Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) is a statewide, nonprofit law that provides free legal services in civil matters to low-income people in order to ensure equal access to justice and to remove legal barriers to economic opportunity.   The legal staff of Legal Aid of NC - Sylva Office provides legal assistance in civil matters to eligible, low-income clients who have problems with their basic needs and live in the seven-county area surrounding Asheville, NC:

   Cherokee County        Jackson County
   Clay County                Macon County
   Graham County           Swain County
   Haywood County

[Click MAP to LANC-Sylva Office.]

The Sylva Office also serves eligible clients in the Qualla Indian Boundary, which is served through the "Cherokee Office" that is located on Cherokee Trust Land near Bryson City, NC.

Legal Aid of NC also provides a "Intake Site" office in Hayesville, NC, which is supported by the legal staff of the Sylva office.

Please note that Legal Aid of NC (LANC) does not provide legal assistance via E-mail. Rather, please telephone or come to the LANC office to request assistance.