Vermont Free Legal Advice - Online Chat
Vermont residents have access to several organizations that offer free civil legal aid, primarily for low-income individuals, seniors, and people with disabilities. Services include help with housing, family law, public benefits, consumer issues, and protection from abuse.
Vermont Legal Aid (VLA)
Disability Rights Vermont (DRVT)
South Royalton Legal Clinic (Vermont Law School)
Mid-State Legal Clinic — “Have Justice Will Travel”
Vermont Legal Aid (VLA)
- Website: www.vtlegalaid.org
- Hotline: 1‑800‑889‑2047 (statewide helpline); regional offices (e.g., Burlington 802‑863‑5620; Rutland 802‑775‑0021; Springfield 802‑885‑5181)
- Legal Areas: Eviction/foreclosure, healthcare, public benefits, civil rights, disability services, consumer issues, bankruptcy, landlord/tenant, mental health commitments, and victims of abuse.
- Free Advice: Legal services are free for low-income residents (typically up to 200% of the federal poverty level); people with disabilities and seniors (60+) qualify regardless of income.
Disability Rights Vermont (DRVT)
- Website: www.disabilityrightsvt.org
- Hotline: 1‑800‑834‑7890
- Legal Areas: Education, employment, housing, healthcare, discrimination, and institutional access.
- Free Advice: Free civil legal representation and advocacy is available for individuals with disabilities.
South Royalton Legal Clinic (Vermont Law School)
- Website: www.vermontlaw.edu/academics/clinics-and-externships/south-royalton-legal-clinic
- Hotline: 802‑831‑1500
- Legal Areas: Bankruptcy, children’s rights, disability, domestic violence, family law, housing, immigration, veterans’ issues, and wills.
- Free Advice: Legal services are available for low-income individuals unable to afford private counsel.
Mid-State Legal Clinic — “Have Justice Will Travel”
- Hotline: 800‑639‑7036; DV clinic 1‑800‑228‑7395
- Legal Areas: Domestic violence.
- Free Advice: Legal services are available to survivors of domestic violence and low-income rural or underserved residents.
Welcome! Do you have a question regarding eviction procedures?
1
