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HISTORY

FOUNDED IN 1979

In 1978, after seeing a growing need for no cost civil legal services in West Tennessee, several West Tennessee attorneys came together to form West Tennessee Legal Services (WTLS). Through the tireless efforts of John Vlcek, Lucy Haynes, Mary Boyd, Roy Herron, Mary Jo Middlebrooks, and many others, WTLS opened its doors on January 1, 1979, and began providing free civil legal help to West Tennesseans.

Through a Legal Services Corporation-funded Expansion Grant of 1981, WTLS expanded to include offices in Selmer, Huntingdon, and Dyersburg in addition to its main Jackson location. WTLS’ service area also grew to include 17 counties in West Tennessee.

In 2024, we expanded again thanks to funding from Legal Services Corporation. With this new grant we added a fifth office location in Memphis, and four additional counties: Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby and Tipton. We now proudly serve all of West Tennessee.

WTLS fills gaps in the civil justice system that prevents low-income and marginalized communities from accessing legal representation. We believe everyone deserves equal access to justice, regardless of their income level. We are proud of the work we do to serve West Tennessee.

West Tennessee Legal
Services

  • Toll Free: 800-372-8346
  • Main Office: 731-423-0616
  • Memphis Office: 901-471-8006
  • Fax: 731-423-2600

Jackson Office

210 West Main Street
Jackson, Tennessee 38301

Memphis Office

1407 Union Ave
Suite 1100
Memphis, TN 38104

Dyersburg Office

208 South Church Avenue
Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024

Huntingdon Office

113 West Paris Street
Huntingdon, Tennessee 38344

Selmer Office

141 North Third Street
Selmer, Tennessee 38375

WTLS will never ask for bank account information to pay court costs or related fees. All work done by the attorneys and paralegals are free for WTLS clients and clients will never be asked to pay for their attorney or paralegal.

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We serve the counties of Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Decatur, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henry, Henderson, Lake, Lauderdale, McNairy, Madison, Shelby, Tipton, Obion, and Weakley.

2023 Annual Report

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