National Immigration Legal Services Directory

Legal Aid of West Virginia

  • Location:
    922 Quarrier St
    4th Floor
    Charleston, WV 25301
  • Phone:
    (304) 343-4481
  • Toll-free:
    1-866-255-4370
  • Fax:
    (304) 345-5934
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls, Website
  • Appointments accepted:
    Yes

With 150 full-time staff in 12 offices across West Virginia, Legal Aid of West Virginia (LAWV) is the state's primary provider of civil legal aid and advocacy services. Our mission is to ensure that the most vulnerable among us: low-income families, seniors, victims of domestic violence, and the disabled have an equal shot at justice, in the courtroom and in their communities. Legal Aid also provides behavioral health advocacy and Ombudsman services for nursing home residents.

State served: West Virginia

Services Provided

Areas of immigration legal assistance: Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms
Other areas of legal assistance: Community Development, Disability, Education, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Housing, Nonprofit Organizations, Public Benefits, Taxes, Veterans
Non-legal services: Department of Justice (DOJ)/Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)-funded services for trafficking victims, Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors
Languages spoken: English, Spanish, We use LanguageLine for other languages as well.
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: Yes
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: Services are subject to LSC funding restrictions. Also provides behavioral health advocacy and Ombudsman services for nursing home residents. Please visit the website to apply for legal services online.

Volunteering

Volunteer Coordinator
Kate White
(304) 343-3013
Other Information Kate is the Access to Legal Services Manager and Pro Bono contact so she is the go to person for volunteer attorneys

IAN Partners

  • pro bono net
  • american immigration lawyers association
  • national immigration law center
  • unidos us
  • immigration legal resource center
  • immigration legal resource center
  • american immigration council
  • american civil liberties union
  • american immigration council
  • national immigration project
  • the advocates for human rights
  • lutheran immigration and refugee service

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