TENNESSEE DIRECTORY
Free legal aid, the state offices that take a complaint or a claim, and where to look for a lawyer in Tennessee. 7 offices, each read off its own page.
verified October 13, 2026
A list, not a referral. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no office on it has any connection to this site.
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Statewide places that point to local help, forms and legal information.
- HELP4TN
Legal information booklets, forms, videos, blog posts by staff attorneys and chat bots on renting, divorce, going to court and other topics, and a free senior legal helpline where attorneys give confidential legal advice and information to anyone 60 or older, whatever their income.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-844-435-7486
Free civil legal help
Each program sets its own eligibility, and some cover only part of the state, as each entry says.
- West Tennessee Legal Services
Free civil legal help for people with limited incomes, by appointment only, with a library of free legal information by topic.
- Covers
- West Tennessee
- For
- Limited income individuals, families and communities
- Phone
- 1-800-372-8346
5 regional offices
- Jackson, main office · 210 West Main Street, Jackson, TN 38301 · (731) 423-0616
- Memphis · 1407 Union Ave, Suite 1100, Memphis, TN 38104 · (901) 471-8006
- Dyersburg · 208 South Church Avenue, Dyersburg, TN 38024
- Huntingdon · 113 West Paris Street, Huntingdon, TN 38344
- Selmer · 141 North Third Street, Selmer, TN 38375
- Legal Aid of East Tennessee
Free civil legal representation on finances and identity, domestic violence, older adults, family, and housing and property, with eviction prevention programs in Knox and Hamilton counties.
- Covers
- The 26 counties of East Tennessee
- Phone
- 1-800-572-7457
6 regional offices, and 2 phone lines
- Knoxville · 607 W Summit Hill Dr. SW, Knoxville, TN 37902 · (865) 637-0484Serves Knox, Loudon and Sevier counties
- Knox County Eviction Prevention Program · 4450 Walker Blvd., Suite C, Knoxville, TN 37917 · (865) 371-8730Serves Knox County
- Chattanooga · 100 W Martin Luther King Blvd., Ste 402, Chattanooga, TN 37402 · (423) 756-4013Serves Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Rhea and Sequatchie counties
- Chattanooga Eviction Prevention Initiative · (423) 710-9432
- Cleveland · 270 N Ocoee St., Cleveland, TN 37311 · (423) 303-2266Serves Bradley, Meigs, McMinn, Monroe and Polk counties
- Maryville · 307 Ellis Ave., Maryville, TN 37804 · (865) 981-1818Serves Blount County
- Johnson City · (423) 928-8311Serves Carter, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties
- Morristown · 1001 W. 2nd North St., Morristown, TN 37814 · (423) 587-4850Serves Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen and Jefferson counties
- Disability Rights Tennessee
No cost help for people living with a disability or mental illness, including reporting abuse or neglect, employment, legal or advocacy help, Social Security disability benefits, special education, TennCare member supports and voting, starting from a request to its resource and referral team.
- Covers
- Tennesseans with disabilities
- For
- People with disabilities or mental illness
- Phone
- 1-800-342-1660
- GetHelp@DisabilityRightsTN.org
State offices
Where a complaint, a claim or a report goes, in each office's own description of what it takes.
- Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
The state's workplace resource for unemployment claims through Jobs4TN, workplace safety and health (TOSHA), workers' compensation for injuries on the job, and workplace laws, with help desk tickets for each.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-844-224-5818
- Post
- 220 French Landing Drive, Nashville, TN 37243
- Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
Takes complaints about unfair or deceptive business practices, unlicensed activity and misconduct by licensed professionals and businesses, and through its Consumer Insurance Services Section, complaints about insurance.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (615) 741-2241
- Post
- 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243
2 more phone lines
- Consumer Insurance Services · (615) 741-2218
- Consumer Insurance Services, toll free · 1-800-342-4029
Finding a lawyer
Directories and referral services that give a name and a number. They are not a recommendation.
- Tennessee Bar Association, Find an Attorney
Independent resources for locating an attorney by the type of problem; the Bar Association itself does not give legal advice, recommend lawyers or run a referral service.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (615) 383-7421
- Post
- 3010 Poston Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203