River Valley Legal Aid, Pro Bono Indiana will have a free Legal Aid Phone Clinic for residents of its eight-county district on Tuesday. 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., though registration is required between noon and 2 p.m.
The pro bono program utilizes local volunteer attorneys, offering free legal consultations to low-income individuals.
Individuals who register can expect to receive a brief consultation on general civil matters, limited pro se assistance or advice over the phone. Individuals can register by calling 812-378-0358 on Tuesday between noon and 2 p.m.
The general advice clinic is for questions on family law, guardianship, housing, powers of attorney, protective orders, simple wills and small estates. No criminal law questions are allowed.
A volunteer attorney will return calls 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.
