This page gives information on how to contact some of these organizations. This page also links you to web sites that may be a resource for legal assistance and information. These referrals are not meant to be an endorsement of any organization or web site or of any of the content of these sites. The AIDS Legal Assistance Project primarily serves indigent HIV infected clients. At the present time, clients must be able to travel to the Triangle Area to receive legal assistance.
Many clients are also patients at local medical centers.
The North Carolina Center works in conjunction with Innocence Projects at both Duke and UNC Law Schools in providing assistance to inmates making claims of actual innocence. The assistance is limited to those convicted of North Carolina crimes who have already concluded their direct appeals from the convictions. These legal services organizations serve low-income people who reside in the counties assigned to each local office. Typical cases are landlord-tenant disputes, denial of government benefits, domestic violence and consumer disputes, however, each local office makes its own decisions about which types of cases it can accept. Due to limited funds and staff, these offices are not able to handle all cases presented to them.