In 2024, the clinics will be held every other month: February 14, April 10, June 12, August 14, October 9, and December 11. There are no clinics scheduled for January, March, May, July, September, or November.
Contact: Caitlin Torney, Pro Bono Attorney for Legal Aid of East Tennessee, (865) 637-0484 or Tracy Chain, Lawyer Referral & Information Service Administrator, (865) 522-6522
Any veteran seeking legal help is encouraged to attend the Legal Advice Clinic for Veterans. Veterans who are not able to attend the clinic in person are encouraged to continue to use the telephone clinic option. Preregistration is required for the telephone clinic and veterans are asked to call Legal Aid of East Tennessee at (865) 637-0484 to preregister.
Veterans who are not able to attend the clinic in person are encouraged to continue to use the telephone clinic option. Preregistration is required for the telephone clinic and veterans are asked to call Legal Aid of East Tennessee at (865) 637-0484 to preregister.
This is a general advice clinic with a wide variety of legal issues, including family law, landlord/tenant, bankruptcy, criminal defense, consumer protection, contract disputes, child support, and personal injury, among other issues.
Attorneys will be available to provide consultations on legal issues such as:
· Landlord/tenant
· Veterans Benefits
· Bankruptcy
· Criminal Defense
· Consumer protection
· Contract disputes
· Estate Planning
· Child support
· Personal injury
· General Legal Issues
The Veterans’ Legal Advice Clinic is a joint project of the Knoxville Barristers, the Young Lawyers Division of the Knoxville Bar Association (KBA), KBA/Barristers Access to Justice Committees, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office, the University of Tennessee College of Law, Lincoln Memorial University – Duncan School of Law, and the local VA office.
Please feel free to print and distribute a copy of our flyer for this event to any interested parties.
Tracy S. Chain, Knoxville Bar Association, LRIS Administrator
Ph# 865-522-7501 Fax# 865-523-5662 – tchain@knoxbar.org