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:
404 521-0777 (Service is only available via phone calls)
Referral Request form:
https://www.atlantabar.org/page/ReferralRequestform
Information:
American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia
Address:
1900 The Exchange, Suite 425
Atlanta, GA 30339
Phone:
(770) 303-0060
Website:
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NOTICE:
Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Website:
Types of work:
Other services:
Senior hotline: 404-657-9915 OR 1-888-257-9519
Spanish Speaking Applicants: 404-377-5381
Hearing impaired GA relay center: 711
Contact:
Fulton/downtown headquarters
Phone: 404-524-5811
Address: 54 Ellis St. NE Atlanta, GA 30303
Clayton and S.Fulton Counties
Phone: 404-669-0233
Address: 777 Cleveland Ave. SW, Suite 410 Atlanta, GA 30315
Cobb County
Phone: 770-528-2565
Address: 30 South Park Sq., Marietta, GA 30060
Dekalb County
Phone: 404-377-0701
Address: 246 Sycamore St., Decatur, GA 30030
Gwinnett County
Phone: 678-376-4545
Address: 324 W. Pike St., Suite 200 Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Georgia Legal Services Program (for Rural Georgians)
Phone:
(404) 894-7707
Address:
104 Marietta Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Website:
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Available legal services:
Field office in Metro-Atlanta
Georgia Legal Aid
Website:
https://www.georgialegalaid.org/
Information:
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
Website:
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) identify the very best resource available in the community.
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
Phone:
404-873-3911
Website:
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Georgia PATENTS (under Georgia Lawyers for the Arts)
Website:
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Address:
5680 Oakbrook Parkway, Suite 148
Norcross, GA 30093
Website:
https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/
Phone:
404-585-8446
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:
680 West Peachtree St., NW
Atlanta GA 30308
Phone:
678-222-3920
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)
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:
https://www.pbpatl.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Request-For-Legal-Assistance-Nov-2017-2.pdf
**NOTE: send this completed application to RLA@pbpatl.org
Information:
State Bar of Georgia - Pro Bono Project
Phone:
404-527-8763
Address:
104 Marietta St., NW, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30303
Website:
https://www.gabar.org/committeesprogramssections/programs/probonoproject/index.cfm
Information:
Dekalb County - Public Defender
Address:
320 Church Street
Decatur, Ga, 30030
Website:
https://dekalbstatecourt.net/public-defender/
Phone:
404-371-2222
Information:
Provides “legal representation to those unable to afford an attorney in all criminal cases in Dekalb County. It’s our mission to promote equal justice, fairness and respect for all people in the judicial system through effective and excellent legal advocacy.”
Public Defender Application to see if You Qualify for Appointed Counsel: (application fee by money order of $50)
Lambda Legal
Website:
https://www.lambdalegal.org/helpdesk
Goal: Recognition of the Civil Rights of LGBTQ and People Living with HIV through these services:
GreenLaw (environmental law services for organizations and community groups)
Address:
2300 Centennial Tower
101 Marietta Street, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone:
(404) 659-3122
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