Lone Star Legal Aid (Bellville Office)
http://www.lonestarlegal.org
Who We Are
Operating for more than 60 years, Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) is a non-profit law firm that now serves as the fourth largest legal aid organization of its type in the United States. The firm provides free civil legal help to low-income persons who have immediate needs but cannot afford an attorney. Headquartered in Houston, the organization operates another 12 branch offices and covers one-third of the state, including 72 counties in the eastern and Gulf Coast regions of Texas, and also four counties of southwest Arkansas, and has an eligible client population of almost 1.5 million at 125% of federal poverty guidelines. LSLA is the only full-service civil legal aid provider in the region, and it offers advice/legal counsel, brief services, self-help clinics, community legal education, and referrals, as well as full representation in administrative hearings and county, state, and federal courts. Practice areas include domestic abuse, health care, housing, employment, income maintenance, unlawful trade practices, education, civil rights, and disaster relief. LSLA also manages special projects, such as food stamp outreach, language access, elder law clinics, and a legal help line. Cases are accepted on a priority basis, and current priorities include: (1) enhancing and protecting income/economic stability; (2) preserving housing and related needs; (3) improving child outcomes; (4) seeking and maintaining safety, stability, health and well-being; and (5) assisting populations with special vulnerability, such as those who have disabilities, or who are elder, homeless or have limited English language skills.
How to Get Help
You can contact this organization by:
- Contact Type
- Phone
- Phone Number
- 979-865-9133
- Hours
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- Monday
- 08:30-11:30
- Tuesday
- 08:30-11:30
- Wednesday
- 08:30-11:30
- Thursday
- 08:30-11:30
- Friday
- 08:30-11:30
- Documents
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Documents relevant to the legal matter
- Contact Type
- Appointment
- Documents
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Documents relevant to the legal matter
- Information
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Walk-in appointments also available.
- Contact Type
- Walk-in
- Hours
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- Monday
- 08:30-11:30
- Tuesday
- 08:30-11:30
- Wednesday
- 08:30-11:30
- Thursday
- 08:30-11:30
- Friday
- 08:30-11:30
- Documents
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Documents relevant to the legal matter
Who We Serve
- Area(s)
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- Austin County
- Colorado County
- Fayette County
- Waller County
- Washington County
- Language(s) Spoken
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- Spanish / Español
Whenever needed
- Income Guidelines
You must be at or under 125% of poverty level unless you have certain other eligibility factors that allow us to go to 200%.
You must be at or under 125% of poverty level unless you have certain other eligibility factors that allow us to go to 200%.
- Your family's income should be at or below the following percentage of the federal poverty level
- 200
- Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?
- YES
- Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?
- YES
- Eligibility Restrictions
This program does not serve: Immigrant; Prisoner
Type of Help
- This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
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- Full Legal Representation
- Brief Advice
- Self-Help Materials
- Emergency Instructions
What is an Emergency? An emergency legal matter is one where the person has been served with court papers; has a hearing scheduled; eviction set-out; utility cut-off; landlord lock-out; impending foreclosure; immediate termination from SSI, medicaid, or other governmental assistance without notice; domestic violence; abduction of child in some circumstances; and other situation considered on an individual basis.
979-865-9133
General Contact Information
- Address
- Lone Star Legal Aid (Bellville Office)
- Phone
- 979-865-9133
- Fax
- 979-865-8654
- Website
- http://www.lonestarlegal.org
