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| Pisgah Legal Services |
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Pisgah Legal Services (PLS) primarily helps people in Buncombe, Madison, Transylvania, Henderson, Polk, and Rutherford Counties . The mission of Pisgah Legal Services is to provide effective, high-quality legal counseling and representation for low-income people in certain non-criminal matters that address clients' basic needs; to ensure equal justice for low-income people; and to advance and protect their legal rights.
Pisgah Legal Services is committed to equal justice for all people. We help children, families, and adults solve problems that affect their basic needs, such as: housing; safety from domestic abuse; health care (including Medicaid and Medicare access); subsistence income (SSI, SSDI) education. We provide legal help in non-criminal matters to people who cannot afford a private attorney.
To get help from PLS, you must:
1. Meet our low-income guidelines-we determine if you qualify by looking at income, family size, assets, and living expenses.
2. Have a problem that affects your basic needs.
For more information, go to our website, www.pisgahlegal.org
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| How to Get Help |
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 Contact this group by telephone at 828-253-0406, 800-489-6144 |
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| | Monday: | | 8:30AM to 5:30 PM |
| | Tuesday: | | 8:30AM to 5:30 PM |
| | Wednesday: | | 8:30AM to 5:30 PM |
| | Thursday: | | 8:30AM to 5:30 PM |
| | Friday: | | 8:30AM to 5:30 PM |
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Please have ready all documents which are related to the legal issue at hand--court papers, contracts, warranties, etc.
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At any given time we have 25-35 people waiting to be called by one of our two screeners. Therefore, we often can't get back in touch with clients for 2-3 business days.
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| Who We Serve |
| See below for an explanation of restrictions on who we can serve. |
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| Area(s) Served:
Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, Polk, Rutherford, Yancey
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Languages Spoken Portuguese, Spanish
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Interpreters can be provided for: When needed, we provide interpretation services by one of the four staff members in our office that speaks Spanish. We provide this service both here in the office and in court.
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Wheelchair Accessible Y
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Access for the deaf: We have signers that we hire if we have a deaf walk-in. We also work with Relay NC if need be.
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Your family's income should be at or below 125.0% of the poverty level.
(Get more information about income guidelines.)
125% is the cut-off if clients are below 60; however, if they are older than 60, 187.5% is the cut-off.
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If clients are older than 60, then 187.5% is the cut-off.
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| Sometimes clients have to pay court costs, but we always encourage them to file as an indigent, if we think they are eligible. |
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| Type of Help |
| This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources: |
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Full Legal Representation
Brief Advice
Pro Se Legal Clinic
Self-Help Materials
Other- Advocacy, Lobbying, Community Education
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(Get more information about
types of services.)
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