Legal Assistance

Legal-Assistance (2)

Address: 491 N State Rd 7, Plantation, FL 33317

Telephone:

  • Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida: 954-736-2400
  • LegalAid Service of Broward County: 954-765-8950

 

Website: legalaid.org

Program Description: The mission is to provide high-quality free legal advice, representation and education to the poor of Broward County to improve the lifestyle and living conditions of the low-income community.

Telephone: 800-342-8011

Website: lrs.floridabar.org

Program Description: The Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service can help you find an attorney to help you defend against a foreclosure. Attorneys who receive referrals have agreed to provide a half-hour office consultation for no more than $25.

Website: floridalawhelp.org

Program Description: Florida Law Help is a guide to free legal information and legal services in Florida. The website contains legal educational materials, sample forms, and information about the courts, community resources and free and low-cost legal aid programs to help you with your legal problem.

Website: florida.freelegalanswers.org

Program Description: Florida Free Legal Answers is virtual legal advice clinic in which qualifying users post their civil legal questions. Attorney volunteers log in to the website, select questions to answer and provide legal information and advice. Users receive an email when their questions have a response.

Address: 3333 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007

Telephone: 202-295-1500

Website: lsc.gov

Program Description: LSC is the single largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans in the nation. LSC promotes equal access to justice by awarding grants to legal services providers through a competitive grants process; conducting compliance reviews and program visits to oversee program quality and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements as well as restrictions that accompany LSC funding, and by providing training and technical assistance to programs.

Grant Programs:

  • Basic Field Grant
  • Basic Field—Agricultural Worker Grants
  • Disaster Relief Emergency Grants
  • Leadership Development Program
  • Loan Repayment Assistance Program
  • Pro Bono Innovation Fund
  • Rural Summer Legal Corps
  • Technology Initiative Grant Program
  • Veterans Appeals Pro Bono Grant Program

Address: 11200 SW 8 Street, RDB 1010 Miami, FL 33199

Telephone: 305-348-7876

Website: law.fiu.edu/fiu-law-practice

Program Description: FIU Law Practice offers affordable, low cost legal services in the family law area to low- and moderate-income families who do not qualify for free legal services. They assist modest income families falling within the 125% and 200% poverty guidelines by providing affordable legal services in the family law area.

Eligibility: Utilizes the legal clinic’s current screening process to confirm eligibility based upon federal poverty guidelines and levels.

Program Services (Provides services in the following family law areas):

  • Divorce (Contested and Uncontested)
  • Paternity/Child Support/Time Sharing/Custody
  • Post-Judgment Modification(s)
  • Domestic Violence Injunctions (Civil)
  • Enforcement of Judgments
  • Guardianship

Address: 6355 NW 36th St, Suite 2201, Miami, FL 33166

Telephone: 305-573-1106

Website: aijustice.org

Program Description: Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice) is an award-winning non-profit law firm that fights for justice for immigrants through a combination of direct representation, impact litigation, advocacy and outreach. AI Justice champions the rights of unaccompanied immigrant children; advocates for survivors of trafficking and domestic violence; serves as a watchdog on immigration detention practices and policies; fights to keep families informed, empowered and together; and pursues redress on behalf of immigrant groups with particular and compelling claims to justice.

Program Services:

  • Family Defense Program
  • Domestic Violence & Human Trafficking (Lucha) Program
  • Children’s Legal Program
  • Detention Program
  • Litigation Program