CURRENT LEGAL CLINICS OFFERED IN WEST TENNESSEE

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1 CLINIC NAME Advance Directives Initiative Attorney of the Day Program COUNTY, CURRENT LEGAL CLINICS OFFERED IN WEST TENNESSEE Contact the Pro Bono Coordinator at if you know of a clinic that is not included in this list or if you have updated information for the list. Thank you for your help. LOCATION, DAY, AND locations, times and days for 2014 are TBA. Generally held in hospitals and nursing homes Held each Thursday from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm at the County Courthouse (140 Adams Ave., Memphis, TN) WEST TENNESSEE LEGAL CLINICS Estate planning matters such as advance directives, wills, etc. Volunteer attorneys meet with walk-in clients and provide advice, counsel, referrals and sometimes extended services Legal Aid Society and Memphis Bar Association 1. Call Memphis Bar Association at (901) or sign up at memphisbar.org/admin/ forms/viewform.aspx?id= Contact Linda Warren Seely, Attorney at or e- mail her at Contact Linda Warren Seely, Attorney at or Aid Society Office Aid Office nearest to you: Bankruptcy Alternative, By appointment only; call Community education programs; time at each program for clients to talk about their individual problems; and for those in need of additional assistance, to provide an appropriate referral to either a pro bono consumer or bankruptcy attorney Contact Linda Warren Seely, Attorney at or Contact the Office

2 CLINIC NAME COUNTY LOCATION, DAY, AND Child and Family Litigation Cases are accepted through the University s clinic program Child abuse and neglect, foster care, delinquency, child custody, paternity, adoption, education, mental health, public benefits, etc. Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys (1 N. Front St., Memphis, TN 38103) Call (901) or Prof. Christina Zawisza at czawisza@memphis.edu Call (901) Civil Call (901) for an appointment at CLC (910 Vance Ave., Memphis, TN 38126) Civil Litigation Cases pending before General Sessions, Circuit or Chancery Courts of County; cases are accepted through the University s clinic program General civil matters Landlord/tenant, consumer protection, and debtor/creditor disputes Community Legal Center Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys (1 N. Front St., Memphis, TN 38103) Contact Meg Jones, Executive Director at (901) or at megclc@gmail.com Volunteer online at volunteerapp.html Call (901) or Prof. Daniel Schaffzin at dschffzn@memphis.edu Call CLC at (901) Call (901)

3 CLINIC NAME Community Legal Center s COUNTY LOCATION, DAY, AND Call (901) for an appointment at CLC (910 Vance Ave., Memphis, TN 38126) Landlord/tenant, guardianship and conservatorships, garnishments, commercial contracts, probate, noncontested divorces, adoptions, asylum, U visas, T visas, change of status, and voluntary departure Community Legal Center Contact Meg Jones at (901) Volunteer online at volunteerapp.html Call CLC at (901) Consumer, locations, times and days for 2014 are TBA. Assistance for those with consumer issues or at Aid Society Office Divorce Call for an appointment and to get location (either at County Courthouse, 140 Adams Ave., Memphis or at CLC 910 Vance Dr., Memphis TN) Assistance to those who face divorce proceedings without an attorney Community Legal Center (CLC) Contact Meg Jones at (901) or at megclc@gmail.com Call (901) or (901)

4 CLINIC NAME Divorce Workshop COUNTY, LOCATION, DAY, AND Monthly at the County Courthouse, Room 134 (140 Adams Ave., Memphis TN). You must call to be screened and for an appointment (see below) For Memphis office, call Get forms needed to file and complete an uncontested no asset divorce, help in completing the forms, answers on questions and information about the legal issues and procedures involved in divorces and Divorce Incorporated or at Aid Society Office Earn Benefits Program Elder Law, For Fayette or County, call (901) 476- or (888) Call-in service can be reached at (901) , ext. 442 Cases are accepted through the University s clinic program A call-in screening program for benefits programs including Health and Nutrition, Housing and Utilities, Families and Children, and Education and Income Consumer protection, financial exploitation, conservatorship, real property, grandparent adoption, health care, Social Security, wills, and advance directives Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys (1 N. Front St., Memphis, TN 38103) or at Call (901) or Prof. Donna Harkness at dharknss@memphis.edu Call (901) , ext. 442 Call (901)

5 CLINIC NAME Family Law Advice Group (FLAG) COUNTY Tipton LOCATION, DAY, AND Third Thursday of each month from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Memphis Area Covington Office (899- A Hwy. 51 South, Covington, TN) Legal advice on family issues or at Aid Society Office Family Law Homeless Experience Legal Protection (HELP) Contact Thomas Coupe at (901) or Sherry Schedler at (901) Second Tuesday of each month from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Hospitality Hub, 146 Jefferson Ave, Memphis, TN) Assistance with case review, child support questions, and information on other family law matters Legal services to those who are homeless (employment, estate, tax, some criminal, etc.) Office of the Advocate for Non-Custodial Parents, and Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys Baker- Donelson Contact Thomas Coupe at (901) or Sherry Schedler at (901) Contact Joan Coston- Holloway at (901) or jholloway@baker Contact Thomas Coupe at (901) or Sherry Schedler at (901) Contact Joan Coston-Holloway at (901) or jholloway@baker Home Preservation Project, Call for a consultation at (901) Help for those in, Tipton, and Fayette counties who may lose their homes to foreclosure, largely as a result of irresponsible lending practices or at Call for a consultation at (901)

