AppalReD Legal Aid

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Description

The Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc., known as “AppalReD Legal Aid,” is a private non-profit law firm. AppalReD Legal Aid work is funded by public and private grants and donations. AppalReD offers free civil legal help to eligible low-income people in 37 counties of the Appalachian Mountains and rolling hills of eastern and south-central Kentucky, a region home to more than 240,000 people living in poverty. AppalReD focuses on legal problems that affect our clients’ basic needs for food, shelter, income, personal safety from all forms of abuse, and safety and stability for children and the elderly. AppalReD does not handle criminal matters.

The people who work with AppalReD are committed to making a difference and ending the effects of poverty in the lives of our clients. Since its 1970 founding by its first Executive Director, John Rosenberg, a legendary pioneer in Appalachian poverty law, AppalReD’s tradition of excellence has attracted young attorneys and legal workers from all over the U.S., and AppalReD’s intensive training programs and hands-on experience have produced leaders who have gone forward to change the face of life in Kentucky and the nation.

Today, AppalReD operates six local law offices across the region. Each covers a defined service area and is staffed by attorneys, paralegals, and legal secretaries with a high degree of specialized training in the legal matters we handle.

AppalReD Legal Aid experts in housing law, consumer law, family law, domestic violence, and public benefits do more than serve their clients. Annually, attorneys and support staff host trainings open to private attorneys and legal staff, like well-known, annual Domestic Violence Conference and Poverty Law seminars. AppalReD engages in outreach efforts, attending community events and making contact with people to learn more about what is going on in the area. AppalReD offers a unique Volunteer Lawyers Program, and our Low Income Tax Clinic stretches to provide help with income tax problems to residents of 86 Kentucky counties.

Any one needing legal help should call AppalReD’s Central Intake at 1-866-277-5733.

Or you may request legal assistance by completing an online application.

Please be advised that our field offices cannot answer any questions or give any legal advice until they have an application on file.

AppalReD offices are located at:

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

CENTRAL INTAKE

120 N. Front Ave.

Prestonsburg, KY 41653

1-866-277-5733

(606) 886-0079 FAX

PRO BONO

120 N. Front Ave.

Prestonsburg, KY 41653

606-886-8137 FAX

Attorney Pro Bono Opportunities

AppalReD provides attorneys with opportunities for pro bono service to help serve low income clients in AppalReD’s service area. Pro bono attorneys have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of clients who have nowhere else to turn for help. Pro bono service provides the personal satisfaction that comes from helping someone in need. AppalReD provides primary malpractice insurance coverage on cases referred through our program.

AppalReD offers the following pro bono attorney opportunities:

1. Pro Bono Case Referrals- We can send you case referrals for pro bono representation in the following areas: family law, bankruptcies, collection cases, and evictions.

2. Low Income Taxpayer Clinic-You can volunteer to provide pro bono help to clients with IRS tax issues.

3. Reduced Fee Case Referrals-We can send you case referrals in family law, bankruptcy, eviction, and collections for you to handle at a reduced fee.

4. Pro Se Clinics-AppalReD plans to hold clinics to help pro se litigants with divorces and other family law cases. You can volunteer to help at a clinic.

If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please complete the volunteer application.

Non-Attorney Pro Bono Opportunities

You do not need a law license to help make a difference in your community. AppalReD is always in need of dedicated, committed individuals to help out. Anyone with the time, dedication, and talent to help AppalReD achieve its mission is encouraged to complete the volunteer application.

Law Student Opportunities

In addition, if you are a law student and would like more information on how you can volunteer during the school year or summer, please complete the volunteer application.

LOW INCOME TAX CLINIC

114 North Third Street

Richmond, KY 40476

(859) 624-4237 FAX

BARBOURVILLE OFFICE