Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program
Partner Overview
The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program recruits, trains, and supports volunteer attorneys to provide free civil legal help to low-income people in Dallas County, Texas. DVAP volunteers provide advice and full representation in a variety of cases, including family, housing, employment, landlord-tenant, real property, consumer, wills, expunctions and non-disclosures, probate, Chapter 7 bankruptcy, small business issues, veterans benefits, and more. DVAP cannot help with criminal cases, tickets, or fee-generating cases such as personal injury matters.
To receive free legal help from the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program you must apply at one of the DVAP Neighborhood Legal Clinics (see list for clinic locations and times) and meet their eligibility guidelines.
For questions, please call (214) 243-2236
Monday - Friday | 8 AM - 5 PM
Location
1515 Main Street
Dallas, TX 75201
United StatesPhone: (214) 243-2236
Areas of Expertise
- Court Basics
- Court Fees & Fee Waivers
- Court How-Tos (Civil Procedure)
- Finding a Court
- Asking for an Interpreter
- Going to Court
- Resolving a Dispute Out of Court
- Self-Help Support
- Family, Divorce & Children
- Divorce
- Child Custody & Visitation
- Child Support & Medical Support
- Paternity
- Adoption
- Child Protective Services (CPS)
- Grandparents & Other Nonparent Caregivers
- Annulment & Void Marriages
- Court How-Tos (Civil Procedure)
- Protection from Violence or Abuse
- Protective Orders
- Family or Dating Violence
- Sexual Assault
- Child Abuse
- Elder Abuse
- Human Trafficking
- Stalking
- Immigration & Violence
- Crime Victim Rights
- Name Change
- Name Change of an Adult
- Name Change of a Child
- Occupational Driver’s License
- House & Apartment
- Eviction & Other Landlord Issues
- Transfer on Death Deeds
- Foreclosure
- Disaster Relief
- Mobile Homes
- Housing Discrimination
- Public Housing
- Health & Benefits
- Disability Benefits
- Old Age Benefits
- Planning for Loss of Health
- Health Insurance Medicaid & Medicare
- Food & Cash Benefits
- Unemployment
- Money & Debt
- Wills & Estate Planning
- Small Estates (Transferring Property When Someone Dies)
- Debt Collection & Payday Loans
- Automobiles
- Identity Theft
- Small Claims
- Bankruptcy
- Retirement & Pensions
- Disaster Relief
- Exempt Property
- School & Work
- School Discipline, Suspension & Expulsion
- Special Education & Accommodations
- Getting Paid for Work
- Getting Hurt at Work
- Farm Worker Issues
- Unemployment
- Bullying
- Discrimination at School or Work
Related Counties
- Dallas