6 CLINIC NAME COUNTY LOCATION, DAY, AND Housing Adjudication Cases are accepted through the University s clinic program Housing matters Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1 N. Front St., Memphis, TN 38103) Call (901) or Prof. Daniel M. Schaffzin at dschffzn@memphis.edu Call (901) Mediation Cases are accepted through the University s clinic program Mediation Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1 N. Front St., Memphis, TN 38103) Call (901) to speak with Prof. Stephen Shields Call (901) Mediator of the Day Memphis Fair Housing Project, County Courthouse (140 Adams Ave., Memphis TN) in Judge Deborah Henderson s courtroom every Wednesday, all day To apply for assistance, call (901) Mediation services Help to victims of fair housing discrimination, predatory lending, landlord-tenant issues, foreclosure, or mortgage default Memphis Bar Association or at or at Aid Society Office To apply for assistance, call (901)

7 CLINIC NAME COUNTY LOCATION, DAY, AND Opportunity Plus Project, To apply for assistance, call (901) or ext. 190 WEST TENNESSEE LEGAL CLINICS AREAS OF HELP SPONSOR ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT Case-management, referrals, counseling, and financial assistance for domestic violence victims Contact Linda Warren Seely at or at EVENT To apply for assistance, call (901) or (901) ext. 190 Project Homeless Connect Times, days, and locations for 2014 are TBA. Homeless can get legal advice on civil and criminal matters to help transition out of homelessness Community Alliance for the Homeless and Cecil C. Humphreys Contact Josh Spickler at Contact Josh Spickler at Pro Se Family Law Mediation Madison Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays in Madison County Juvenile Court (110 Irby Street, Jackson, TN). This service is only available to those without an attorney and who have already filed documents with the Court. Child access and visitation issues in Madison County Juvenile Court for pro se litigants who have already filed documents Madison County Juvenile Court Contact Bart Swift, Court Clerk or Jody Harper (Pro Se Specialist) at (731) Contact Bart Swift, Court Clerk or Jody Harper (Pro Se Specialist) at (731)

8 CLINIC NAME Pro Se General s Pro Se s WEST TENNESSEE LEGAL CLINICS COUNTY LOCATION, DAY, AND AREAS OF HELP SPONSOR ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT Fayette and Hardeman Tipton Call for an appointment at (901) Usually from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Criminal Justice Centers in Fayette County (705 Justice Center Dr., Somerville, TN) or Hardeman County (505 S. Main St., Bolivar, TN), and days vary. Held every other month at 1 st Presbyterian Church (403 S. Main St., Covington, TN 38019) General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) Law Office of Leslie Miller, General Sessions, and Juvenile Courts of Fayette and Hardeman Counties Tipton County Bar Association Call Leslie Miller at (901) or Mike French at (901) Contact Amber Shaw at (901) EVENT Call for an appointment at (901) for Leslie Miller or (901) for Mike French Contact Amber Shaw at (901) Rural Outreach Fayette Thursdays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at Fayette Co. Commission on Aging (198 Kay Dr., Somerville, TN). Calling for appointments is encouraged at (901) General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) Contact Linda Warren Seely at (901) or at Call (901) 476- Saturday Legal Second Saturday of each month from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Ben Hooks Library (3030 Poplar Ave., Memphis TN) General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) and the Memphis Bar Association Contact Linda Warren Seely at (901) or at Aid Society Office nearest to you: (901) Office: (901) 476-

9 CLINIC NAME COUNTY LOCATION, DAY, AND St. Jude Conservatorship Program locations, times and days for 2014 are TBA. WEST TENNESSEE LEGAL CLINICS AREAS OF HELP SPONSOR ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT Contact Linda Warren Seely at or at EVENT Aid Society Office (901) Office: (901) 476- Veterans Free Legal Held at the VA Offices (1407 Union Ave. in Memphis) on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Areas of law impacting veterans Memphis Bar Association and Memphis Area Legal Services Contact Linda Warren Seely at or at Aid Office (901) Office: (901) 476- Volunteer Income Taxpayer Assistance Project Various 1. Cecil C. Humphreys : times and days for 2014 are TBA. Get assistance filing income tax returns Cecil C. Humphreys 1. Contact Prof. William Kratzke at wkratzke@memphis.edu or (901) Contact Prof. William Kratzke at wkratzke@memphis.edu or (901) IRS VITA: find a location and time online at xprep/ 2. Visit the IRS website for a time and location near you at freetaxprep/

10 CLINIC NAME COUNTY LOCATION, DAY, AND Wills for Heroes and Madison 1. Jackson: Feb. 22, 2014 all day at Jackson Chamber of Commerce (197 Auditorium St.) 2. Memphis: Call for more details First responders in Tennessee can get wills, powers of attorney and other similar documents Tennessee Bar Assn., Young Lawyers Division 1. Jackson : Brittani Kendrick, (731) , bkendrick@pgandr.com 2. Memphis : Joan Coston-Holloway, (901) , jholloway@baker donelson.com 1. Jackson : Brittani Kendrick, (731) , bkendrick@pgandr.com 2. Memphis : Joan Coston-Holloway, (901) , jholloway@bakerdonelson.co m WLOK Radio Legal Call-In Show Mondays from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Call in at (901) General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) WLOK and Contact Buck Lewis at (901) or blewis@bakerdonelson.com or Linda Warren Seely at or at Go to or call (901) (front desk)