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Personal Legal Services

Legal Services Law Line of Vermont, Inc. Law Line is a non-profit legal services law firm that provides free consultation, advice, and community education for low-income Vermonters with a civil (non-criminal law) legal problem. See http://www.vtlawhelp.org/Home/PublicWeb

Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator: http://www.martindale.com/

Student Legal Services: Student Legal Services is a student-run organization, funded by the Student Government Association, which retains legal services for students through a Burlington law firm. See http://www.uvm.edu/~legal/

Vermont Bar Association: The state bar association operates a Lawyer Referral Service. Persons who have a legal problem and cannot afford a lawyer will be directed, if possible, to another public service program or human service agency for assistance. The Lawyer Referral Service may be accessed as follows: http://www.vtbar.org

Vermont Legal Aid. Vermont Legal Aid is a non-profit law firm organized into specialized projects serving clients from six offices located throughout Vermont. It provides assistance without charge to Vermonters who have low incomes, are elderly or who have disabilities and who have legal problems. It does not handle criminal cases. See http://www.vtlegalaid.org/General%20Info.html

Government Services

State of Vermont - Attorney General. The Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer in the state, charged with representing the state in all matters in which the state is a party or has an interest. See http://www.atg.state.vt.us/

State of Vermont - Attorney General - Consumer Assistance Program. The Consumer Assistance Program, jointly sponsored by UVM, is the complaint-handling branch of the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division, which may be contacted if you have a problem with goods or services you purchased. It can also provide consumers with information about their rights, options, and responsibilities as consumers. See http://www.atg.state.vt.us/display.php?smod=119

U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Vermont. This office prosecutes violations of federal criminal law and represents the United States in both defensive and affirmative civil matters. See http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/vt/

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