Current Legal Clinics Offered in Middle Tennessee
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Middle Tennessee Legal Clinics
Clinic Name / County / Location, Day, and Time / Areas of Help / Sponsor / Attorney Involvement / Event Questions /Bedford County Intake Clinic / Bedford / October 11, 2016 9:00 am – 10:00 am at Bedford County Courthouse (1 Public Square, Shelbyville, TN) / Legal Aid Society staff meets with people to screen for Legal Aid cases and to direct people in need to resources / Legal Aid Society of Middle TN & the Cumberlands / Contact the Legal Aid Society, Tullahoma Office at (931) 455-7000 or 1-866-898-0171 / Contact the Legal Aid Society, Tullahoma Office at (931) 455-7000 or 1-866-898-0171
Legal Advice Clinic / Coffee / 2nd Saturday of every month from 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Location varies so please see below.
August 13, October 8, and December 10, 2016 at CD Stamps Community Center, 810 S Jack St., Tullahoma
September 10 and November 12, 2016 at
Coffee County Administrative Plaza
1329 McArthur St #6, Manchester, TN 37355 / General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) / Coffee County Bar Association / Contact Sheila Proffitt at
/ Contact Sheila Proffitt at
Cumberland County Legal Clinic / Cumberland / TBD
Please call contact for dates. / General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) / Legal Aid Society of Middle TN & the CumberlandsCumberland County Bar Association / Contact Rachel Moses at (931) 528-7436 / Contact Rachel Moses at (931) 528-7436
Appellate Litigation Clinic / Davidson / Courts appoint attorneys in this clinic; this clinic does not operate during the summer months / Help with appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and Tennessee state appellate courts / Vanderbilt Law School / Contact Prof. Alistair Newbern at
(615) 322-4964 or
legal.clinic@ vanderbilt.edu / Contact Prof. Alistair Newbern at
(615) 322-4964 or legal.clinic@ vanderbilt.edu
Appellate Pro Bono Program of TN / Davidson / Program accepts referrals from other pro bono attorneys, judges, and courts. / Cases that have already been heard, and where there is a right to appeal / TN Bar Association and TN Alliance for Legal Services / Contact Liz Todaro, TBA Access to Justice Coordinator at / Contact Liz Todaro, TBA Access to Justice Coordinator at
Civil Practice Clinic / Davidson / This clinic accepts referrals for Special Education cases and takes court appointments only for SSI cases / General civil cases including Special Education and SSI cases / Vanderbilt Law School / Contact Prof. Alex Hurder at (615) 322-4964 or legal.clinic@ vanderbilt.edu / Contact Prof. Alex Hurder at (615) 322-4964 or legal.clinic@ vanderbilt.edu
Criminal Practice Clinic / Davidson / Courts appoint attorneys in this clinic; this clinic does not operate during the summer months / Criminal cases (pretrial, trial, appeal, and post-conviction) / Vanderbilt Law School / Contact Prof. Susan Kay at (615) 322-4964 or legal.clinic@ vanderbilt.edu / Contact Prof. Susan Kay at (615) 322-4964 or legal.clinic@ vanderbilt.edu
Cross Point Church Clinic / Davidson / First Tuesday of every month from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at Cross Point’s Dream Center (4007 Delaware Ave., Nashville 37209). / General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) / TN Faith & Justice Alliance / Contact Chad Jarboe at or (615-742-7850)
Joy Boyd Longnecker at jlongnecker@ bakerdonelson.com / Contact Chad Jarboe at or (615-742-7850)
Joy Boyd Longnecker at jlongnecker@ bakerdonelson.com
Davidson County Second Tuesday Clinic / Davidson / Second Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm at the Legal Aid Society (300 Deaderick St., Nashville TN 37201) / General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) / Legal Aid Society of Middle TN & the Cumberlands / Contact Lucinda Smith, Director/Volunteer Lawyers Program at or (615) 780-7127 / Call (615) 244-6610 for information
El Shaddai Legal Clinic / Davidson / Quarterly in South Nashville on Concord Rd. near Nolensville Rd. Call (615) 941-8377 for date and time of next clinic.
El Shaddai Christian Church
9826 Concord Rd.
Brentwood 37027 / General Civil Legal Advice.
