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Who We Serve

Clients whose income level is equal to or below 125% of the federal poverty level and who have first been interviewed by Legal Services Alabama staff or VLP staff are eligible for free legal help through the VLP. Only civil, non-fee generating cases are accepted by the VLP.

Cases Accepted by the BVLP

The following is a listing of areas of law in which we will accept case referrals:

Adoption/Legitimations
Bankruptcy Consumer (to include utility, credit problems, defense of contract actions, insurance)
Defense of Tort Claims
Driver’s License or Tag Suspension/Revocation
Education/Special Education
Employment (to include employment discrimination, employee benefits, etc.)
Family Law (divorce not including the need for temporary orders; category includes alimony, child support, custody, legal separation, and post-divorce proceedings)
Housing (to include private landlord/tenant, fair housing disputes)
Immigration/Naturalization
Landlord/Tenant
Powers of Attorney
Probate (simple wills, small estates & guardianships/conservatorships)
Real Property (to include deeds, mortgage foreclosures, evictions)
Social Security Issues/Benefits
Tax

Apply for Help

To apply for legal help from the VLP, please fill out and submit this application form. You may want to make sure your case falls under one of the areas of law, listed to the left, in which the VLP will accept case referrals.

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Birmingham Bar Center, 2021 Second Avenue North, Birmingham Alabama 35203
Phone: (205) 250-5198 Fax: (205) 250-5199

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