Are you looking for legal aid services in Virginia?

Legal aid societies provide free legal services to low-income individuals; Virginia has a number of these societies that each serve a different portion of the state. Click the links below to learn more about the organizations that can provide you with assistance.

If you call one of the legal aid organizations and nobody answers, leave a voicemail and somebody will get back in touch with you.


Legal Services of Northern Virginia

Counties & Cities Served: Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church, City of Leesburg, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Herndon, Manassas Park, Vienna

(Service area overlaps with Legal Aid Justice Center in Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church, City of Leesburg, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Herndon, Manassas Park, Vienna)

  • Intake Phone: 703-778-6800 (9:30 AM to 12:00 and 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Thursday)
  • Online Intake Form: Click here
  • Homepage: Click here

Counties & Cities Served: Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George, Caroline, Westmoreland, Northumberland, Richmond Co., Lancaster, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Culpeper, Orange, Madison, Rappahannock, Fauquier, Richmond Co., Fredricksburg City

(Service area overlaps with Legal Aid Justice Center in Stafford)


Blue Ridge Legal Services

Counties & Cities Served: Clarke, Fredrick, Warren, Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Staunton, Waynesboro, Rockbridge, Buena Vista, Highland, Bath, Alleghany, Craig, Bedford City, Bedford Co., Botetourt, Franklin, Salem, Roanoke Co., Roanoke City, Harrisonburg, Lexington

(Service area overlaps with Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley in Craig, Botetourt, Bedford, Franklin, Roanoke City, Roanoke Co., Salem)

  • Winchester Office Intake Phone: 540-662-5021
  • Harrisonburg Office Intake Phone: 540-433-1830
  • Lexington Office Intake Phone: 540-463-7334
  • Roanoke Office Intake Phone: 540-344-2080
  • Online Intake Form: Click here
  • Homepage: Click here

Central Virginia Legal Aid Society

Counties & Cities Served: Greene, Albemarle, Nelson, Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Prince George, Surry, New Kent, Charles City, Richmond City, Charlottesville

(Service area overlaps with Legal Aid Justice Center in Greene, Albemarle, Charlottesville, Nelson, Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Powhatan, Chesterfield, Richmond City, Henrico, New Kent, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Colonial Heights, Petersburg, Prince George, Surry)

  • Charlottesville Office Intake Phone: 434-296-8851 (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Thursday)
  • Richmond Office Intake Phone: 804-648-1012 (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Thursday)
  • Petersburg Office Intake Phone: 804-862-1100 (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Thursday)
  • Online Intake Form: Click here
  • Homepage: Click here

Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia

Counties & Cities Served: Middlesex, Gloucester, Mathews, Williamsburg, Hampton, Norfolk, Newport News, Poquoson, Portsmouth, York, Yorktown, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Accomack, Northampton, James City


Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley

Counties & Cities Served: Craig, Botetourt, Bedford, Franklin, Roanoke City, Roanoke Co., Salem

(Service area overlaps with Blue Ridge Legal Services in Craig, Botetourt, Bedford, Franklin, Roanoke City, Roanoke Co., Salem)

  • Intake Phone: 540-344-2080 (9:00 AM to 11:45 AM and 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday)
  • Online Intake Form: Click here
  • Homepage: Click here

Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society

Counties & Cities Served: Giles, Montgomery, Floyd, Pulaski, Carroll, Bland, Wythe, Grayson, Tazewell, Smyth, Russell, Buchanan, Washington, Bristol, Wise, Scott, Lee, Norton, Radford, Galax

  • Intake Phone: 1-888-201-2772 (8:30 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Thursday; 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Friday)
  • Online Intake Form: Click here
  • Homepage: Click here

Virginia Legal Aid Society

Counties & Cities Served: Patrick, Henry, Danville, Pittsylvania, Campbell, Halifax, Charlotte, Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Prince Edward, Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, Cumberland, Amelia, Nottoway, Brunswick, Greensville, Sussex, Southampton, Isle of Wight, Suffolk, Emporia, Franklin, Lynchburg, Martinsville

  • Intake Phone: 866-534-5243 (9:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, closed Wednesday)
  • Online Intake Form: Click here (after filling out the online form, you will need to call 866-534-5243 to confirm your information and complete the application)

Legal Aid Justice Center

Counties & Cities Served: Fairfax, Herndon, Alexandria, Loudoun, Arlington, Prince William Stafford, Falls Church Co., Petersburg, Prince George, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, Surry, Dinwiddie, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Charlottesville, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Goochland, Powhatan, Charles City, Richmond City, Falls Church City

(Service area overlaps with Legal Aid Works in Stafford; overlaps with Central Virginia Legal Aid Society in Greene, Albemarle, Charlottesville, Nelson, Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Powhatan, Chesterfield, Richmond City, Henrico, New Kent, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Colonial Heights, Petersburg, Prince George, Surry; overlaps with Legal Services of Northern Virginia in Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church, City of Leesburg, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Herndon, Manassas Park, Vienna)

  • Charlottesville Office Intake Phone: 434-977-0553
  • Northern Virginia Office Intake Phone: 703-778-3450
  • Richmond Office Intake Phone: 804-643-1086
  • Petersburg Intake Phone: 804-862-2205
  • Homepage: Click here

Virginia Poverty Law Center

Provides education, advocacy, and eviction assistance to the entire state. Virginia Poverty Law Center does not offer individual representation except in very limited situations. Virginia Poverty Law Center runs a number of different helplines:

  • Predatory Loan Helpline Phone: 866-830-4501 – Get information around predatory loan issues, including payday, car title, internet, and open-end line of credit loans.
  • ENROLL Virginia Helpline Phone: 888-392-5132 – Get information about the health coverage options available to you
  • SNAP Helpline Phone: 866-753-7627
  • Utility Helpline Phone: 804-313-9363
  • Utility Helpline Intake Form: Click here
  • Homepage: Click here