Free legal aid offered at Mobile Law Clinic for Tallahassee's Promise Zone

Mycah Brown, Tallahassee Democrat

The Legal Aid Foundation is bringing its Mobile Law Clinic to the Lawrence-Gregory Community Center, 1115 Dade St., noon-2 p.m. on May 8. Leon County's Promise Zone and low-income residents will have the opportunity to receive free legal consultations in civil matters.

Qualifying residents must sign up by 1:30 p.m. on event day.
Qualifying residents must sign up by 1:30 p.m. on event day.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development describes Promise Zones as high poverty areas, where local governments partner with the federal government to help the community. In Tallahassee, this area spans South City and Frenchtown.

Qualifying residents must sign up by 1:30 p.m. on event day. They will have 20 minutes to meet with a volunteer attorney for free legal guidance regarding adoption, family law, property, probate, wills, and landlord & tenant issues.

The event was made possible with the Promise Zone Grant, established over 50 years ago by the Tallahassee Bar Association, which authorizes the Legal Aid Foundation to offer these free services. For more information, please contact LAF Community Outreach Chair Donna Riordan at donna@legalaidtallahassee.org.

Democrat writer Mycah Brown can be reached at MJBrown@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Legal Aid Foundation to offer free consultations in Tallahassee

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