Legal Assistance

Updated:

September 13, 2016

Included in this list are organizations that provide free or low-cost legal services to victims and survivors of abuse, as well as to others who qualify. Even if the organization does not have a lawyer available to represent you in court, you may want to ask if there is a lawyer with whom you can consult to obtain advice. We list the organizations by the county where the office is located, but many offices serve multiple counties. We indicate the “counties served” whenever possible. You can click “View All” to look through the complete list of organizations.

Please note: WomensLaw does not have a relationship with or promote the organizations listed on these pages. Because we include thousands of resources, we cannot review them regularly or vouch for the information or services they provide. We share these resources to help all victims and survivors of abuse find essential direct services and support their needs and safety concerns.

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Cameron

Cameron County Bar Association Pro Bono Project

1040 S Expressway
Brownsville, TX 78521-2447
Phone: (956) 546-5550
Fax: (956) 541-3313

Serves Cameron County residents in bankruptcy, consumer, elder law, employment law, housing, wills, family law, torts, terminating parental rights, real estate, juvenile, immigration, health, domestic violence, dissolution, custody, and adoption cases.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (Brownsville office)

531 East St. Francis Street
Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: (956) 982-5540
Fax: (956) 541-1410
URL: https://www.trla.org/

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) provides free legal services to low-income residents in sixty-eight counties of Southwest Texas. The Brownsville office serves Cameron and Willacy counties. The majority of TRLA clients are low-income women and children who are victims of domestic violence and who need assistance in escaping violence and remaining violence-free. To qualify for free legal services from TRLA, an applicant must meet the income, asset, and immigration requirements established by the United States Congress, the Texas Legislature, and other funding sources. TRLA will always attempt to find a funding source that will permit representation for persons who are unable to afford the services of a private attorney. They provide services in English and Spanish.

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (Harligen office)

308 East Harrison Avenue
Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (800) 369-2651
Phone 2: (956) 364-3800
Fax: (956) 423-2674
URL: https://www.trla.org/

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) provides free legal services to low-income residents in sixty-eight counties of Southwest Texas. The Harlingen office serves Cameron and Willacy counties. The majority of TRLA clients are low-income women and children who are victims of domestic violence and who need assistance in escaping violence and remaining violence-free. To qualify for free legal services from TRLA, an applicant must meet the income, asset, and immigration requirements established by the United States Congress, the Texas Legislature, and other funding sources. TRLA will always attempt to find a funding source that will permit representation for persons who are unable to afford the services of a private attorney. They provide services in English and Spanish.

Cass

Domestic Violence Prevention, Inc.

703 West Main Street, Suite H
Atlanta, TX
Phone: (800) 876-4808
Phone 2: (903) 794-4000

Collin

Legal Aid of Northwest Texas (McKinney office)

901 North McDonald Street, Suite 702
McKinney, TX 75069
Phone: (972) 542-9405
Phone 2: (800) 906-3045
URL: https://legalaidtx.org/

Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (LANWT) offers free civil legal assistance to low-income Texans. They serve 115 counties in Texas with 15 offices; the McKinney office serves Collin, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt and Rockwall counties. They are able to represent clients in any type of civil matter. Their practice focuses on support for families, preserving the home, maintaining, economic stability, safety, stability, and health, individuals with special needs and problems affecting groups of individuals. Specifically they take cases with domestic violence such as, adoption, child abuse and neglect, child custody, divorces involving family violence, enforcement of access and visitation, modification of visitation/custody, parental rights termination, paternity, termination and adoption when abuse is alleged and visitation enforcement.

Places that Help: Texas