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Legal Action
Works (LAW) Center
Office Number - 214.827.1000
The Legal Action Works
("LAW") Center has served over
2,000
low-income people since opening in 1999.
The LAW Center has four full time attorneys
and two legal assistants representing Dallas
County residents who cannot afford traditional
legal services.
Over 80% of LAW's cases involve women, and
nearly half of these involve some form of
domestic violence.
 LAW gives preference to people in our
immediate geographical area (see below), as well family violence
victims and those referred by other social
service agencies with whom the applicant is
already working on their life issues.
LAW does not ordinarily represent anyone
outside of Dallas County.
The LAW Center concentrates on serving the
needs of residents of Old East and Near South
Dallas, which includes the following zip codes:
75204, 75226, 75246, 75210, 75206 (south of
Belmont), 75214 (south of Gaston Ave.), 75223,
75215.
WHAT
we do . . .
Most of our cases involve Family Law, which includes Divorce,
Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship,
Adoption, Motions to Modify, Protective Orders,
Temporary Restraining Orders and Temporary
Injunctions.
The rest of our cases are a mix of
Probate and Heirship proceedings, drafting
simple wills, consumer matters, Social Security
Disability appeals, employment related claims
and other matters.
Attorney Janice Schwartz
(left) meets with a
client to discuss her case.
HOW
to apply . . .
Come in person to fill
out an application - or call and we would be
happy to mail an application to you.
Once you have filled out an application
and paid a $25 consultation fee, an appointment
will be set.
After consultation with an attorney, a
decision will be made concerning whether we can
take your case.
This decision will be made based upon our
priorities (see above), our current caseload and
the merits of the case.
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Thank you to our
sponsors
2007 CLE Sponsors (link)
Dallas Association of Young
Lawyers (link)
Dallas Women's Foundation (link)
Koonce Family Foundation
United Way of Metropolitan
Dallas
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The LAW
Center
Contacts |
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The LAW Center
3902 Elm Street
Dallas TX 75226 |
Hours of
operation:
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Monday |
9:00 - 5:00 |
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Tuesday |
9:00 - 5:00 |
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Wednesday* |
9:00 - 5:00 (New
Client Intake) |
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Thursday |
9:00 - 5:00 |
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Friday |
9:00 - 3:00 |
*New
applicants for services are usually seen on
Wednesdays between the hours of 9:30 and
2:30 p.m.
We will make every effort to see those with
emergencies as soon as possible.
Phone: 214-827-1000
(see extensions here)
Fax:
214-827-1340
For staff listing,
click here.
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