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The philosophies of this site are speed and brevity. Every attempt is made to send you quickly to a variety of sources of relevant information, but only to targeted portions of the vast expanse of legal resources on the Internet.

This web site is chiefly for legal aid clients and the attorneys who serve them.  Its principal parts are:

About Us -- what we do, who we can help, and where we are located

Biographies

Office Location

In-Person Services

Elder Law Hotline

Other Organizations that are legal aid organizations or public interest law firms

Tools for Acting as Your Own Lawyer - forms that we use frequently in our services to clients

          Divorce

          Powers of Attorney

          Credit Problems

          General Sessions Court

Domestic Violence -- what you and we can do about it

          Child Custody

          Checklist for Victims

          Guide to Orders of Protection

            Alerts -- information of a topical nature

            Forms for Petitions and Orders

            Child Support tables and information

            Other Help

Predatory Lending -- what it is and what to do about it

            Cases that we have filed

          Subprime Lending

            Predatory Practices

            Housing Counseling

            Foreclosure Challenges

            Lawsuits by Others

            Arbitration

            Reform efforts by us and others

Care of the Dying -- medical and legal matters

            Pain -- getting adequate pain medication

            Advance Directives -- misconceptions about them

            DNR Orders -- their use outside the hospital

            Competency  to make medical and other decisions

          Making Decisions about life-prolonging treatments

            Liability -- its impact in end-of-life medical care

          Organizations that can assist

          Resources available to the public

            Glossary of both medical and legal terms

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Nuestra Oficina

Otros Recursos  

Brochures about the Law for Non-Lawyers -- information about matters frequently affecting clients

Information for Everyone

          How to make comments to us

          Terms of Use of this site

           Privacy

Links to Sites Providing Free Legal Research

Information for Lawyers

Instaguide to Family Law in Tennessee - an authoritative 60-page guide  for pro bono lawyers and other attorneys who want a grounding in case law and statutes

Information Exchange via the Internet - for public interest lawyers so that they can share and access memoranda, pleadings and other valuable legal information that is not otherwise available to them

Keeping up with Trends in a Lawyer's Practice Area - links to other sites that provide information to lawyers about developments in their areas of practice

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