Agency Profile
Legal Aid Society of Birmingham, Alabama, Inc.
A0057602
Phone: 205.251.3516
Detail: Provides legal services to low-income children and adults (court-appointed only).
2023 Allocation: $38,499
Total Funding: $38,499
A0057602
Phone: 205.251.3516
Detail: Provides legal services to low-income children and adults (court-appointed only).
2023 Allocation: $38,499
Total Funding: $38,499
The Legal Aid Society of Birmingham is a non-profit community defender organization providing legal assistance through court appointment to children and other indigent persons. The children’s division works with the Jefferson County Family Courts serving children as guardians ad litem in abuse and neglect (dependency) cases and as defenders in juvenile delinquency cases. Attorneys represent adult indigent defendants in municipal courts and those who have chosen rehabilitation services in Jefferson County Drug Court.
History
Members of the Birmingham Bar Association incorporated the Legal Aid Society of Birmingham in 1954, for the purpose of serving those unable to afford legal fees and expenses.
Programs
Adult program
Delinquency Program
Dependency Program