DVAP VIRTUAL CLINIC:
DVAP and Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP have partnered to hold a virtual clinic on Thursday, June 8th 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. On the day of the clinic you are scheduled you will receive a telephone call for a legal intake interview.
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
(Starting May 18, 2023)
3rd Thursday each month – 5:00 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church 4105 Junius at Haskell Dallas, TX 75246
SOUTH DALLAS LEGAL CLINIC
2nd & 4th Tuesday 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
4th Thursday each month – 5:00 p.m. West Dallas Multipurpose Center 2828 Fish Trap Road Dallas, Texas 75212
FRIENDSHIP WEST BAPTIST CHURCH LEGAL CLINIC
3rd Wednesday each month – 5:30 p.m. 2020 West Wheatland Road Dallas, Texas 75232
(No in-person clinics scheduled at this time, please apply online.)
VETERANS LEGAL CLINIC
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1st Friday each month – 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: 4/7,5/5, 6/2, 7/7, 8/4, 9/1, 10/6, 11/3, 12/1)
GARLAND LEGAL CLINIC
3rd Thursday each month – 5:00 p.m. (except December) Salvation Army Downtown Garland 451 W. Avenue D Garland, Texas 75040
(No in-person clinics scheduled at this time, please apply online.)
*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 2022.
