Areas of Legal Advice We Offer
Legal Aid of East Tennessee helps people with many types of civil legal problems. Our staff listens, explains your options, and offers advice to people who qualify for free help. These services can make a difference when you are dealing with issues that affect your family, home, health, or safety.
We work with partners across East Tennessee to reach people who need legal support. This includes Family Justice Centers and Mental Health Legal Partnerships, where our team helps people facing serious challenges. These programs make it easier to get legal advice in places where many people already go for help. The sections below show the main areas where we offer guidance.
- Services to Survivors of Abuse
- Help Getting Orders of Protection
- Mental Health Legal Support
- Collaboration With Care Providers
Family Justice Centers
LAET provides services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking through offices at four family justice centers in our service area. If you need help in obtaining an order of protection against an abuser, or have other legal issues related to abuse, call the closest family justice center in your area.
If you are experiencing domestic violence and are in immediate danger, call 911.
You may seek an Order of Protection, if you are a victim of domestic abuse or violence. Contact your county’s Circuit Court or General Sessions Court Clerk’s office. You should also contact law enforcement.
Knoxville Family Justice Center
(865) 215-6830
400 Harriet Tubman Street
Knoxville, TN 37914
Chattanooga Family Justice Center
(423) 643-7600
5705 Uptain Road
Chattanooga, TN 37411
Johnson City Family Justice Center
(423) 722-3720
196 Montgomery Street, Suite 10
Johnson City, TN 37604
Branch House: The Family Justice Center of Sullivan County
(423) 574-7233
Family Justice Center
313 Foothills Drive
Blountville, TN 37617
Mental Health Legal Partnerships
LAET’s Mental Health Legal Partnerships pair attorneys with medical professionals to address the legal issues standing in the way of achieving good health outcomes. Often, there exist underlying legal issues which may have an impact on a patient’s health – issues an attorney is best suited to address. LAET is proud to partner with these mental health organizations to better serve the citizens of East Tennessee.
McNabb Center Mental Health Law Partnership
If you are a patient with the McNabb Center and believe you may have a legal problem, please speak with your McNabb Center caregiver who can make a referral to LAET for assistance.
(McNabb patients only | Knox and Blount County adult residents only)
Ballad Medical Legal Partnership: (276) 244-1289
Identify yourself as a Ballad patient, guardian, or caregiver.
(Patients at Bristol, Holston Valley, Mountain City, and Johnson City Medical Centers only)