Church can accommodate many languages and have interpreters available to assist. / El Shaddai Christian Church and TN Faith & Justice Alliance / Contact David Rogers at (615) 377-7722 or / Contact Pastor German Castro at (615)941-8377 or
Family Law and Domestic Violence Clinic / Davidson / This clinic accepts private referrals, but it does not operate during the summer months / Family matters including orders of protection, divorce, child custody for clients who are victims of domestic violence / Vanderbilt Law School / Contact Prof. Yolanda Redero at (615) 322-4964 or legal.clinic@ vanderbilt.edu / Contact Prof. Yolanda Redero at (615) 322-4964 or legal.clinic@ vanderbilt.edu
Hannah Project / Davidson / Held at the Lentz Public Health Center (311 23rd Ave. North in Nashville) each month; people are referred by the courts normally but can walk in from any area of TN as well. / Education, referrals to social services, and help expunging offenses for victims of prostitution / Antoinette Walsh, Asst. District Atty. in Davidson County / Call the office of Antoinette Welch, Asst. District Attorney in Davidson County, at (615) 862-5500 / Call the Lentz Public Health Center at (615) 340-5616.
Homeless Experience Legal Protection (HELP) Clinic / Davidson / Held at the Room at the Inn (705 Drexel St. in Nashville) every third Wednesday from 9:00 am – 11:30 am. Walk-ins are welcome. / Legal services to those who are homeless (employment, estate, tax, some criminal) / Baker Donelson and Room at the Inn / Contact Bradley M. Bakker at ;
Will Norton at
willnorton@ bakerdonelson.com; or
Lisa Borden lborden@ bakerdonelson.com / Contact Bradley M. Bakker at or call (615) 726-7325
Immigration Clinic / Davidson / An appointment is required by calling (615)835-2512
1. Location: Hillcrest United Methodist (5112 Raywood Ln. in Nashville)
2. Times: Clinics begin at 9:00 AM, and appointments are required / Legal services, education, and advocacy for immigrants (U visas, Victim of Crime visas, Green Cards, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status petitions, Naturalization, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Violence Against Women petitions, / Justice for Our Neighbors / Attorneys should contact Adrienne Kittos at adrienne.tnjfon @gmail.com / Call (615) 835-2512 or email at
Immigration Clinic / Davidson / Please call (615) 386-9406 or (800) 289-9018 anytime during business hours to complete an intake before getting help. / Victims of trafficking, sexual assault, or domestic violence can get free legal help with immigration issues (status adjustment, asylum applications, consular processing, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), employment authorization, family-based petitions, NACARA, naturalization/citizenship, removal hearings, special immigrant juvenile status, T visas, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions) / TN Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence / Contact (615) 386-9406; attorneys do not need to be fluent in other languages in order to participate / TN Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence at (615) 386-9406
Intellectual Property and the Arts Clinic / Davidson / This clinic accepts private referrals, but it does not operate during the summer months / Copyright, trademark, publicity rights, trade secrets / Vanderbilt Law School / Contact Prof. Michael Bressman at (615) 322-4964 or legal.clinic@ vanderbilt.edu / Contact Prof. Michael Bressman at (615) 322-4964 or legal.clinic@ vanderbilt.edu
John’s School (Magdalene Prostitution Solicitation School) / Davidson / People are referred by the courts. Call or email for more information. / Education, referrals to social services, and help expunging offenses for solicitors of prostitution / Magdalene House / Contact Kenneth Baker, Behavioral Treatment Providers, at or at (615) 865-2229) / Contact Kenneth Baker, Behavioral Treatment Providers, at or at (615) 865-2229)
Magdalene House Legal Clinic / Davidson / Call (615) 298-1140 / For women victims of prostitution, trafficking, addiction, and life on the streets; attorneys guide, assist, and represent them in process of appealing for consolidation, reduction or forgiveness ofcourt fees. / Belmont Legal Aid Society and Magdalene House / Contact
Professor Jeffrey Usman at Jeffrey.usman@
belmont.edu / Contact
Professor Jeffrey Usman at Jeffrey.usman@
belmont.edu
Lipscomb University Legal Clinic / Davidson / The clinic is held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at St. James Missionary Baptist Church. For times and location, call Dr. Randy Spivey. / General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) / Lipscomb University and the TN Faith & Justice Alliance / Contact Dr. Randy Spivey at (615) 966-2503 / Contact Dr. Randy Spivey at (615) 966-2503
McHugh Legal Clinic / Davidson / Last Saturday of each month (excluding November or December ) at 8:30 am at Legal Aid Society (300 Deaderick St., Nashville, TN 37201) / General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) / Legal Aid Society of Middle TN & the Cumberlands / Contact Lucinda Smith, Director/Volunteer Lawyers Program at or (615) 780-7127 / Call (615) 244-6610 for information
Metro Nashville Public Schools Legal Clinic / Davidson / Third Saturday of each month (except December) at 8:30 a.m. at 615 Fessey Park Road Nashville TN / General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) / Legal Aid Society of Middle TN & the Cumberlands / Contact Lucinda Smith, Director/Volunteer Lawyers Program at or (615) 780-7127 / Call (615) 244-6610 for information
Mending Hearts Legal Clinic / Davidson / Call for more information / Graduates from Mending Hearts can get assistance with court fee forgiveness / TN Faith & Justice Alliance / Contact Mollie Gass at / Contact Mollie Gass at
Nashville Arts and Entertain-ment Law Clinic / Davidson / Call 615-460-8274 for dates, times, and locations. / Intellectual property and related matters including copyrights, contracts, etc. / Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville / For more information, call (615) 460-8274 or emailCasey Gill Summar at either or / Call (615) 460-8274
Nashville Conflict Resolution Center / Davidson / Contact (615)833-8400 for details. / Provides mediation services for low income and indigent parties with children going through a divorce or other custody issue, interpretation services for low income and indigent Spanish speaking parties with children going through a divorce or other custody issues. / Nashville Conflict Resolution Center / For more information call (615)333-8400. / For more information call (615)333-8400.
