Legal Aid & Civil Legal Services
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Virginia Legal Aid Society
Legal Aid & Civil Legal ServicesNonprofit legal-aid organization providing free civil legal information, advice, and representation to eligible low-income individuals and families.
Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri
9:00 AM–3:30 PM
Suffolk, VA 23434
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Service Area
Virginia Legal Aid Society serves eligible residents across Central, Southside, and Western Tidewater Virginia. The approved resource information includes communities within and around SVMINC’s regional directory area.
Start With LawLine
Residents seeking legal assistance should begin through Virginia Legal Aid Society’s official intake channel.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
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Virginia Legal Aid Society
Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. is a nonprofit legal-aid organization providing free civil legal information, advice, and representation to eligible low-income individuals and families in Central, Southside, and Western Tidewater Virginia. Eligibility, case acceptance, representation, and service availability are determined by VLAS.
Contact & Official Intake
Primary Legal Intake:
VLAS LawLine
LawLine:
866-534-5243
LawLine Hours:
9:00 AM–3:30 PM
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
Regional Office:
2480 Pruden Boulevard
Suffolk, Virginia 23434
Public Office Phone / Text:
757-362-9020
Fax:
757-767-0117
Civil Legal Services
- Housing matters
- Family and domestic-violence matters
- Public-benefit matters
- Employment-related matters
- Elder-law matters
- Education matters
- Consumer matters, subject to service limitations
Who Can Use This Resource
Population Served:
Eligible low-income individuals and families.
Eligibility:
VLAS determines financial and other
eligibility requirements.
Meeting general eligibility requirements does not guarantee that VLAS will accept or represent a particular case.
Cost & Representation
Cost/Fee:
Free civil legal information, advice,
and representation for eligible individuals,
subject to VLAS requirements and capacity.
Case Acceptance:
Determined exclusively by Virginia Legal Aid Society.
Service Area
VLAS serves Central, Southside, and Western Tidewater Virginia.
Localities identified through the CRD review include: Emporia, Greensville County, Franklin, Brunswick County/Lawrenceville, Sussex County, Southampton County, Suffolk, and Isle of Wight.
Access & Language
Contact VLAS directly regarding accessibility accommodations.
Language assistance is available across multiple languages; confirm needed assistance through the official intake channel.
Privacy & Referral Safeguards
SVMINC does not conduct legal intake, determine eligibility, evaluate legal claims, recommend legal strategy, promise representation, or collect case files.
Residents should not send confidential legal information, evidence, court records, Social Security numbers, financial records, or other sensitive case information to SVMINC for purposes of obtaining legal assistance.
All legal-intake questions should be directed to Virginia Legal Aid Society through its official intake channels.
Provider resource information approved with edits for CRD publication effective August 12, 2026.
Service-area update verified September 2, 2026: Southampton County added based on Virginia Legal Aid Society’s official published Suffolk-office service area.
Verification source: Virginia Legal Aid Society official Locations page.
Next routine verification: September 2, 2027.
VLAS is presented as a verified resource provider. This listing does not describe VLAS and SVMINC as formal legal partners, agents, or referral-contract parties. The VLAS logo is not used on this page.
