Pro Bono Legal Services Disclaimer
The Richmond Bar Association (RBA) does not provide pro bono legal services. However, we have compiled this list of local, regional, and statewide resources to assist individuals in need of pro bono legal help. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. We encourage those seeking pro bono assistance to contact the Virginia State Bar for additional resources, including Virginia Free Legal Answers and the Lawyer Referral Service.
- Virginia Free Legal Answers is an online platform where low-income Virginians can submit legal questions and receive free answers from volunteer attorneys. It covers a range of civil legal issues, including family law, housing, and consumer protection. This service allows individuals to get advice on legal matters without needing to visit a lawyer’s office.
- Lawyer Referral Service helps connect individuals with attorneys who may be able to provide a free or reduced-fee consultation for various legal issues. The service offers referrals to qualified attorneys across Virginia and provides guidance based on specific legal needs.
For further assistance, we also recommend reaching out directly to the pro bono resource providers listed on this webpage.
For more information, visit: Virginia State Bar Legal Help.
COMMUNITY TAX LAW PROJECT
How They Can Help: This organization provides tax-related legal services to low-income individuals, focusing on tax disputes, filing, and bankruptcies.
Tax Law | Bankruptcy
CANCERLINC
How They Can Help: CancerLINC supports cancer patients by offering legal assistance with estate planning, family law, housing, and public benefits.
Family Law | Estate Planning | Housing | Public Benefits | Bankruptcy
LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER
How They Can Help: LAJC offers legal assistance for low-income individuals, focusing on civil rights, housing, immigration, employment, and healthcare access.
Civil Rights | Housing (Evictions) | Immigration | Employment | Health Care
VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER
How They Can Help: VPLC provides advocacy and legal assistance to low-income individuals across Virginia in areas such as housing, public benefits, civil rights, and consumer protection.
Consumer Protection | Public Benefits | Housing | Civil Rights
DISABILITY LAW CENTER OF VIRGINIA
How They Can Help: The Disability Law Center offers legal assistance for individuals with disabilities, focusing on issues like access to public benefits, housing, and civil rights.
Disability Rights | Public Benefits | Housing | Civil Rights
ACLU OF VIRGINIA
How They Can Help: The ACLU of Virginia works on civil liberties cases, including free speech, privacy rights, and issues involving discrimination.
Civil Rights | Discrimination
MID-ATLANTIC INNOCENCE PROJECT
How They Can Help: This organization focuses on wrongful convictions, providing legal support for individuals seeking to prove their innocence and correct miscarriages of justice.
Criminal Defense | Wrongful Convictions | Civil Rights
CENTRAL VIRGINIA LEGAL AID SOCIETY
How They Can Help: CVLAS provides free legal services to low-income individuals in civil matters, including family law, housing, public benefits, and consumer rights.
Housing (Eviction) | Family Law (Child Custody, Divorce) | Consumer Protection | Public Benefits
VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER
How They Can Help: VPLC provides advocacy and legal assistance to low-income individuals across Virginia in areas such as housing, public benefits, civil rights, and consumer protection.
Consumer Protection | Public Benefits | Housing | Civil Rights
CANCERLINC
How They Can Help: CancerLINC supports cancer patients by offering legal assistance with estate planning, family law, housing, and public benefits.
Family Law | Estate Planning | Housing | Public Benefits | Bankruptcy
GREATER RICHMOND BAR FOUNDATION
How They Can Help: GRBF connects attorneys with pro bono opportunities, including eviction cases, wills for seniors, and legal aid for nonprofits.
Family Law (Wills) | Consumer Protection | Housing (Eviction)
ABA VETERANS SERVICES INITIATIVE
How They Can Help: The American Bar Association provides pro bono legal services to veterans, especially in relation to benefits claims, family law, and criminal justice issues.
Veterans | Family Law | Criminal Defense
MID-ATLANTIC INNOCENCE PROJECT
How They Can Help: This organization focuses on wrongful convictions, providing legal support for individuals seeking to prove their innocence and correct miscarriages of justice.
Criminal Defense | Wrongful Convictions | Civil Rights
DISABILITY LAW CENTER OF VIRGINIA
How They Can Help: The Disability Law Center offers legal assistance for individuals with disabilities, focusing on issues like access to public benefits, housing, and civil rights.
