General Legal Services Request
Information for Potential Clients
What clinic does my problem fall under?
Helps nonprofits and social entrepreneurs committed to advancing social infrastructure in underserved communities.
• The Clinic generally defines limited financial resources as annual gross income from all sources amounting to less than
300 percent of the federal poverty level for individuals and organizational budgets of $100,000 or less.
Helps clients choose, form, and operate their businesses.
Provides assistance with preparing and filing applications for patent protection in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, responding to related office actions, and provides guidance for maintenance of patent registrations.
Provides assistance with preparing and filing applications for trademark and service mark registration in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, responding to related office actions, and provides guidance for maintenance of marks that achieve registration.
Helps taxpayers resolve problems with the IRS, such as if the IRS disagrees with the tax return filed or if the taxpayer is unable to pay amount owed.
• The Clinic is partially funded by a grant from the Taxpayer Advocate Service, an independent office within the IRS.
• Under the terms of our grant, the Clinic primarily assists taxpayers whose income from all sources amounting to less than 250 percent of the federal poverty level. The amount that you are challenging must be $50,000 or less for each tax year for which you have a dispute with the IRS.
Assists with: protective orders, family violence, divorces, child custody, child support, terminations or adoptions, other family law or child-related issues, simple wills or powers of attorney, and veterans benefits or other veteran issues.
• The Clinic also requires the person seeking assistant to be a resident of Tarrant County.
• We are not accepting new clients at this time
Assists with: deportation proceedings; applying for asylum; applying for a U visa, T visa or self-petition under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA); and problems while in immigration detention.
• The Clinic assists individuals who cannot afford to retain an attorney and decide which cases to take based on its merits and educational value to law students.
• We are not accepting new clients at this time
Am I eligible to apply?
Clients are selected based on a variety of factors, including financial need, educational value to the law students, potential for positive impact in the community, and timing.
Although our legal services are provided at no charge, clients are responsible for certain fees and other costs charged by third parties for their transactions. For example, clients are responsible to pay for fees associated with filing an application for tax exemption. All such fees will be paid directly to the third party.
When is help available?
The clinics operate from January – April (spring) and August – November (fall), corresponding with the semesters in our academic calendar. While many matters can be handled in a single semester, the academic calendar means there will be delays between periods of work for matters that take longer than a single semester to complete. Those delays can range from five weeks (in the winter) to three months (in the summer). If your matter requires urgent or ongoing attention without delays, we suggest you contact another legal services provider.
Who works on my case?
Law students at the Texas A&M University School of Law who are supervised by an experienced attorney will handle your legal matter. Depending on how long it takes to resolve your matter, your file may be transferred to another law student after a new semester begins.
How do I apply?
If your legal problem does not fall under any of the clinic links above, please complete the request for legal services application form here.