As one of the largest non-profit law firms in Tennessee, every year Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands receives thousands of phone calls from across individuals across Middle Tennessee seeking legal help. Those individuals maybe unable to afford the financial cost of hiring an attorney or are stuck in a devastating situation with nowhere else to turn. In fact, 3 in 4 vulnerable Middle Tennesseans experience at least one legal issue a year. What our organization knows to be true is that one hour with an attorney can change someone's life.

Through your support and donation our organization can continue to help our community by providing free legal representation, free legal clinics, and educational resources to those who need it most.

About Us

Our mission is to enforce, advance and defend the legal rights of low income and vulnerable people in order to obtain for them the basic necessities of life. Legal Aid Society is committed to the principle that all citizens are due equal representation under the law.

Legal Aid Society is committed to providing the best resources available to low income people in all 48 counties to protect their livelihoods, their health, and their families. We have 32 attorneys in 8 offices providing help across 48 counties who are able to provide direct representation to thousands of people each year. The demand for services far exceeds the resources to provide them. In our service area, over 440,000 individuals live at or beneath the federal poverty line, resulting in one Legal Aid Society attorney for every 13,000 citizens who might need our services.

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