Legal and Protection and Advocacy Organizations

Legal Services and Protection & Advocacy Organizations

• Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO): The GAO is Georgia’s Protection & Advocacy (P&A) agency, and is part of the federally-funded P&A system and the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN). GAO is a private, non-profit corporation whose work is mandated and authorized by Congress and the State of Georgia. The office provides legal and technical assistance to people with developmental disabilities, and works with self- and community-advocates to protect the rights of Georgians with disabilities.
• Atlanta Legal Aid Society (ALAS): Atlanta Legal Aid is a non-profit law firm that provides free civil legal services to low-income individuals. ALAS has expanded from 17 volunteer attorneys at its 1917 founding to 68 staff attorneys today, and handled more than 20,000 cases last year.
• Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP):  GLSP supplies free civil legal services to Georgians who can’t afford to hire a lawyer. GLSP works on high stakes cases, like domestic violence, eviction or foreclosure, denial of benefits, and lack of access to food or healthcare.