NAACP
2002 Wheeler Houston, TX 77004
713-526-3389
AIDS Outreach Center
400 North Beach Street Fort Worth, TX 76111
817-335-1994
AIDS Services of Austin
LSC Funded
PO Box 4874 Austin, TX 78765
Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA)
1001 Texas Ave, Suite 600 Houston, TX 77002
713-224-9911
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas (ACLU)
P.O. Box 12905 Austin, TX 78711
512-478-7300
American Gateways
314 E. Highland Mall Blvd., Suite 501 Austin, TX 78752
(512) 478-0546
http://www.americangateways.org/
Asian Family Support Services of Austin (AFFSA), formerly known as SAHELI
PO Box 16254 Austin, TX 78761
Local Hotline: (512) 651-3743
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
Baylor University - Veterans Legal Clinic
Address Not Displayed Waco, TX 76798
254-710-4244
http://www.baylor.edu/law/Public/
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
Bernardo Kohler Center
4009 Banister Lane, Suite 352, Two Park Place Austin, TX 78704
512-626-3719
Boat People SOS, Inc.
11360 Bellaire Boulevard, Suite 910 Houston, TX 77072
(281) 530-6888
Brazos County Legal Aid Referral, Inc.
200 So. Texas Avenue, Ste. 168 Bryan, TX 77803
979-775-5274
Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc. -- Immigration Services
1801 W. Cesar E. Chavez Blvd. San Antonio, TX 78207
(210) 433-3256
http://www.ccaosa.org/imm_ref/imm_ref.html
Catholic Charities of Central Texas
1625 Rutherford Lane Austin, TX 78754
512-651-6100
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