The U.S. Attorney`s Office receives requests and requests for legal advice that our firm cannot provide. We do not have the resources and authority to represent individuals or provide legal or expert advice to individuals. WE CANNOT REPRESENT YOU AS A LAWYER. Here is a non-exhaustive list of South Carolina organizations that might be able to help you: South Carolina Bar Lawyer Referral Service. The Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) is a public service of the South Carolina Bar Association that provides referrals to individuals who need qualified, pre-approved attorneys. Website: www.scbar.org/public/get-legal-help/find-lawyer-or-mediator/find-a-lawyer/. Tel: 1-800-868-2284. A long-term care insurance policy denied coverage to a person, alleging that the person had exhausted their benefits.
Legal Assistance concluded that the wording of the policy was inconsistent and included a provision that total benefits were 2190 days (six years), while other articles indicated three years. After receiving a letter of claim and various legal actions, the company negotiated a settlement and the client agreed to another year of coverage. Welcome to the South Carolina Legal Services (SCLS) website for online filing, legal information, and bank transfers. This website provides resources and links that can help you find the legal help you need. The SC Bar is instrumental in providing volunteer advocates in various parts of the state for education, voluntary clinics, and “Ask A Lawyer” programs that target the elderly population or are suitable for caregivers. Please contact them at (803) 799-6653 to find out how you can get involved in ensuring seniors get the legal services they need free of charge. The South Carolina Department of Aging has longstanding partnerships with the SC Bar and SC Bar Pro Bono Program, the Access to Justice Commission, SC Legal Services, and other agencies (governmental or otherwise) that can legally represent the target audience. Displays a list of organizations in your area that offer assistance with your legal issue. An elderly person who was the victim of domestic violence by her husband obtained a 90-day injunction from the family court and was ordered by the family court to file a divorce action or to separate child support and support for additional protection. With support from the Title III-B legal program, the legal service provider filed a case in family court for the older adult before the protection order expired within 90 days.
With this assistance, the client was protected from further violence and was given full use and ownership of the marital home and a transportation vehicle. A client was facing the loss of his home due to a forced mortgage sale caused by a tax error in the county assessor`s office. Thanks to legal assistance, the error has been corrected, the mortgage has been updated and the monthly payments are now at the right amount so that the client can get his own home. Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal advice clinic. Eligible users post their civil law question on their state`s website. Lawyers provide basic legal information and advice without expecting long-term representation. The most common issues include family and children, housing and homelessness, consumer financial issues, and health and disability. The purpose of the website is to improve access to advice and information on non-criminal matters for those who cannot afford it. There is no charge for the use of the system or for the advice and information provided by the lawyer. Low Country Legal Volunteers (Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper counties). According to its website, this company provides free and essential legal services and training through volunteers and retired lawyers to low-income individuals and families in these areas.
Website: www.lowcountrylegalvolunteers.org/ Qualified individuals can ask legal questions and have them answered by a pro bono lawyer. On the next page, we ask you to tell us in which district you live and what legal topic you need help with. Depending on your answers, you can choose from: legal advice, legal information, referral or online request for legal services. Last year, regional organizations on aging spent approximately $330,000 to fund legal services for HC`s most vulnerable population. Our service provider handled 1,160 legal files in eleven (11) priority areas. The success of the program is not measured in dollars, but by the impact we have on people`s lives every day. Examples of the positive impact of this program can be found below. ABA Free Legal Answers (Federal: Immigration and Veterans Affairs) ABA Free Legal Answers is a virtual legal advice clinic in a number of states for state-specific civil law matters. Qualified users can ask legal questions and authorized volunteer lawyers can offer legal advice. ABA Free Legal Answers focuses on federal veterans and immigration law.
Veterans/lawyers 4 veterinarians. This is a partnership with SC Appleseed, Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center and local attorneys, SC Appleseed is proud to provide Lawyers 4 Vets, a pro bono legal clinic for low-income veterans in South Carolina. Website: www.scjustice.org/veterans-day-lawyers-4-vets-recap/. South Carolina Legal Services (SCLS). According to its website, SCLS provides free legal services in a variety of civil (non-criminal) legal matters for eligible low-income South Carolina residents. SCLS is a nonprofit corporation funded by grants from the state-funded Legal Services Corporation, the South Carolina Bar Foundation, local United Ways, state court fees, and other federal, state, and local funds. www.sclegal.org/ of the website; Tel: 1-888-346-5592. The Department actively seeks partnerships with companies that can provide legal assistance in accordance with the principles of the Act and regulations set out in the Older Americans Act, the Legal Services Corporation Act and regulations made under those Acts. If you are a service provider and would like to provide educational or legal services, please contact us at 1-800-868-9095.
