Legal Resources
Vermont Legal
Aid
Helps with housing problems, disability services, healthcare access, public benefits, and discrimination. Cannot assist with criminal cases.
Phone: (800) 889-2047
Disability Law
Project
Legal help for Vermonters with disabilities facing discrimination or rights violations. DRVT subcontracts with DLP through multiple federal programs.
Phone: (800) 889-2047
Mental Health
Law Project
Appointed by the Superior Court to represent Vermonters in involuntary mental health treatment and/or medication cases, both in hospitals and outpatient settings.
Phone: (800) 265-0660
VBA Lawyer
Referral Service
Provides referrals to qualified attorneys. Offers 30-minute consultations for $25.
Phone: (800) 639-7036
Office of the Defender General
Ensures that individuals entitled to appointed counsel receive effective legal advocacy in criminal and juvenile cases.
Phone: (802) 828-3168
Have Justice
Will Travel
Offers legal and supportive services for battered, low-income women and their children in rural areas.
Phone: (877) 496-8100
Vermont Judiciary Access and Resource Center
Offers information about Vermont state court processes, help with court forms, and access to public computers for court-related use.
Phone: (802) 879-1185
South Royalton
Legal Clinic
Free legal services to low-income Vermonters, focusing on family law, veterans’ issues, domestic violence, and immigration matters.
Phone: (802) 763-7718
Justice for
Victims Legal Clinic
Provides legal assistance to survivors of sexual and domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking.
Phone: (802) 798-2716
VLA Legal
Roadmaps
Step-by-step guides with videos to help Vermonters handle legal issues like divorce, abuse protection, small claims, Social Security appeals, and more—designed for those without a lawyer.