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Waste of time!

Legal Aid of Arkansas has an application for Domestic Violence, yet they do not help with anything criminal (at least that is my understanding) and that should have been my first red flag. I applied for assistance as I have no income, and had recently discovered that victims of CSA can make cases against their abusers in Arkansas until the age of 50. I honestly applied because while I have a BSW degree, and want to pursue a law degree in the future, I can readily say I know next to nothing when it comes to, well, legal aid! So, this being said, I thought I could at least receive a pointer from Legal Aid of Arkansas as to where I should go, and to be fair I received one - i.e. "get a private attorney, we can't help". I had called to check up on my application and the woman who answered was literally laughing on the other end. Laughing! And I could not tell if it was because of filling out the incorrect application, or the content of my application, or if someone was goofing off in the office next to her. She laughed for a good solid three minutes, chuckling through her conversation with me. She even told me she was, and I quote "losing my mind over here" - to which I replied trying to be kind "boy to I understand that!". She asked if I needed an Order of Protection (this must be the only DV oriented thing they can provide but- is that not a criminal instance? the line of civil and criminal is nuanced as heck). She then put me on hold for a while then came back and gave me the news I mentioned above. Then, pitifully, as if saying "poor you" told me to "try and enjoy the rest of your day". I have been working up the courage to go after my childhood abusers and reached out to Legal Aid of Arkansas and they gave me very unprofessional service and absolutely no direction to go in. I do not actually know what they are there for if again, they have a domestic violence application that you can literally fill out fully, but can't, don't or won't(?) help with criminal things. Boy, when I get that JD degree in the future (gotta have goals right?) I fully plan to pursue the betterment of services of this kind for all incomes, all situations and all demographics. Justice is frilly, lacey, and moot if justice cannot, or doesn't bother to serve everyone. Or at the very least, throw you a tangible option to pursue your needs. I am back to square one and with courage evermore- I hope for anyone in a similar situation to mine that you hang onto your courage and to press into your goals. You are not alone no matter how it may feel sometimes.

I hate them people . They are the worst . ANSWER YOUR PHONES AND HELP SOMEONE

Do not recommend whatsoever for any reason. I'd rather be a fool and represent myself than have this supposed lawyer do it for me. Opposing witnesses didn't show up. Judge OPENLY tossed Plaintiff's outlandish statement before court started. As an INVESTIGATOR with 28 years experience from DOJ to Martindale-Hubbel Top Rated firms , I had everything to Slam-Dunk this case and more...and the lawyer (lol) was so afraid and stated the "judge doesn't want to see any of that" (evidence) and further stated in front of a former intelligence analyst that was with me to see the charade, "The courtroom isn't the place to be arguing." Either Plead guilty to a crime that wasn't committed by anyone, let alone committed by me or lose because "the cops are on her (plaintiff's) side." (When are the cops NOT on the plaintiff's side? The actual cop that is Plaintiff's daughter's next door neighbor wasn't there! The second supposed motorcycle cop was an old high school friend of mine...and HE WAS NOT THERE even though he wasn't the one involved. The 2nd cop involved had quit SSPS and moved to Mississippi! And the lawyer (lol) STILL lost due to a host of basically cowardice inaction stating my presentation and photos of the alleged crime scene were a "bunch of weird photos" when looked at on his flip-phone, I'm guessing. Caveat: The plaintiff CONFESSED her involvement in an Oklahoma Cold Case MURDER to me then freaked out and called her daughter's neighbor to help conjure up a false police report...TWICE to discredit me. Just the day before court, I provided 3 hours of deposition on the MURDER and her involvement and was vehemently told by the lawyer (lol) that it nor her three felony drug convictions, 5 previous restraining orders on 2 of her 5 FIVE previous lawyers and that she was a drug mule has nothing to to with the Plaintiff's accusing me of: drive-by shooting, peeping tom, stalking, bomb making, assault, sneaking in her house when she's not home, hiding under the crawl space, hiding on her roof, voting for Nixon, driving a Ford, bad hair, etc and on and on and on and having not seen me since 1991 even though I lived in the same 1000 sq ft house with her in winter 2022/2023... surprisingly right after she admitted her part in the Cold Case MURDER. But Legal Aid assured me that with everything she's saying, I would be found GUILTY. No witnesses. No Police Reports... tons of my ignored contradictory evidence and he STILL LOST! And the Legal Aid lawyer (lol) STILL lost the case. A pathetic example of what a lawyer should NOT be.

Good at helping poor people get a leg up over other poor people.

Wasn’t willing to help with divorce. Supposed to help with legal services and just said case was to easy need to get a lawyer. If that was the case wouldn’t have contacted them in the first place!

I make $15.90 an hour. But that's TOO MUCH for any help ..... I got my niece back anyway. She's lost her mom then put in a foster home . Well, God had a plan. When He does something, NO ONE can stop Him.

Rude impolite and dismissive

This "service" if you could call it that is truly worthless. Each and every member, attorney, everyone involved has a twisted and distorted view on every single case. A truly useless and worthless program all together. They have no morals and will not help you in anyway shape or form. A waste of time and energy.

Big help

Incredibly helpful folks. Helped us navigate an adoption very quickly.