What are legal service organizations? 

 

        They are private nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations whose public interest mission is to provide free legal services to low-income residents in every community in the United States.  These organizations employ attorneys, paralegals and support staff  who provide direct legal assistance to the low-income residents of their service areas.  They provide legal assistance in civil matters only; not criminal cases.   Their clients include persons living on very limited incomes as well as senior citizens and persons with disabilities. 

         These public interest organizations handle civil matters in areas of law including, but not limited to, state and federal housing rights, unemployment/employment disputes, state and federal benefits and services, domestic violence, family, and consumer matters such as foreclosures. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization working to raise awareness of the important public interest work being done by nonprofit 501(c)(3) legal service organizations in every community throughout the United States.

 

    We are also working to find ways to raise money to support this important public interest work without which low-income residents would not have access to the “tools” needed to balance the scales of   “justice.”     

          

 

Working to ensure that the most disadvantaged residents of our communities will have access to the “tools”

needed to balance

the scales of

“justice.”

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     Legal service organizations are the main source of 

“tools” for  “justice” for low income residents with civil court cases.

 

To find out about the kind of work being done by legal service attorneys, buy your own copy of the first edition (first printing) of “Our Book Project.”

 

For more information, click on the

cover of our book to the right, or

 “Our Book Project” tab above or below.

 

To read one of the true case stories,

click on “A True Case Story” tab. 

        

           Tools For Justice, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation organized exclusively for the charitable and educational purposes set forth in Our Mission Statement.  Our primary focus at this time is to raise awareness of the important work being done by nonprofit legal service organizations throughout the United States.  

           We currently maintain our registration as a Charitable Organization for purposes of soliciting donations ONLY in the State of New Jersey.  INFORMATION FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCERNING THIS CHARITABLE SOLICITATION AND THE PERCENTAGE OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE CHARITY DURING THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD THAT WERE DEDICATED TO THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY BY CALLING 973-504-6215 AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/ocp.htm#charity.  REGISTRATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT.

           If you wish to make a donation to help us in our cause and to promote equal access to justice in civil courts, please make a donation DIRECTLY to the 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal service organization serving the residents of your community.  To find the legal service organization serving your community, go to www.lsc.gov for a list of legal service organizations by state.  Please help your neighbors get legal assistance when they need it.  

       To further help our cause, please click on “Our Book Project” tab to find out how to buy our book for which Tools For Justice, Inc. owns the copyright and would receive the royalties.  Please encourage others to buy their own copy as well.   Thank you!

 

Promote equal access to justice in civil court ~ support nonprofit legal service organizations.

Many attorneys provide pro bono (free) services to low-income residents with their legal struggles in their own communities.

 BUT, they can’t do it all.