Disability Rights | Public Benefits | Housing | Civil Rights
LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER
How They Can Help: LAJC offers legal assistance for low-income individuals, focusing on civil rights, housing, immigration, employment, and healthcare access.
Civil Rights | Housing (Evictions) | Immigration | Employment | Health Care
PROJECT FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF SURVIVORS
How They Can Help: This program offers pro bono legal services for survivors of violence, including assistance with family law matters, immigration, and employment issues.
Family Law | Domestic Violence | Immigration | Employment
DRIVE TO WORK
How They Can Help: This organization provides assistance to individuals facing legal barriers to obtaining or keeping a driver’s license, which can be vital for maintaining employment.
Employment | Driver’s License Restoration
CENTRAL VIRGINIA LEGAL AID SOCIETY
How They Can Help: CVLAS provides free legal services to low-income individuals in civil matters, including family law, housing, public benefits, and consumer rights.
Housing (Eviction) | Family Law (Child Custody, Divorce) | Consumer Protection | Public Benefits
HARRY L. CARRICO CENTER FOR PRO BONO & PUBLIC SERVICE
How They Can Help: The Carrico Center connects pro bono attorneys with clients needing legal assistance in family law, housing, and other civil matters.
Family Law | Housing | Name Change | Divorce | Guardianships
CANCERLINC
How They Can Help: CancerLINC supports cancer patients by offering legal assistance with estate planning, family law, housing, and public benefits.
Family Law | Estate Planning | Housing | Public Benefits | Bankruptcy
GREATER RICHMOND BAR FOUNDATION
How They Can Help: GRBF connects attorneys with pro bono opportunities, including eviction cases, wills for seniors, and legal aid for nonprofits.
Family Law (Wills) | Consumer Protection | Housing (Eviction)
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH CHURCHILL OFFICE
How They Can Help: This office offers pro bono legal services, particularly in family law, housing, and guardianships, to low-income individuals in the Richmond area.
Family Law | Housing | Guardianships
VIRGINIA SEXUAL & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACTION ALLIANCE
How They Can Help: This organization provides legal advocacy and support for survivors of sexual and domestic violence, including family law issues such as custody and protective orders.
Family Law (Custody, Protective Orders) | Domestic Violence
PROJECT FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF SURVIVORS
How They Can Help: This program offers pro bono legal services for survivors of violence, including assistance with family law matters, immigration, and employment issues.
Family Law | Domestic Violence | Immigration | Employment
ABA VETERANS SERVICES INITIATIVE
How They Can Help: The American Bar Association provides pro bono legal services to veterans, especially in relation to benefits claims, family law, and criminal justice issues.
Veterans | Family Law | Criminal Defense
HARRY L. CARRICO CENTER FOR PRO BONO & PUBLIC SERVICE
How They Can Help: The Carrico Center connects pro bono attorneys with clients needing legal assistance in family law, housing, and other civil matters.
Family Law | Housing | Name Change | Divorce | Guardianships
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH CHURCHILL OFFICE
How They Can Help: This office offers pro bono legal services, particularly in family law, housing, and guardianships, to low-income individuals in the Richmond area.
Family Law | Housing | Guardianships
VIRGINIA SEXUAL & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACTION ALLIANCE
How They Can Help: This organization provides legal advocacy and support for survivors of sexual and domestic violence, including family law issues such as custody and protective orders.
Family Law (Custody, Protective Orders) | Domestic Violence
LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER
How They Can Help: LAJC offers legal assistance for low-income individuals, focusing on civil rights, housing, immigration, employment, and healthcare access.
Civil Rights | Housing (Evictions) | Immigration | Employment | Health Care
MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS- RICHMOND @ VCU HEALTH
How They Can Help: This partnership helps individuals address legal needs that impact their health, such as access to public benefits, housing, and education. *Referral Needed
Public Benefits | Housing | Health Care
HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EQUAL (home)
How They Can Help: HOME works to eliminate housing discrimination and provide legal services to individuals facing housing issues, including discrimination and eviction.
