Welcome. This guide is designed to direct those in need of legal representation to available resources. Please note the restrictions listed for each entry. There may be some crossover between the General Legal Assistance and subject-specific tabs in the left menu, so be sure to check both.
Atlanta Bar Association
Address:
229 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone:
(404) 521-0781 (Service is only available via phone calls)
Referral Request form:
Lawyer Referral (atlantabar.org)
(404) 521-0777
Information:
American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia
Mailing Address:
ACLU of Georgia
P.O. Box 570738
Atlanta, GA 30357
Phone:
(770) 303-8111 (Requests for legal assistance will not be taken over the phone)
Website:
Email:
info@acluga.org
Information:
NOTICE:
Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Website:
Types of work:
Other services:
Senior hotline: (404) 389-9992 OR 1 (888) 257-9519
Spanish Speaking Applicants: (404) 377-5381
Hearing impaired GA relay center: 711
Fulton/Downtown Headquarters
Address: 54 Ellis St. NE Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 524-5811
Clayton and S. Fulton Counties
Address: 777 Cleveland Ave. SW, Suite 410 Atlanta, GA 30315
Phone: (404) 669-0233
Cobb County
Address: 30 South Park Sq., Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 528-2565
Dekalb County
Address: 246 Sycamore St., Decatur, GA 30030
Phone: (404) 377-0701
Gwinnett County
Address: 324 W. Pike St., Suite 200 Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Phone: (678) 376-4545
Georgia Legal Services Program (for Rural Georgians)
Address:
104 Marietta St. NW #240
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone:
(404) 206-5175 OR 1 (800) 498-9469
Website:
Information:
Available legal services:
Georgia Legal Aid
Website:
https://www.georgialegalaid.org/
Information:
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
Address:
235 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1750
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone:
(404) 521-0790
**NOTE: Once you call AVLF, the program either (1) helps callers directly via one of their programs, OR (2) identifies the very best resource available in the community.
Website:
Types of services:
AVLF Programs that offer help to callers:
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
Address:
887 West Marietta St. NW., Suite J-101
Atlanta, GA 30318
Website:
Email:
gla@glarts.org
Information:
Georgia PATENTS (under Georgia Lawyers for the Arts)
Website:
Information:
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Address:
5680 Oakbrook Parkway, Suite 148
Norcross, GA 30093
Phone:
(404) 585-8446
Website:
https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/
Information:
Dedicated to protecting the civil rights of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities in GA and the Southeast.
4 major program areas:
Catholic Charities Atlanta
Address:
2401 Lake Park Dr
Smyrna, GA 30080
Phone:
Immigration Legal Services: (678) 222-3920
Information and Referral Services: (770) 429-2369
Website:
https://catholiccharitiesatlanta.org/
Information:
The Chamblee Office
Address:
3669 North Peachtree Road
Chamblee, GA 30341
Phone:
(404) 920-7745
Services offered here: (English and Spanish)
The Northlake Office
Address:
2305 Parklake Drive
Suite 150, Building 9
Atlanta, GA 30345
Services offered here: (English and Spanish)
Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta
Website:
Fill Out & Complete the Legal Assistance Request Application:
Information:
State Bar of Georgia - Pro Bono Resource Center
Address:
104 Marietta St. NW, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone:
(404) 527-8763
Website:
https://www.gabar.org/committeesprogramssections/programs/probonoproject/index.cfm
Information:
Dekalb County - Public Defender
Address:
320 Church Street
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone:
(404) 371-2222
Website:
https://dekalbstatecourt.net/public-defender/
Information:
Public Defender Qualification Application:
https://dekalbstatecourt.net/public-defender/
Application fee by money order of $50
Lambda Legal
Address:
1 West Court Square, Suite 105
Decatur, GA 30030
Phone:
(404) 897-1880
Website:
https://www.lambdalegal.org/helpdesk
Information: