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LEGAL AID

Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS)
Statewide organization that seeks to deliver effective civil legal services to low-income and elderly Tennesseans. http://www.tennlegalaid.com/Home/PublicWeb

Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands
Regional organization for Middle Tennessee with the same goals as TALS. Website offers several self-help booklets, some of which are available in Spanish. http://www.las.org

Legal Aid Society of East Tennessee (LAET)
Regional organization for East Tennessee with same goals as TALS. http://www.laet.org

West Tennessee Legal Services (WTLS)
Regional organization for West Tennessee (excluding Memphis area) with same goals as TALS. http://www.wtls.org

Memphis Area Legal Services
Regional organization for Memphis area (Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, and Lauderdale counties) with same goals as TALS. http://www.malsi.org

Nashville Pro Bono Program
Program of LAS of Middle Tennessee that matches low-income clients with volunteer lawyers. http://www.nashbar.org/forpublic.htm
 


OTHER
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
The national institute protecting and advocating for individual rights. http://www.aclu-tn.org

Southern Migrant Legal Services
Texas-based organization that provides civil legal assistance to immigrants across the South (including Tennessee). http://www.trla.org

Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON)
Offers immigration legal services and promotes education and advocacy of immigration issues. http://www.tnjfon.org

Tennessee Justice Center
Public interest law firm representing low-income families throughout Tennessee, focusing on civil cases concerning health care and welfare issues. http://www.tnjustice.org
 


BAR ASSOCIATIONS
The websites of state and local bar associations contain some resources for the public including Lawyer Referral Services (on a paying basis).

American Bar Association
National lawyers organization. http://www.abanet.org

Tennessee Bar Association
Great source for anything law-related in Tennessee. http://www.tba.org

Chattanooga Bar Association
Organization of lawyers in Chattanooga. http://chattbar.org

Knoxville Bar Association
Organization of lawyers in Knoxville. http://www.knoxbar.org

Nashville Bar Association
Organization of lawyers in Nashville. http://www.nashvillebar.org

Memphis Bar Association
Organization of lawyers in Memphis. http://www.memphisbar.org
 


MISCELLANEOUS
FindLaw
A free legal search engine. http://www.findlaw.com

Jurist
Legal news and research. http://jurist.law.pitt.edu

Lawyers Without Borders
Organization of volunteer lawyers seeking to provide pro bono services to Rule of Law initiatives, Human Rights work, and non-governmental organizations from around the world. http://www.lob.org

Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
Contains a database of lawyers all across the United States. http://www.martindale.com

Tennessee State Website
Official Website for the State of Tennessee. http://tennesseeanytime.org

U.S. Constitution
Offers a variety of options for viewing the United States Constitution. http://www.usconstitution.net