Lone Star Legal Aid (Texarkana 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
- 800-568-3857, 903-793-7661 or 903-793-7665
- Hours
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- Monday
- 2:00-4:00 pm
- Wednesday
- 2:00-4:00 pm
Who We Serve
- Area(s)
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- Bowie County
- Cass County
- Additional Service Area Info
- Hempstead, Lafayette, Little River, Miller counties in Arkansas
Whenever needed
- Income Guidelines
You must be at or under 100% of poverty level for divorce, custody, visitation and child support cases.
You must be at or below 125% of poverty level for matters other than those listed above.
- Your family's income should be at or below the following percentage of the federal poverty level
- 100
- Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?
- YES
- Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?
- NO
- 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
- Description of Services
brochures
- Emergency Instructions
What is an Emergency? Service with papers, domestic violence, hearings, evictions.
800-568-3857, 903-793-7661 or 903-793-7665
General Contact Information
- Address
- Lone Star Legal Aid (Texarkana Office)
- Phone
- 903-793-7661 or 903-793-7665
- Toll Free
- 800-568-3857
- Fax
- 903-792-2150
- Website
- http://www.lonestarlegal.org
