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Atlanta Legal Aid
151 Spring Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Fulton: (404) 524-5811
S. Fulton/Clayton: 404-669-0233
Dekalb: (404) 377-0701
Cobb: 770-528-2565
Gwinnett: 678-376-4545
Senior Citizens: 404-657-9915 or 1-888-257-9519
Provides civil legal services to people who cannot afford an attorney in Fulton, Dekalb, Clayton, Cobb and Gwinnett Counties. Priority cases include housing, consumer fraud, public benefits, employment, education, health, spouse abuse and child custody cases.


American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (ACLU)

70 Fairlie Street, Suite 340
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-523-5398
A Public interest law firm defending civil liberties through public education and by litigating precedent setting cases.

American Immigration Lawyers Association
918 F Street, NW
Washington DC 20004
1-800-954-0254
AILA can help you find an immigration attorney in your area through our Immigration Lawyer Referral Service (ILRS). Our website is www.ailalawyer.com or an e-mail may be sent to ils@aila.org.

Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (AVLF)
1750 North Tower
235 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 521-0790
The Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation provides civil legal representation to low-income Georgians primarily through the use of volunteer lawyers. The AVLF's clientele are Fulton County residents with the exception of City of Atlanta residents.

Clayton Co. Pro Bono Project
1000 Main Street
Forest Park, Georgia 30297
(404) 366-0586
Clayton County Pro Bono Project is a civil legal referral program that refers individuals residing in Clayton County to volunteer attorneys. To qualify the individual must meet the program's income and asset guidelines. The Clayton County Pro Bono Project handles matters pertaining to adoption, child custody, consumer/finance, divorce, domestic violence, guardianship, landlord/tenant and probate.

DeKalb Volunteer Lawyers
118 E. Trinity Place
Decatur, Georgia 30030
(404) 373-0865

Provides civil legal services to DeKalb Co. residents who cannot afford a lawyer.

Family Law Information Center
404-335-2789
DeKalb: 404-687-3990
Gwinnett: 678-376-4545

Assists individuals who wish to represent themselves in family matters or wish to educate themselves about family law issues.

Georgia Advocacy Office, Inc. (GAO)
404-885-1234
One Decatur Town Center
150 E. Ponce de Leon Ave. S 430
Decatur, GA 30030
Serves Georgia citizens with physical and/or mental disabilities who have been/are being discriminated against free of charge.

Georgia Innocence Project
730 Peachtree Street, NE
Suite 705
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Uses DNA testing to free those wrongly prosecuted. Because of the high volume and limited staff, the project asks that you request help in writing by regular mail, not by phone or e-mail.

Georgia Law Center for the Homeless
404-681-0680
60 Walton Street NW
Suite 300
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Provides representation for the homeless throughout Georgia in civil cases in Federal and State courts, as well as administrative proceedings. They also handle cases at both the state and federal level addressing systemic issues, and provide representation in matters pertaining to landlord tenant cases, consumer cases, zoning conflicts, child deprivation, foster care issues, wage claims and employment related issues, they also prepare domestic violence protective orders, as well as handle many other civil matters

Georgia State University College of Law Tax Center
404-651-1412
PO Box 4037
Atlanta, GA 30302-4037
Provides representation to tax payers who cannot afford representation in disputes with the IRS.

Justice Center of Atlanta (JCA)
404-523-8236
976 Edgewood Ave., NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
Offers mediation services without charge in cases ranging from small claims and misdemeanors to multimillion dollar claims.

National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP)
202-265-8305
2001 "S" Street, NW
Suite 610
Washington, DC 20009
Organization devoted to increasing national understanding of the plight of America’s forgotten veterans and their families while working to support the interests of verterans in need.

Public Defenders
Fulton County: 404-730-5200
Dekalb County: 404-371-2222
Federal Defender: 404-688-7530
Provide legal counsel and representation to indigent criminal defendants who are unable to pay for legal assistance. Public defenders are employed by the government.


Raksha, Inc.

404-842-0725
P.O. Box 12337
Atlanta, Georgia 30355
Primarily serves the South Asian immigrant community in domestic violence, elder abuse, and immigration cases.