Housing (Eviction, Discrimination)
CENTRAL VIRGINIA LEGAL AID SOCIETY
How They Can Help: CVLAS provides free legal services to low-income individuals in civil matters, including family law, housing, public benefits, and consumer rights.
Housing (Evictions) | Family Law (Child Custody, Divorce) | Consumer Protection | Public Benefits
LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER
How They Can Help: LAJC offers legal assistance for low-income individuals, focusing on civil rights, housing, immigration, employment, and healthcare access.
Civil Rights | Housing (Evictions) | Immigration | Employment | Health Care
VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER
How They Can Help: VPLC provides advocacy and legal assistance to low-income individuals across Virginia in areas such as housing, public benefits, civil rights, and consumer protection.
Consumer Protection | Public Benefits | Housing | Civil Rights
HARRY L. CARRICO CENTER FOR PRO BONO & PUBLIC SERVICE
How They Can Help: The Carrico Center connects pro bono attorneys with clients needing legal assistance in family law, housing, and other civil matters.
Family Law | Housing | Name Change | Divorce | Guardianships
CANCERLINC
How They Can Help: CancerLINC supports cancer patients by offering legal assistance with estate planning, family law, housing, and public benefits.
Estate Planning | Family Law | Housing | Public Benefits | Bankruptcy
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH CHURCHILL OFFICE
How They Can Help: This office offers pro bono legal services, particularly in family law, housing, and guardianships, to low-income individuals in the Richmond area.
Family Law | Housing | Guardianships
MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS- RICHMOND @ VCU HEALTH
How They Can Help: This partnership helps individuals address legal needs that impact their health, such as access to public benefits, housing, and education. *Referral Needed
Public Benefits | Housing | Health Care
DISABILITY LAW CENTER OF VIRGINIA
How They Can Help: The Disability Law Center offers legal assistance for individuals with disabilities, focusing on issues like access to public benefits, housing, and civil rights.
Disability Rights | Public Benefits | Housing | Civil Rights
LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER
How They Can Help: LAJC offers legal assistance for low-income individuals, focusing on civil rights, housing, immigration, employment, and healthcare access.
Civil Rights | Housing (Evictions) | Immigration | Employment | Health Care
PROJECT FOR THE EMPOWERMENT OF SURVIVORS
How They Can Help: This program offers pro bono legal services for survivors of violence, including assistance with family law matters, immigration, and employment issues.
Family Law | Domestic Violence | Immigration | Employment
CENTRAL VIRGINIA LEGAL AID SOCIETY
How They Can Help: CVLAS provides free legal services to low-income individuals in civil matters, including family law, housing, public benefits, and consumer rights.
Housing (Eviction) | Family Law (Child Custody, Divorce) | Consumer Protection | Public Benefits
VIRGINIA POVERTY LAW CENTER
How They Can Help: VPLC provides advocacy and legal assistance to low-income individuals across Virginia in areas such as housing, public benefits, civil rights, and consumer protection.
Consumer Protection | Public Benefits | Housing | Civil Rights
MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS- RICHMOND @ VCU HEALTH
How They Can Help: This partnership helps individuals address legal needs that impact their health, such as access to public benefits, housing, and education. *Referral Needed
Public Benefits | Housing | Health Care
DISABILITY LAW CENTER OF VIRGINIA
How They Can Help: The Disability Law Center offers legal assistance for individuals with disabilities, focusing on issues like access to public benefits, housing, and civil rights.
Disability Rights | Public Benefits | Housing | Civil Rights
COMMUNITY TAX LAW PROJECT
How They Can Help: This organization provides tax-related legal services to low-income individuals, focusing on tax disputes, filing, and bankruptcies.
Tax Law | Bankruptcy
THE VETERANS CONSORTIUM PRO BONO PROGRAM
How They Can Help: This program helps veterans by providing free legal representation for veterans’ benefits claims, including appellate litigation before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Veterans | Military Law | Disability Benefits
ABA VETERANS SERVICES INITIATIVE
How They Can Help: The American Bar Association provides pro bono legal services to veterans, especially in relation to benefits claims, family law, and criminal justice issues.
Veterans | Family Law | Criminal Defense