Our Services

Virginia Legal Aid Society provides free civil (non-criminal) legal assistance to low-income people living in -- or with legal problems in -- the 20 counties and 6 cities served by our offices located in Lynchburg, Farmville, Martinsville, Danville, and Suffolk. See below for a map of our service areas to find your county or city.

VLAS provides legal advice in most areas of civil law and provides legal representation in many areas of civil law.

Our typical cases focus primarily on personal safety, housing, and government benefits

Personal and Family Safety

Permanent protective orders, Uncontested divorces, Custody, Child support, Spousal support, Advance Directives, Guardianships

Housing

Evictions, Unsafe housing/repairs, Bad landlord practices, Foreclosures

Government Benefits

SSI, SSDI, TANF, SNAP, Unemployment, Energy Assistance, Medicaid, Medicare

Cases we do not handle but can make referrals to other providers includes:

  • personal injury

  • traffic violations

  • criminal cases

  • bankruptcy

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