ATTENTION: All regular DVAP legal intake clinics have been canceled through September 30, 2020. Virtual Clinics will continue each Thursday.
DVAP VIRTUAL CLINIC:
Foley & Lardner LLP and DVAP have partnered to hold a virtual clinic on Thursday, October 1st between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. If you would like to apply for legal assistance, please fill out this form: https://tinyurl.com/DVAPClinic
Once you have completed the form, expect an attorney to call you on October 1st.
Click here for further legal and community resources: https://bit.ly/3btMPk5
For further information, please watch the following video.
WHO QUALIFIES FOR FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Any person who wants to receive free legal help from the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program must apply for assistance and meet our eligibility guidelines. The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program helps clients with benefits, consumer, employment, family, housing, landlord-tenant, bankruptcy, expunctions and non-disclosures, probate, real property, tax, and wills cases. DVAP cannot help with criminal cases, tickets, or fee-generating cases such as personal injury matters. Applicants who have been sued should bring copies of their legal documents when applying for help.
RESOURCES
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APPLY FOR FREE LEGAL HELP
It is recommended that you arrive early at the legal clinic to get a place in line and start completing paperwork. People can apply for free legal help at any of the following Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program Neighborhood Legal Clinics. Click the address link to view directions:
EAST DALLASLEGAL CLINIC
1st & 3rd Thursdays Each month – 5:00 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church 4105 Junius at Haskell Dallas, TX 75246
SOUTH DALLASLEGAL CLINIC
1st, 2nd and 4th Tuesdays Each month – 5:00 p.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center Core Services Building, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Room 122 Dallas, Texas 75215
WEST DALLASLEGAL CLINIC
2nd & 4th Thursdays Each month – 5:00 p.m. West Dallas Multi-purpose Center 2828 Fish Trap Road Dallas, Texas 75212
GARLANDLEGAL CLINIC
3rd Thursday Each month – 5:00 p.m. (except December) Salvation Army Downtown Garland 451 W. Avenue D Garland, Texas 75040
FRIENDSHIP WEST BAPTIST CHURCHLEGAL CLINIC
3rd Wednesday Each month – 5:30 p.m. 2020 West Wheatland Road Dallas, Texas 75232
TRIANGLE NEIGHBORHOODLEGAL CLINIC
3rd Tuesdays Each month – 5:00 p.m. (No clinics June through August) St. Phillip’s Community Center 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Dallas, Texas 75215
VETERANSLEGAL CLINIC
Click here for Veterans Resources
1st Friday Each month – 1:30 p.m. Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Spinal Cord Injury Center (SCI) 4500 S. Lancaster Rd. Dallas, TX 75216 (for Veterans and their families)
*Please note: Clinics may be cancelled because of bad weather, federal holidays, or voting. Please contact 214-243-2236 to confirm that a clinic will occur as scheduled. Please bring proof of income and residency. If you have been sued, please bring your legal documents.
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*Numbers from 2019.
