LSA serves low-income people by providing civil legal aid and by promoting collaboration to find solutions to problems of poverty.
Our offices are located in Anniston/Gadsden, Birmingham, Dothan, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma and Tuscaloosa. LSA offices handle civil cases only. Each office has lawyers licensed to practice in Alabama and other staff who know how to help low-income people resolve their legal problems.
Legal protection from abuse
Child custody and child support
Safe housing
Safety plans with employers
Food Stamps and other benefits
Resources to stabilize daily life for you and your children
Information about ways to become self-sufficient
Advice and support to help you make lasting changes in your life
Community partnerships with other agencies and organizations to widen your network of services
Education to raise awareness about issues related to domestic and family violence
Social Security
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Food Stamps (SNAP)
Family Assistance
Unemployment Compensation
Understand your legal rights and responsibilities
Make your family economically stable
Keep your home
Eviction
Foreclosures
Utility problems
Housing discrimination
Repair problems
Housing counseling
Prevent homelessness
Preserve and expand affordable housing
Promote family, social and economic stability
Reduce the effects of poverty
Payday lending abuse
Defective vehicles
Wage garnishment
Find relief from high-interest payday loans
Defend against unlawful repossession
Protect against unlawful collection
Work out debt repayment plans
Improve financial literacy and stability
Build and retain assets
Change conditions, and change lives!
Veterans
Elderly
– Education
– Community Re-entry (Voter Rights Restoration Education)
– Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC)
– Disaster Relief
LSA represents eligible clients in critical legal matters—judicial and administrative.
LSA provides timely legal counsel and advice.
LSA provides community education in regard to your rights and responsibilities.
Effective mediation services keep disputes out of the court system.
LSA develops and distributes legal self-help materials and forms.
