THE DIRECTORY
The 10 offices the Virginia guide sends people to, with what each one handles and how to reach it. Read off each office’s own page as of September 2026, and every entry carries the link so the number here can be checked against the source.
A list, not a referral. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no office on it has any connection to this site.
Start here
The two places that say which local help covers an address, and publish the forms.
- Virginia Law Help
A public library of legal information for Virginia. Its statewide number, 866-LEGLAID, and its online form connect a caller with the local legal aid office.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-866-534-5243
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, Custody and Visitation, Getting Divorced, Protective Orders
- Virginia Judicial System Court Self-Help
Resources for people representing themselves in Virginia's courts, with ways to find legal help, a lawyer, a court, a case and a form.
- Covers
- Statewide
Sent here by Small Claims Court, Changing Your Name, Clearing a Record, Getting Divorced, A Small Estate, Custody and Visitation, Protective Orders
Free civil legal help
Each program covers part of the state and each sets its own eligibility. The lookup above is what settles which one covers a county.
- Central Virginia Legal Aid Society
A community of lawyers giving free civil legal services and preventative legal education, from offices in Richmond, Charlottesville and Petersburg.
- Covers
- Central Virginia
- For
- Qualifying low income individuals
- Phone
- (804) 648-1012
3 regional offices
- Richmond · 115 S. 15th Street, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23219 · (804) 648-1012
- Charlottesville · 103 East Water Street, Suites 201 & 202, Charlottesville, VA 22901 · (434) 296-8851
- Petersburg · 229 North Sycamore Street, Petersburg, VA 23803 · (804) 862-1100
Sent here by Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back, When the Landlord Will Not Fix It, Locked Out by the Landlord, Custody and Visitation, Getting Divorced, Protective Orders
- Virginia Poverty Law Center
Works for low income Virginians through advocacy, education and litigation, on families and children in crisis, consumer rights and economic fairness, and health care and benefits; it launched VirginiaLawHelp.org.
- Covers
- Statewide
- For
- Low income Virginians
- Phone
- (804) 782-9430
Sent here by Deceptive Business Practices, Lemon Law, Door to Door Sales, The Letter About Your Information, When Someone Uses Your Name, Being Evicted, Getting the Deposit Back
The offices the guide names
Where a complaint, a charge, a report or an appeal in the fine print of a section actually goes.
- Virginia Attorney General, Office of Civil Rights
Handles complaints of discrimination, and sends complaints about housing discrimination to the Virginia Fair Housing Office.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (804) 225-2292
- CivilRights@oag.state.va.us
Sent here by Discrimination at Work, Working with a Record, Housing Discrimination
- Virginia Attorney General, Consumer Protection
Takes consumer complaints, publishes scam alerts, and lists the consumer laws and cases it brings, through its Consumer Protection Hotline.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- (804) 786-2042
Sent here by Deceptive Business Practices, Lemon Law, Door to Door Sales, The Letter About Your Information, When Someone Uses Your Name, What a Creditor Cannot Take, Time Limits to Sue
- Virginia Fair Housing Office
Part of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation; the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights sends complaints of housing discrimination here.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-888-551-3247
Sent here by Housing Discrimination, Discrimination at Work
- Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, Payment of Wage Claims
Takes complaints about wage matters, which Virginia law gives employees the right to file with the department.
- Covers
- Statewide
Sent here by Getting Paid, Minimum Wage, The Pay Stub
- Virginia Employment Commission
Runs unemployment insurance in Virginia, through its call center.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-866-832-2363
Sent here by Unemployment Benefits
- Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission
Administers workers' compensation, with forms and documents for injured workers and a Customer Contact Center for general questions, with interpreters available.
- Covers
- Statewide
- Phone
- 1-877-664-2566
Sent here by Hurt at Work