Advocacy, Inc.--East Texas Regional Office
7457 Harwin Dr., Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77036
713-974-7691
800-252-9108
Legal advocacy in disability-related issues, including access and discrimination.
Language: Spanish
Interpreters for other languages free of charge with advance notice
Advocate Legal Senior Center
2805 Winbern St.
Houston, TX 77004
713-528-7704
Guardianship, probate, money management and Medicaid financial planning.
Language: Spanish
Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse (AVDA)
2603 LaBranch, Suite 1100
Houston, Texas 77004
713-224-9911
Emergency magistrate's orders, protective orders, information, representation and referral for victims of domestic violence and their minor children. Provides some legal representation if client meets screening guidelines.
Language: Spanish
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas (ACLU)
PO Box 132047
Houston, Texas 77219
713-942-8146
3017 Houston Ave.
Houston, Texas 77009
713-880-0333
Greg Gladden, Attorney
Information and assistance with civil liberty issues. Intakes are taken by mail only and must meet the selection criteria listed at the website: www.aclutx.org/legal/criteria.htm
Consejos Legales (Project of the Houston Mexican American Bar Association)
PO Box 53876
Houston, Texas 77052
713-720-5554
713-759-1133
Free legal advice in Spanish in legal, financial and citizenship matters. Does not provide legal representation in court. First Thursday of each month, 6-8 pm
Language: Spanish
Dispute Resolution Center/Neighborhood Justice Center
713-755-8274
Free Service of the HBA that handles disputes between neighbors, consumers, landlords/tenants, employers/employees, families, and friends.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Mickey Leland Federal Building
1919 Smith St., 7th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
800-669-4000 (Main Office)
713-209-3320 (Intake Office--Houston)
Federal agency. Investigates employment discrimination complaints.
Language: Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Teochew, Vietnamese
Interpreters for other languages free of charge with advance notice
Family Violence Legal Hotline
800-374-HOPE (4673)
Provides legal counseling and information about legal rights and options for victims of family violence
Ft Bend Lawyers Care Legal Line
14019 SW Fwy, Suite 301, PMB 420
Sugar Land, TX 77478
281-325-1015
Free legal advice on 1st Wed of every month from 7-9 pm
Language: Spanish
Ft Bend Women's Center Crisis Hotline
One Sugar Creek Place
14141 Southwest Frway, Suite 1300
Sugar Land, TX 77478
281-342-4357
Legal advocacy, emergency shelter, counseling, crisis intervention, financial assistance, transportation, job training, service referrals.
Language: Spanish
Gulf Coast Legal Foundation
713-652-5911
713-652-0077
Wed. 9 to noon
Harris County Area Agency on Aging
8000 N. Stadium Dr., 3d Floor
Houston, Texas 77054
713-794-9001
www.hgac.cog.tx.us/intro/introaging.html
Provides persons 60 and over with administrative assistance, abuse/neglect referral, legal awareness education, health care information, long-term care insurance information, public benefits counseling/information, ombudsman services.
Language: Spanish and Vietnamese.
Interpreters for other languages offered free of charge with advance notice.
Harris County Bar Referral Service
713-236-8000
Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association
713-227-2404
Referral Service
Harris County District Attorney's Office
713-755-5836, Consumer Fraud Division
713-755-7114, F/V Unit-Criminal Law (also 5888)
713-755-5800, General Intake/Information
713-755-7883, Check Fraud Division
713-755-7114, Community Services Complaint Desk
Harris County Domestic Relations Office
713-755-6757
Assists with the enforcement of child support, visitation and paternity problems and provides family mediation and parenting conferences.
Houston Area Women's Center Hotline
1010 Waugh Dr.
Houston, Texas 77019
713-528-2121
Attorney and service referrals, shelter, and counseling for victims of domestic abuse
Languages: Cantonese, Gujarati, French, Hindi, Khachi, Mandarin, Punjabi, Urdu, Vietnamese, Spanish
Houston Bar Association Legal Line
1001 Fannin Suite 1300
Houston, Texas 77002
713-759-1133
Vietnamese speakers may call the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 5--7 pm. English speakers may call the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, 5-9 pm. Spanish speakers may call the 1st Thursday of each month from 6-8 pm. Any type of legal question is welcome.
Languages: Spanish and Vietnamese
Houston Lawyer Referral Service
1001 Fannin Suite 1370
Houston, Texas 77002
713-237-9429
800-289-4577
Referrals to attorneys who charge a 25% reduced fee for low-income who have certain types of civil legal issues, including family law; first 30 minute consultation is $20.00
Language: Spanish
Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc
712 Main St., 27th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
713-228-0735/0732
713-228-5826
713-228-0735 (ask for Tax Clinic, tax help for low-income working taxpayers)
713-228-0732x121 (HVLP AIDS Project)
Tom Anthony, Project Administrator, 713-228-0735, ext. 121, Tom.anthony@ehvlp.org
Provides pro bono legal services for low-income and indigent residents of Harris County by promoting volunteerism among local attorneys.
Languages: Spanish and Mandarin Chinese
Justice for Children
2600 Southwest Freeway, Suite 806
Houston, Texas 77098
713-2225-4357
Child custody cases involving documented child abuse.
