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 |
South DallasLegal Clinic |
West DallasLegal Clinic |
GarlandLegal Clinic |
| 1st & 3rd Thursdays Each month – 5:00 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church 4105 Junius at Haskell Dallas, TX 75246 | 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 | 2nd & 4th Thursdays Each month – 5:00 p.m. West Dallas Multi-purpose Center 2828 Fish Trap Road Dallas, Texas 75212 | 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 |
Triangle NeighborhoodLegal Clinic |
VeteransLegal ClinicClick here for Veterans Resources |
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| 3rd Wednesday Each month – 5:30 p.m. 2020 West Wheatland Road Dallas, Texas 75232 | 3rd Tuesdays Each month – 5:00 p.m. (No clinics June through August) St. Phillip’s Community Center 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Dallas, Texas 75215 | 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 214-748-1234 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.