Updated 2007
The Law and Aging Guide is a comprehensive listing of the state-wide resources available to help older persons with law-related issues. Published by the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, the Guide includes important contact numbers and addresses for legal assistance providers and other law-related services for the elderly. Many states now have toll-free senior legal hotlines. If you are an older person (or family member or trusted friend of an older person) who needs legal advice or assistance, the first step is to see if your state has a hotline, and, if it does, to call the hotline listed below.
[Note: If you are legal services provider or entity listed below, please email any changes of address or information to the ABA Commission at abaelderly@abanet.org , attn: Law and Aging Guide.]
Alabama
A. Senior Legal Hotline: None Listed
B. Legal Assistance Developer
Kathleen Healey
Division Planning Director
Alabama Department of Senior Services
770 Washington Ave., RSA Plaza, Ste. 470
P.O. Box 301851
Montgomery, AL 36130-1851
(334) 353-9394; fax (334) 242-5594
Web: http://www.adss.state.al.us/
C. Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Virginia Moore-Bell
Alabama Department of Senior Services
770 Washington Ave., RSA Plaza, Ste. 470
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 242-5743; fax (334) 242-5594
Web: http://www.adss.state.al.us/
D. Legal Services Funded Under the Older Americans Act
If your income falls within certain guidelines, you may be able to get legal help from the Legal Services or Legal Aid program in your area. In some communities, the Older Americans Act program serving older people and the legal aid program are one and the same. For a state-by-state listing of Legal Services programs, go to Web: http://www.lsc.gov.
East Alabama Regional Planning & Development Commission
Quintard Tower Suite 300
1130 Quintard Avenue
Anniston, AL 36202
AGELINE (800) 243-5463); (256) 237-6741
www.earpdc.org
Serves Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Randolph, Talladega and Tallapoosa
Office of Senior Citizens Services
Jefferson County Office of Senior Citizens Services
2601 Highland Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
(800) AGELINE (800-243-5463); (205) 325-1416
www.jeffcoseniorcitizens.org
Serves Jefferson
Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission
107 Broad Street
Camden, Alabama 36726
(800) AGELINE (1-800-243-5463); (334) 682-4234/1-888-617-0500
www.alarc.org/atrc
Serves Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Sumter, Washington and Wilcox
Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging
(866) 570-2998; (205) 280-4175
Serves Blount, Chilton, Shelby, St. Clair and Walker
North Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments
P.O. Box C. Decatur
Alabama 35602
(800) AGELINE (800) 243-5463); (256) 355-4515
www.narcog.org
Serves Cullman, Lawrence, Morgan
Southern Alabama Regional Council on Aging
230 N Oates Street
Post Office Drawer 1886
Dothan, AL 36302
(800) AGELINE (800) 243-5463); (334)793-6843; (800) 239-3507
www.sarcoa.org
Serves Barbour, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry and Houston
Top of Alabama Regional Council of Governments
(800) AGELINE (800) 243-5463); (256) 533-3330
www.alarc.org/tarcog/index.htm
Serves DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison and Marshall
South Alabama Regional Planning Commission
110 Beauregard
P. O. Box 1665
Mobile, Alabama 36633
(800) AGELINE; (800) 243-5463); (334) 433-6541
www.sarpc.org/aging.htm
Serves Mobile
Central Alabama Aging Consortium
(334) 240-4666; (800) 264-4680
www.adss.state.al.us/CAAC.htm
Serves Autauga, Elmore and Montgomery
Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments
103 Student Drive
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(800) AGELINE (800) 243-5463); (256) 389-0500; (800) 838-5845
www.nacolg.com
Serves Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Marion and Winston
West Alabama Regional Commission
4200 Highway 69 North, Suite 1
Northport, AL 35473
(800) AGELINE; (800) 243-5463); (205) 333-2990
www.warc.info
Serves Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens and Tuscaloosa
Lee-Russell Council of Governments
(800) AGELINE; (800) 243-5463); (334) 749-5264; (800) 239-4444
www.alarc.org/lrcog/index.htm
Serves Lee and Russell
E. Bar Committees/Sections
Elder Law Section of the Alabama State Bar
Jennifer Q. Griffin, Chair
415 Dexter Ave.
P.O. Box 671
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 269-1515; fax (334) 261-6310
Web: http://www.alabar.org/
F. National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
– Alabama Chapter
None listed
G. Legal Assistance Projects Involving Private Attorneys
Many communities are also served by volunteer lawyer (pro bono) programs. These programs are usually sponsored by bar associations. Lawyers in private practice volunteer to help low-income persons free of charge. To find the pro bono program in your state, click on http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/probonodirectory.html
Alabama State Bar Association
Volunteer Lawyers Program
415 Dexter Ave.
P.O. Box 671
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 269-1515
H. Law Schools and Legal Clinics
Law Schools
University of Alabama School of Law
Box 870382
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0382
(205) 348-5440
Cumberland School of Law
Samford University
800 Lakeshore Dr.
Birmingham, AL 35229
(205) 726-2701; (800) 888-7248
Legal Clinics
University of Alabama
Legal Counsel for the Elderly
P.O. Box 870932
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0392
(205) 348-4960; fax (205) 348-6851
Jo Alison Taylor, Professor
I. Attorney General’s Office
Troy King
Office of the Attorney General
11 S. Union St., 3rd Floor
Montgomery, AL 36130
(334) 242-7300
Web: http://www.ago.state.al.us
While the Alabama Attorney General’s office has no separate unit addressing elderly concerns, work on those issues is encompassed by units including Medicaid Fraud, the Consumer Office, the Insurance Department, and the Victim’s Service Office. The office provides a consumer complaint line and services to victims.
J. State Protection and Advocacy Agencies
State of Alabama Client Assistance Program
Division of Rehabilitation Services and Children’s Rehabilitation Services
2125 East South Blvd.
Montgomery, AL 36116
(800) 228-3231(in state); (800) 441-7607 (out of state); fax (334) 288-1104
Web: www.sacap.org
Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
The University of Alabama
P.O. Box 870395
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0395
(205) 348-4928; (800) 826-1675; fax (205) 348-3909
Web: http://www.adap.net
K. Dispute Resolution
Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution
415 Dexter Ave.
P.O. Box 671
Montgomery, AL 36101
Judy Keegan, director
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(334) 269-1515 x111; fax (334) 261-6310
Web: http://www.alabamaadr.org
Email: jkeegan@alabar.org)
This statewide program maintains the Alabama mediator roster, an arbitrator roster, and provides information on dispute resolution alternatives.
L. Other Projects
The Alabama Department of Senior Services, in conjunction with the Center for Social Gerontology, developed statewide standards for legal services. The department also developed a legal reporting system to track the type of services being provided by legal services.
