ATTENTION: All regular DVAP legal intake clinics have been canceled through February 28, 2023, with the exception of the South Dallas Clinic on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, the West Dallas Clinic on the 4th Thursday of the month, and the Veterans Clinic the 1st Friday of the month. Virtual clinics will continue each Thursday.
DVAP VIRTUAL CLINIC:
DVAP and DLA Piper have partnered to hold a virtual clinic on Thursday, February 9th 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, please check your email for the clinic date and time for which you are scheduled.
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
Stop TX Eviction Portal: Do you live in Texas and can’t afford your rent? We are here to help.
Click here for additional resources.
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 DALLAS LEGAL CLINIC
1st & 3rd Thursdays Each month – 5:00 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church 4105 Junius at Haskell Dallas, TX 75246
SOUTH DALLAS LEGAL CLINIC
2nd & 4th Tuesdays Each month – 5:00 p.m. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center - Building A: Core Services Building, 2922 Martin Luther King Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75215
WEST DALLAS LEGAL CLINIC
2nd & 4th Thursdays Each month – 5:00 p.m. West Dallas Multi-purpose Center 2828 Fish Trap Road Dallas, Texas 75212
GARLAND LEGAL 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 CHURCH LEGAL CLINIC
3rd Wednesday Each month – 5:30 p.m. 2020 West Wheatland Road Dallas, Texas 75232
ST. PHILIP'S LEGAL 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
VETERANS LEGAL CLINIC
Click here for Veterans Resources
1:30 p.m. Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Entrance, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd. Dallas, TX 75216 (for Veterans and their families)
Upcoming Dates: 1/6/23, 2/3/23, 3/3/23, 5/5/23, 6/2/23,7/7/23,8/4/23,9/1/23,10/6/23, 11/3/23,12/1/23
*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 2020.
