Legal Aid announces a free Legal Aid Phone Clinic for residents of its eight-county district on Tuesday, May 9.
The district includes Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush, and Shelby counties. The phone clinic will be conducted from 3 to 5:30 p.m. with registration required from noon to 2 p.m.
The free clinics are for low-income residents.
The Legal Aid Clinic and Pro Bono Program utilizes local volunteer attorneys, offering free legal consultations to low-income individuals in need of the counsel of an attorney.
Individuals calling to the Legal Aid Phone Clinic can expect to receive a 10-minute consultation to answer general questions including housing/eviction questions, offer legal information, or to receive other limited pro se assistance or advice, over the phone.
Individuals seeking legal consultation must register by calling Legal Aid at 812-378-0358 on Tuesday, May 9, between noon and 2 p.m. A volunteer attorney will return a call to registered individuals between 3 and 5:30 p.m. Individuals must be available between 3 and 5:30 p.m. to answer a call from an attorney.
