Legal Resources for the Community
Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas
512-472-8303 LRS is a public service designed to help you find an attorney or other legal resources or community service organizations. We are a non-profit established in 1966. Through this service, you can obtain a thirty-minute appointment with an attorney that handles your type of case for only $20.
LegalLine
Call 472-8303 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month for LegalLine, the free legal advice hotline that answers legal questions over the telephone. Sponsored by the Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas and Austin Young Lawyers Association, LegalLine is staffed by attorney volunteers who answer legal questions and give brief legal advice.
People's Law School
A community service organized by the Austin Bar Association, UT Law School, the Lawyer Referral Service, and KEYE, the People's Law School features basic classes in many types of law. Classes are taught by attorney volunteers. This year's event was held Feb. 28, 2009, at the UT Law School. A second People's Law School will be held in September (date and location to be announced).
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid - Austin Office
1-888-988-9996 or 512-374-2700 (Austin) 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for general civil legal services. Austin Legal Clinic East Drop-in (no calls) Monday evenings 6 - 7 p.m., Martin Junior High, 1601 Haskell (Corner of Comal and Haskell). Austin Legal Clinic North Drop-in (no calls) Wednesday evenings 6 - 7 p.m., Webb Middle School, 601 E. St. John's Ave., Austin.
Fee Disputes for Travis County
512-472-0279 The Austin Bar Association's Fee Dispute Committee handles billing disputes between Travis County attorneys and their clients.
Advocacy, Inc.
800-315-3876 or 512-454-4816 (Austin) Disability-related issues, including access and discrimination
Austin Tenants Council
512-474-7007 (Austin) Housing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or disability
Capital Area Agency on Aging
888-622-9111 or 512-916-6062 (Austin) Provides persons over age 60 with abuse/neglect referral, legal awareness education, health care information, long-term care insurance information, public benefits counseling/information, ombudsman services. Also provides assistance with filling out forms, individual advocacy, individualized advice, public interest advocacy, self-help materials and referrals to other agencies
Capital Area AIDS Legal Project
512-458-2437 (Austin) Estate planning, discrimination, debtor counseling, insurance problems, access to health care, public benefits, family law, immigration and other matters encountered by eligible clients
Dispute Resolution Center
512-371-0033 (Austin) Provides alternative dispute resolution services including mediation, mini-trial, moderated conference settlement conference, summary jury trial and arbitration
Family Eldercare, Inc
512-450-0844 (Austin) Guardianships and money management assistance for incapacitated elderly or disabled persons, due to neglect, abuse or exploitation
America Gateways (Formerly Political Asylum Project of Austin)
512-478-0546 (Austin) Immigration: asylum, cancellation of removal, voluntary departure, VAWA, citizenship, family-based visa petitions, detainees rights
SafePlace
Domestic Violence Hotline: 512-928-9070 (Austin) Sexual Assault Hotline: 512-440-7273 (Austin) www.austin-safeplace.org Domestic violence services, sexual assault crisis center and services to victims with disabilities
Texas Workforce Commission
512-320-8808 (Austin-Labor Solutions) 512-832-9116 (Austin -North) 512-416-1314 (Austin-Veteran's Ctr) 512-719-4145 (Austin-Workforce Ctr). Provides employment-related assistance including discrimination in employment, education, job search and unemployment insurance; services include general information, individual advocacy, and ombudsman services
Austin Association for Legal Professionals
Austin LSA, Inc. is the association for legal professionals (formerly known as the Austin Legal Secretaries Association, Inc.) is a non-partisan, non-union, non-sectarian, non-profit, and educational organization chartered in 1960 by NALS, Inc. and is affiliated with the Texas Association of Legal Professionals.
State Bar of Texas
1-800-204-2222 or 512-427-1463 (Austin) For information on attorneys -statewide, consumer information publications, and complaints about an attorney.
Jury Duty
Find information about serving on a Travis County jury.
Filing a Grievance - Questions & Answers
1-800-932-1900 Allegations of misconduct by an attorney are very serious, and are reviewed carefully by the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel. If you believe that an attorney has violated the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, you may report this information to the State Bar in the form of a grievance.
The Legal Hotline for Older Texans
Client calls: 1-800-622-2520 or 512-477-3950 The Hotline offers legal advice and referrals to Texans age 60 and older, provided by staff and volunteer attorneys. Our primary focus is service to low income Texans whose access to legal assistance is otherwise limited.
Travis County Department Directory
