Friday, September 22, 2017

About Volunteer Legal Services


Since 2006, Austin, Texas-based attorney Jake Posey has been maintaining a private practice wherein he serves Fortune 500 companies, state associations, and market leaders across the state. When not busy with his own practice, lawyer Jake Posey supports programs like Volunteer Legal Services (VLS).

VLS is a nonprofit organization committed to providing civil legal services to low-income individuals. VLS has a roster of over 600 volunteer attorneys who are ready to help people with a wide range of matters such as abuse, forced evictions and foreclosures, and medical-related issues.

The Posey Law Firm, PC supports volunteer organizations like VLS that aim to provide free legal assistance to low-income persons who have no financial resources or have been denied public assistance. VLS organizes a monthly free legal clinic where attorneys provide free legal advice on civil legal issues.Over the past 35 years VLS has expanded to serve more than 7,000 people annually through their programs.