Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands

Tiffany Shankle 

on Google

4 months ago

I've tried to get help from these people three times, and even though I met the criteria for assistance, I was turned down. I was sent a letter stating that they were understaffed and overwhelmed. I was given some vague answers. These people don't help. Why do they even exist if they're turning everyone down who needs them? Where's the help for low income families who really need them? Nowhere. You'll be left to the wolves because you can't afford a lawyer. You can try to get their help, but you're not going to get it. Cut t... read more

Nunya Business 

on Google

11 months ago

Unless you are covered in bruises, good luck. I was approved for help 2020,, but then COVID-19 struck, I Wasn’t sure if I was gonna keep my job or not. I asked to pause what we had worked on to that point, due to the overwhelming situation. When things calmed down and I asked to restart divorce paperwork, I was told no because my “husband had moved out”, the lawyer told me because “since kids and I felt safe at the house that the abuse had stopped”. Two years later….I found myself permanently disabled due to the psychologica... read more

Arthur Austin 

on Google

a year ago

I called to ask for help and she told me they go over the cases every Tuesday and would give me a call back well I never received a call back an now I’m 2 weeks away from my court date and they mailed me a letter telling me they could not help after I was waiting for weeks and everytime I’d try to call they would never return my phone calls 

G S 

on Google

2 years ago

With continuous persistence they helped me. 

Leesha Albea 

on Google

2 years ago

They were no help at all when I needed them The most! Now, they are coming out with “a new pilot program” that they should have been doing!!! I reached out for help and they WERE NO HELP AT ALL! A waste of time!!