FUNDERS AND DONORS
Legal Aid of East Tennessee is funded by the Legal Services Corporation, the Tennessee Bar Foundation, the State of Tennessee, United Way organizations, law firms, private and corporate foundations, and individual donors.
Generous support through grants comprise a significant portion of LAET’s annual budget, but individual gifts are vitally important to long-term sustainability.
See below for ways in which individuals and corporations can support Legal Aid of East Tennessee.
Individuals can make a gift quickly and easily online.
Additionally, pledges, donations, and in-kind contributions can be made in honor or in memory of someone or a group.
Click on the “Donate Now” button for easy, online giving. You can also sign up for monthly giving or make a donation in memory/honor of someone or a group.
Call 423.303.2266 to make a
gift or pledge via phone.
Questions about making a donation or pledge? Contact Chris Berryman, Director of Development & Communications at CB*******@**ET.org
Send checks via the mail to:
Legal Aid of East Tennessee
100 West Martin Luther King Boulevard
Suite 402
Chattanooga, TN 37402
The Charitable IRA Rollover allows individuals age 70 ½ and older to make direct transfers from individual retirement accounts to qualified charities without having to count the transfers as income for federal tax purposes. In addition, if you have reached the age where you must take a required minimum distribution (RMD) from your IRA, the transfer counts toward that amount. This has become a more common philanthropic strategy for supporters of nonprofit agencies such as Legal Aid of East Tennessee.
Donors must remember:
• A rollover must go directly from your IRA to a 501(c)(3) organization like Legal Aid of East Tennessee, for which the donor receives no benefits. It cannot be given to a Donor Advised Fund or private foundations.
• An individual’s total Charitable IRA Rollover gift cannot exceed $108,000 per tax year.
• The gift must be made by a person age 70 ½ or older.
Please check with your financial advisor for full details, opportunities, and restrictions.
Legal Aid of East Tennessee provides a variety of volunteer opportunities for those wanting to get involved in our community. In addition to using lawyers and law students, we also rely on the support of volunteers interested in supporting our mission around non-legal tasks, such as operational or clerical duties.
Donating your time to Legal Aid of East Tennessee can help us to achieve our vision of an East Tennessee where justice is a community value, and no one faces a legal problem alone.
Since 2010, pro bono attorneys have donated their time on more than 10,000 cases for low-income members of our community. These lawyers are an essential part of our mission — and likewise, we provide a critical access point for those looking to give back.
Legal Aid of East Tennessee’s Pro Bono Project, through strong partnerships with individual volunteer attorneys, law firms, bar associations, and other partner agencies, provides convenient and efficient opportunities for lawyers to fulfill their ethical duties to render pro bono service and to enjoy the personal rewards that come from service to others.
We work to create opportunities for volunteer attorneys to provide critical civil legal help to clients who need help maintaining housing, safety, financial stability, and health. We help our volunteer attorneys provide our neighbors who are most disadvantaged with dignity, respect, and hope.
Interested in taking a case? You choose what you want to do, when you want to do it, and what clients you want to help. You can volunteer at in-person advice clinics, accept cases for direct representation, prepare documents, participate in phone advice clinics, or come up with an idea for us to try to put into place! If you are interested in volunteering, we will find an opportunity that matches your interests, abilities, and passions.
Click on the link below to view an interactive, up-to-date listing which shows a current list of cases available for pro bono placement in the 26 counties served by LAET. Cases and clinics can be searched based on county, subject matter, or other key factors.
Questions?
Contact Mary Frances DeVoe, LAET Attorney and Director of Pro Bono at MD****@**ET.org
If you need to contact Legal Aid of East Tennessee, you may call any of our offices listed below:
607 W Summit Hill Dr. SW
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 637-0484
Knox, Loudon, and Sevier Counties
Eviction Prevention Program
The EPP office is located within the Knoxville office.
Knox County
100 W Martin Luther King Blvd., Ste 402
Chattanooga, TN 37402
(423) 756-4013
Toll Free (800) 572-7457
Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Rhea, and Sequatchie Counties
Eviction Prevention Initiative
The EPI is located within the Chattanooga office.
www.rent423.com
Hamilton County
311 W. Walnut St.
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 928-8311
Toll Free (800) 821-1312
Carter, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington Counties
270 N. Ocoee St.
Cleveland, TN 37311
(423) 303-2266
Toll Free (800) 572-7457
Bradley, Meigs, McMinn, Monroe, and Polk Counties
1001 W. 2nd North St.
Morristown, TN 37814
(423) 587-4850
Toll Free (800) 821-1309
Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, and Jefferson Counties
For abusive, violent and trafficking situations, please contact one of the family justice centers listed below:
Family Justice Center
400 Harriet Tubman
Knoxville, TN 37914
(865) 215-6830
Family Justice Center
5705 Uptain Road
Chattanooga, TN 37411
(423) 643-7604
Family Justice Center
196 Montgomery St.
Johnson City, TN 37604
(423) 722-3720
Family Justice Center
313 Foothills Dr
Blountville, TN 37617
(423) 574-7233
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