Southside Legal Center (SLC)
404-688-5512
250 Georgia Avenue, S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30312
Pro bono services program which provides legal services to residents of southside Altanta.

State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
104 Marietta St. NW, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 527-8763
mike@gabar.org
The Pro Bono Project assists local bar associations, individual private attorneys and communities in developing pro bono private attorney/bar involvement programs in their areas for the delivery of Legal services to the poor.

Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence
Post Office Box 171
Decatur, GA 30031
Hotline #: (404) 688-9436
The Women's Resource Center provides services to survivors of domestic violence and their children. They also host a 24 hour crisis hotline, provide confidential emergency shelter, peer support groups, legal advocacy, lesbian/bisexual help line and support groups, parenting classes, community outreach parenting education, and a host of other community programs.

Georgia Legal Services Program
104 Marietta Street NW
Suite 240
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 206-5175
Executive Director: Phyllis J. Holmen
Provides free civil legal services to low-income Georgians from twelve locations throughout Georgia. Excluded from their jurisdiction is the five-county metropolitan area, served by Atlanta Legal Aid. The twelve locations serve distinct geographic regions, totaling 154 counties, by "circuit riding" from their respective offices to local communities.

The twelve GLSP locations and the counties they serve are as follows:

Albany Office
235 West Roosevelt Avenue
Suite 410
Albany, Georgia 31701
(912) 430-4261
1-800-735-4271 (Clients only)
Counties served: Baker, Ben Hill, Calhoun, Clay, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Daugherty, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Turner, Wilcox and Worth.

Augusta Office
209 7th Street
Suite 400
P.O. 2185
Augusta, Georgia 30903
(706) 721-2327
1-800-248-6697 (Clients only)
Counties served: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and Wilkes.


Brunswick Office

502 1/2 Gloucester Street
Suite 1
Brunswick, Georgia 31520
(912) 264-7301
1-800-498-9508 (Clients only)
Counties served: Camden, Glynn and McIntosh


Columbus Office

1214 First Avenue
P.O. Box 176
Columbus, GA 31902
(706) 649-7493
1-800-533-3140
(Clients only) Counties served: Chattahoochee, Harris, Lee, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson and Webster.


Dalton Office

1508 Chattanooga Road
Suite 100
P.O. Box 2004 (30722-2004)
Dalton, GA 30720
(706) 272-2924
Counties served: Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Murray, Walker and Whitfield

Gainesville Office
705 Washington Street NW
Suite B-1
P.O. Drawer 1337 (30503)
Gainesville, GA 30501
(770) 535-5717
1-800-745-5717
Counties served: Banks, Barrow, Cherokee, Clarke, Dawson, Elbert, Fannin, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and White.


Macon Office

241 Third Street
P.O. Box 1057 (31202-1057)
Macon, GA 31201
(912) 751-6261
1-800-560-2855
(Clients only) Counties served: Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Crawford, Dodge, Hancock, Houston, Jasper, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Monroe, Montgomery, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Telfair, Treutlen, Twiggs, Wheeler and Wilkinson.


Piedmont Office

104 Marietta St. Suite 240
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 894-7707
1-800-822-5391 (Clients only)
Counties served: Bartow, Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Gordon, Greene, Haralson, Heard, Henry,Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Polk, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton.


Savannah Office

10 Whitaker Street, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 8667 (31412)
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 651-2180
1-800-220-8399 (Clients only)
Counties served: Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Liberty, Long, Tattnall and Toombs.


Valdosta Office

1101 North Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31601
(912) 333-5232
1-800-546-5232 (Clients only)
Counties served: Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas and Tift.


Waycross Office

1057 Grove Avenue
Waycross, GA 31501
(912) 285-6181
1-800-498-9508 (Clients only)
Counties served: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Ware and Wayne.


Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers' Division

104 Marietta Street NW
Suite 240
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 206-5175
1-800-537-7496 (Clients only)
Counties served: All counties. Migrant and seasonal farmworkers only


Landlord-Tenant Housing Help line:

(404) 463-1596 (In Atlanta)
1-800-369-4706