The true measure of a society is how we treat our children, the elderly, disabled and poor.
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society (CVLAS) is a non-profit organization providing free legal advice and representation to low income or elderly persons in five cities and 15 counties in central Virginia. Offices are located in Richmond, Petersburg and Charlottesville.
Founded in 1971, CVLAS's mission is, and always has been, the zealous legal representation without charge to low income or elderly clients in civil cases and to help the low income and elderly client community through preventitive community legal education. CVLAS is a §501(c)(3) organization.
"There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has."
- United States Supreme Court Judge Hugo Black,
Griffin v. Illinois, 351 U.S. 12, 19 (1956)
This site was most recently updated on March 8, 2010.
webmaster - Marty Wegbreit, Esq. - marty@cvlas.org |
