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Description

The mission of Legal Aid of East Tennessee is to ensure equal justice for the elderly, abused and low-income by providing a wide range of civil legal assistance and advocacy.

LAET provides civil law services ranging from information and advice to complex litigation and appeals for low-income individuals.


LAET presents a wide range of legislative topics for low-income groups, non-profit organizations and other community members through their Speakers' Bureau.

As part of its community education and outreach efforts, LAET also maintains informational pamphlet displays in courts throughout eastern Tennessee.

LAET has special programs for seniors and victims of domestic violence that, as a result of funding resource permissions, can be provided to individuals who have income and/or assets exceeding the restrictions on the majority of their SERVICES LAET also funds and staff Pro Bono Projects that recruit, support and use volunteer attorneys and other professionals to enable them to expand services.