veterans – Legal Services Alabama https://legalservicesalabama.org Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:44:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://legalservicesalabama.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-LSA_Mark_SiteIcon-1-32x32.jpg veterans – Legal Services Alabama https://legalservicesalabama.org 32 32 Mobile Veterans’ Clinic with LSC https://legalservicesalabama.org/mobile-veterans-clinic-with-lsc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mobile-veterans-clinic-with-lsc Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:31:33 +0000 https://legalservicesalabama.org/?p=15856
Legal Services Alabama to Host Veterans Legal Clinic and Community Resource Event in Mobile with Legal Services Corporation

The free event at The National Maritime Museum on August 20 will connect veterans with civil legal assistance and community resources while highlighting LSC’s new Veterans Outreach Toolkit.

Legal Services Alabama (LSA), in partnership with the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), will host a free Veterans Legal Clinic and Community Resource Education Event on Thursday, August 20, at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf in Mobile. The event will provide veterans with access to free civil legal assistance, information about available benefits and services, and connections to local community resources.

“With 300,000+ veterans in Alabama, it is imperative that LSA have resources available to provide civil legal assistance to this important segment of our population,” said LSA Executive Director, Guy Lescault. “Current House Congressional Appropriation recommendation to reduce LSC funding by 50% will adversely impact LSA’s ability to help our veterans who have earned the right to free civil legal assistance.”

The event marks the release of LSC’s new Veterans Services Toolkit, a national resource designed to help legal aid organizations, volunteer attorneys and community partners expand veterans’ access to civil legal assistance through effective legal clinics and coordinated community partnerships.

“Veterans should never have to face potentially life-changing legal challenges alone,” said LSC President Ron Flagg. “LSC is committed to partnering with our grantees and other service providers to make sure those who served our country have access to the assistance and resources they need when it matters most.”

Civil legal issues remain among the greatest barriers to stability for many veterans. According to the latest CHALENG survey conducted annually by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, seven of the 10 most commonly identified unmet needs among homeless and at-risk veterans involve legal issues.

The new Veterans Outreach Toolkit provides practical guidance for planning and operating successful veterans’ legal clinics, including step-by-step instructions, templates and resources.

At the August 20 event, veterans will have the opportunity to:

  • Meet one-on-one with LSA attorneys and legal staff
  • Learn about their civil legal rights and available legal solutions
  • Connect with local veterans’ service organizations and resource providers

The clinic reflects LSA’s ongoing commitment to removing barriers to justice for Alabama veterans and strengthening partnerships that improve access to essential legal services across the state.

About the Event

Veterans Legal Clinic and Community Resource Event

Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026

Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Location: National Maritime Museum of the Gulf | 155 Water St, Mobile, AL 36602

Veterans seeking civil legal assistance are encouraged to attend. Along with LSA and LSC, additional veteran-specific community organizations and other service providers in attendance include:

  • Center for Fair Housing
  • Gulf Coast Veterans Advocacy Council
  • Hope For All Gulf Coast
  • Volunteers of American Southeast
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Legal Services Alabama (LSA) was awarded funding from the new Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grants (LSV-H) from the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness often face legal issues that make it difficult for them to obtain or maintain stable housing. Factors like economic instability, mental health issues and lack of affordable housing contribute to the problem.

The Legal Services for Veterans (LSV) program aims to increase access to legal services to eligible Veterans through the award of grant funds and by promoting Medical Legal Partnerships and VA-affiliated legal clinics throughout the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Eligible individuals include Veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness who have a need for legal services authorized under the grant program.

LSA services for Veterans under the grant include:

Housing – eviction defense, representation in landlord-tenant cases, and representation in foreclosure cases

Family Law – assistance in court proceedings for child support and custody, divorce, estate planning and family reconciliation

Income Support – assistance in obtaining public benefits

Consumer Law – matters related to debt collection, garnishments, usury, fraud, deceit and financial exploitation

Other free legal services available for Veterans include access to healthcare, employment law matters, protective orders and matters related to intimate partner violence, requests to upgrade the characterization of a discharge or dismissal of a former member of the Armed Forces under 10 U.S.C. 1553.

To reduce recidivism and facilitate the overcoming of reentry obstacles in employment or housing, covered legal services related to criminal defense include defense in matters symptomatic of homelessness, such as outstanding warrants, fines, driver’s license revocation, and citations, as well as requests to expunge or seal a criminal record.

LSV is a component of the Veterans Justice Programs (VJP) within the Veterans Homeless Programs Office.

LSA will also soon be publishing a Veterans Resources hub to legalservicesalabama.org.

                                                               . . .

The LSA law firm provides free, client-centered, civil legal advocacy to low-income Alabamians and collaborates with others across the state and nation to find solutions to systemic issues caused by poverty and social justice inequities.

LSA is one of the preeminent legal aid organizations in the country in bridging the civil justice gap through its recognized commitment to racial, social, and economic justice and support of a talented, diverse, and innovative staff.

Offices are in Anniston/Gadsden, Birmingham, Dothan, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma and Tuscaloosa. Each office has lawyers licensed to practice in Alabama and other staff who know how to help low-income people resolve their legal problems.

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