Generally speaking, you will need to qualify to have a lawyer take your case. In Mississippi, lawyers are required to do a certain amount of pro bono hours or make a contribution to a fund that helps indigent litigants. Most attorneys do not just pick a client at random for their pro bono hours. Most will work through an organization like the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project (MVLP) or a local shelter that will track and verify that the attorney did provide pro bono services.
If you are a victim of domestic violence, a local shelter may be able to assist you with an attorney. If you do not know where or how to contact your local shelter, place a call your local police or sheriff’s department and ask them where they refer victims of domestic violence.
Here are a few resources you may want to contact:
The Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project (MVLP)
PHONE: (601) 960-9577
TOLL FREE: 1-800-682-0047
www.mvlp.net
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services (NMRLS)
www.nmrls.com
Administrative Office
5 County Road 1014
P. O. Box 767
Oxford, Mississippi 38655
PHONE: (662)234-8731
FAX: (662)236-3263
TOLL FREE: 1-800-898-8731
Clarksdale Office
526D Choctaw Street
P. O. Box 1107
Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614
PHONE: (662) 627-4184
FAX: (662)624-4009
TOLL FREE: 1-800-388-3163
The Clarksdale office serves the following counties: Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie and Tunica Counties.
Greenville Office
1024 Washington Avenue, Suite 101
P. O. Box 858
Greenville, Mississippi 38701
PHONE: (662) 335-8203
FAX: (662) 335-7500
TOLL FREE: 1-800-545-1909
The Greenville office serves the following counties: Humphries, Issaquena, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower and Washington Counties.
Oxford Office
5 County Road 1014
P. O. Box 928
Oxford, Mississippi 38655
PHONE: (662) 234-2918
FAX: (662) 234-2965
TOLL FREE: 1-800-559-5074
The Oxford office serves the following counties: Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, DeSoto, Grenada, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Prentiss, Pontotoc, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, and Yalobusha Counties.
West Point Office
313 Highway 45 Alternate South
P. O. Box 277
West Point, Mississippi 39773
PHONE: (662) 494-6122
FAX: (662) 494-0670
TOLL FREE: 1-800-898-6122
The West Point office serves the following counties: Attala, Carroll, Clay, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Montgomery, Oktibbeha, Webster and Winston Counties.
The Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation (MCLSC)
www.mclsc.com
Administrative and Hattiesburg Offices
111 East front Street (39401)
Post Office Box 1728
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39403-1728
PHONE: (601) 545-2950
FAX: (601) 545-2935
TOLL FREE: 1-800-773-1737
Gulfport Office and Fair Housing Center
520 East Pass Road Suite J
Gulfport, Mississippi 39507
PHONE: (228) 896-9148
FAX: (228) 896-9196
TOLL FREE: 1-800-498-1804
Jackson and State initiatives Office
(Includes Telephone Intake Unit)
414 South State Street
Suite 300 (39201)
Post Office Box 951
Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0951
PHONE: (601) 948-6752
FAX: (601) 948-6759
TOLL FREE: 1-800-959-6752
TOLL FREE: 1-800-498-1804
McComb Office
221 Main Street (39648)
Post Office Box 575
McComb, Mississippi 39649-0575
PHONE: (601) 684-0578
FAX: (601) 684-0575
TOLL FREE: 1-800-498-1804
Meridian Office
2305 Fifth Street
2nd Floor (39302)
Post Office Box 1931
Meridian, Mississippi 39302-1931
PHONE: (601) 693-5470
FAX: (601) 693-5473
TOLL FREE: 1-800-498-1804
The Mississippi Center for Legal Services Corporation serves the following 43 counties: Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pearl, River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Wayne, Wilkinson, and Yazoo County.
The University of Mississippi School of Law Civil Legal Clinic
law.olemiss.edu/CLC/
PHONE: (662) 915-7429