Language: Spanish
Legal Hotline for Texans
815 Brazos Suite 1100
Austin, Texas 78701
512-477-3950
800-622-2520
Answers questions free of charge in many areas of law, including consumer matters, housing and public benefits, wills and probate, guardianship, taxes, pension benefits and personal injury. Persons eligible for services are Texans 60 years of age or older, Medicare recipients, nursing home residents, and/or victims of violent crime and their family members who are indigent and either 60 years of age or older, a person with a disability or a person unable to access legal services locally. Referrals for reduced-cost legal services are available in some areas of the state.
Language: Spanish
Lone Star Legal Aid (Houston)
1415 Fannin St.
Houston, Texas 77002
713-652-0077 (main)
713-652-5911 (intake)
General civil legal services
Language: Spanish
Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF)
140 E. Houston St., No. 300
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-224-5476
Racial discrimination, voting, and other civil rights cases.
Language: Spanish
Montgomery County Women's Center
PO Box 8669
1600 Lake Front Circle
The Woodlands, TX 77387
936-441-7273
281-292-4338
222.mcwcthewoodlands.org
Domestic violence issues, including protective orders and other family law matters.
Language; Spanish
Other languages interpreted through a telephonic translation service.
NAACP
AIDS/HIV Legal Aid Program and Legal Redress Program
2002 Wheeler
Houston, Texas 77004
713-526-3389
Estate matters, insurance, employment, social security, will, probate, landlord/tenant, powers of attorney, family law, monitor EEOC discrimination complaints, consumer problems, SSI, Social Security Disability (SSDI), government benefits. INtake is Saturdays, not including those before a major holiday, from 10-3 pm
Languages: Spanish, French, Tigrinya (Eritrea)
Interpreters for other languages provided free of charge with advance notice.
Pension Information, Counseling and Assistance Program of the Southwest (PICAPS)
815 Brazos St., Suite 1100
Austin, Texas 78701
888-343-4414
Those who reside or have worked in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, or those who sponsor plans, administer plans, or have trustees in these states. Pension counseling is provided to workers, retirees, and their spouses and survivors.
South Texas College of Law Civil Clinic
1602 San Jacinto
Houston, Texas 77002
713-659-0009 (may be 652-0009)
Social Security Disability (SSDI) appeals, name changes, wills and probate, uncontested divorce and guardianship.
Language: Interpreters available free of charge with advance notice.
Southeast Texas Legal Clinic
3400 Montrose, Suite 233
Houston, Texas 77006
713-523-7852
Provides assistance with civil matters for clients who are elderly or have HIV/AIDS
Language: Spanish
State Bar of Texas Legal Disaster Hotline
1-800-504-7030
Disaster hotline to assist hurricane victims. Calls are routed to a legal aid program in your area. Monday through Friday, 9-5 pm. During other times, you can leave a message in a voicemail box. You will be screened for eligibility based on income, residency, and case type.
Language: Spanish
State Bar of Texas Statewide Lawyer Referral Service
800-252-9690
For referrals to Texas attorneys in cities or counties without a local referral service
Texas Attorney General
713-974-4876
713-223-3313
Child Support/Custody Issues
Texas Attorney General
800-621-0508
Legal information for senior citizens
Texas Civil Rights Project
221 E. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78702
512-474-5073
www.texascivilrightsproject.org
Information, representation, and referral in civil rights cases.
Language: Spanish
Texas Community Building with Attorney Resources (Texas C-Bar)
2201 Post Rd.
Austin, Texas 78704
512-374-2700
Assists community groups with low-income housing development and other low-income community group efforts.
Language: Spanish
TexasLawHelp.org
Free online legal services directory
Texas Ratepayers' Organization to Save Energy
815 Brazos Suite 1100
Austin, Texas 78701
512-472-5233
Represents residential and low-income consumers to promote energy efficiency and fair utility programs. Does not provide legal representation in court.
University of Houston Center for Consumer Law/People's Lawyer
100 Law Center
Houston, Texas 77204-6060
Prof. Richard Alderman of the U of H Law Center maintains a website and a Center for Consumer Law offering a variety of legal information for the public including consumer tenant's rights, small claims courts, and other issues.
Language: Interpreters available with advance notice
University of Houston Juvenile Defense Clinic
100 Law Center, 56 TUII
Houston, Texas 77204
713-743-1967
Provides assistance an training to attorneys practicing juvenile defense in Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. Also known as the Southwest Regional Juvenile Defender Center.
Language: Spanish. Interpreters for other languages offered free of charge with advance notice.
University of Houston General Civil Clinic
100 Law Center
Houston, Texas 77204
713-743-2094
Assistance with family, bankruptcy, and guardianship matters for low-income individuals.
Language: Spanish. Interpreters for other languages offered free of charge with advance notice.
Women's Advocacy Project--Pro Se Program
512-476-5377x207
713-476-1866 (Family law hotline--information, legal advice, and referral on general family law matters)
512-476-5770 (Family violence line--information, legal advice and referral for victims of domestic violence. Calls may take 3-5 days to answer)
Provides pro se forms for victims of domestic violence filing certain family law matters. Does not provide legal representation in court.
Language: Spanish
YMCA Greater Houston Area
Pro Bono Asylum Program
Crime Victims Civil Legal Services
VAWA Pro Bono Project
6300 Westpark, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77057
713-339-9015
Civil legal services for immigrant victims of crime; T and U visas and VAWA and asylum cases not qualifying under other programs. Assists battered immigrant men, women, and children with pro bono legal representation for VAWA cases. Pro bono representation for all political asylum proceedings.
Languages: Vietnamese, Chinese dialects, Spanish, 20 other languages
