Local Resources

Legal Services

Legal Services


ONLY SERVES CITIZENS AND PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENTS (no people with TPS, DACA, Asylum/refugee, work permit, or undocumented status)

Phone: 1-800-745-5717
www.glsp.org (can apply for services online)

Services: Free civil legal services for low-income, rural Georgians in 154 counties outside of Metro-Atlanta whose earnings do not exceed 200% above the federal poverty line or who are aged 60 years or older.


The UGA Law clinic serves everyone, regardless of status. No cost.

Individual can send email in Spanish.

Contact info:

School of Law
Community Health Law Partnership Clinic
Athens, GA 30602

Phone: (706) 542-5209
Fax: (706) 542-5556

Email: cadej@uga.edu (Jason Cade)


UGA Tenant Hotline and Workshops

UGA Tenant Information Hotline: 706-542-5213

Each semester, UGA law students working under the supervision of a licensed Georgia attorney will be available each week to provide FREE brief information to tenants about eviction, security deposits or repairs.

No Dates Yet for Fall 2021.


https://www.splcenter.org/our-issues/immigrant-justice/southeast-immigrant-freedom-initiative/english/seeking-legal-assistance

Services: Low to no-cost legal representation for people detained in one of these four immigrant detention centers (Stewart Detention Center, Irwin County Detention Center, LaSalle ICE Processing Center, and Folkston ICE Processing Center) who do not already have an immigration lawyer.


Charles Kuck - ATL (404) 816-8611
Has interpreter, charges full price

Sujata Winfield - Athens (706) 254-3020
-Perfect for if a person knows exactly what they need
-She specializes in visas
-Full price, but does consultations for free
-Speaks Some Spanish