If you are interested in volunteering, please visit our volunteers page for more information.
WHO WE SERVE
- People with HIV/AIDS in Washington State
- All income levels (fees go from free to full fee depending on level of income)
WHAT WE DO
VAPWA provides referrals for legal assistance for eligible clients who meet the following requirements:
- HIV+
- Civil legal issue in Washington State
Case Types:
- Bankruptcy (Chapter 7 only)
- Consumer Issues (Contracts/Warrants)
- Criminal Records Vacation
- Debt Defense
- Employment (Job Discrimination, Requests For Reasonable Accommodation)
- Estate planning (Will, DPOA, Healthcare Directives)
- Family Law (Custody/Visitation, Dissolution, Guardianship, Adoption, Support)
- Health (Breach of Confidentiality, Insurance, Malpractice)
- Housing (Landlord/Tenant, Evictions, Reasonable Accommodation, Habitability)
- Immigration
- Income Maintenance (Long-Term Disability Insurance Denials and Terminations, Unemployment Compensation, Labor and Industries)
- Public benefits (Social Security Denials, Overpayments, Terminations)
- Tort defense
Limited assistance in the following areas:
WHAT WE DO NOT DO
We cannot help with the following type of legal issue:
- Criminal
- Suing another person or business for an issue unrelated to your HIV status
WHERE, WHEN, and HOW TO REACH SERVICES
To be screened for a volunteer attorney, call (206) 461-3200 or simply dial 211 from within Washington State or email CLS@KCBA.org with "VAPWA" in the subject line.
For additional information call the Information and Resource Message Line at (206) 267-7055.
HOW TO PREPARE
- Gather all related paperwork.
- Decide on the desired outcome or goal.
- Identify all deadlines.
- Tell the intake screener about these deadlines.
- Be prepared to tell the history of your legal issue to the intake screener over the phone.
The mission of the VAPWA program is to provide civil legal representation, advice, and education to individuals living with HIV/AIDS in King County and Washington State.