Legal Services

LASRV does not handle every request for assistance, but never charges a fee for its services. LASRV does not handle criminal, traffic, personal injury, malpractice, property damage or cases where a private lawyer would take the case and obtain a fee from the other side or from recovery.

Civil Rights, Religious Protections  

1. The Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley may not discriminate against a client or prospective client on the basis of religion, a religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a refusal to attend or participate in a religious practice.

2. The Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley may not require a client or prospective client to attend or participate in any explicitly religious activities that are offered by the organization, and any participation by a beneficiary in such activities must be purely voluntary.

3. The Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley must separate in time or location any privately funded explicitly religious activities from activities supported by direct Federal financial assistance.

4. A client or prospective client may report an organization’s violation of these protections, including any denials of services or benefits by an organization, by contacting or filing a written complaint with the Office for Civil Rights or DCJS.

DCJS – Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
www.dcjs.virginia.gov