Nashville Dial-A-Lawyer / Davidson / Call (615) 242-9272 between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm on the first Tuesday of every month / General advice on any legal matter / Nashville Bar Association / Contact Wendy Cozby at (615) 242-9272 or wendy.cozby@ nashvillebar.org / Contact Wendy Cozby at (615) 242-9272 or
wendy.cozby@ nashvillebar.org
Operation Stand Down / Davidson / Call (615) 248-1981 to schedule an appointment / Help for veterans (employment readiness training, job placement assistance, transitional housing, mail service, clothing, benefit and service coordination) / Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands
Nashville Bar Association Veterans Committee / Contact Lucinda Smith, Director/Volunteer Lawyers Program at or (615) 780-7127 / Call (615) 244-6610 for information
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Salvation Army Clinic / Davidson / Every other Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Salvation Command Central Office (631 Dickerson Pike in Nashville). / General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) / Law Office of Kevin A. Moore and the TN Faith & Justice Alliance / Contact Kevin A. Moore at (615) 500-0716 or / Call Kevin A. Moore (615) 500-0716 or kevin@ kevinamoore.com
Saturday Clinic (Compassionate Counsel) / Davidson / Second Saturday of each month from 9 am until noon at Nashville Rescue Mission (639 Lafayette Street, Nashville, TN 37203). Appointments are required and can be set on the day of the clinic. / General advice on civil matters (housing, benefits, taxes, estate, family, property, landlord/tenant, contract, etc.) / Compassion-ate Counsel / Contact Nick Tidwell at (615) 370-3010 / Go to www.compassionate counsel.org for more information and to schedule an appointment
Shade Tree Clinic / Davidson / Shade Tree Health Clinic (1223 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, TN 37207) refers clients to the Legal Aid Society / Civil matters including housing, disability, income support, education and domestic and family law issues / Vanderbilt University, Shade Tree Health Clinic, and the Legal Aid Society of Middle TN & the Cumberlands / Contact Wyatt Sassman at wyatt.g.sassman@ vanderbilt.edu or go online to https://shadetreeclinic.org/ / Contact Wyatt Sassman at or go online to https://shadetreeclinic.org/
Sophia’s Heart Legal Clinic / Davidson / Historically held at 1034 Eastland Ave. in Nashville. Call for more information. / Free legal advice to assist families in resolving various civil and criminal issues / Belmont Univ. Legal Aid Society / Call 1-800-595-6269 to volunteer for opportunities. / Call 1-800-595-6269 to learn more about events.
Wills for Heroes Clinic / Davidson / Dec. 3, 2016
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Nashville North Precinct, 2231 26th Ave North Nashville 37208 / Wills for Heroes clinics provides free wills, powers of attorney and advance directives for Tennessee's firefighters, law enforcement officers and other emergency personnel. / Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division / Contact Cole Rogers at / Contact Cole Rogers at
Dickson County Intake Clinic / Dickson / Located at Helping Hands (103 Hwy. 13 South, Waverly, TN); call for dates and times. / Legal Aid Society staff meets with people to screen for Legal Aid cases and to direct people in need to resources / Legal Aid Society of Middle TN & the Cumberlands and TN Alliance for Legal Services / Montgomery county residents call (931) 552-6656 or 1-800-238-1443; residents of other counties call 1-800-342-3317 / Montgomery county residents call (931) 552-6656 or 1-800-238-1443; residents of other counties call 1-800-342-3317
Wills for Heroes Clinic / Fentress / August 27, 2016
Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Alvin C. York Institute
701 N Main St, Jamestown 38556 / Wills for Heroes clinics provides free wills, powers of attorney and advance directives for Tennessee's firefighters, law enforcement officers and other emergency personnel. / Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division / Contact Amanda Howard amandahoward21@ gmail.com / Contact Amanda Howard amandahoward21@ gmail.com