LIST OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS

The following organizations and attorneys provide free legal services and/or referrals for such services to indigent individuals in immigration removal proceedings, pursuant to 8 CFR ยง1003.61. Some of these organizations may also charge a nominal fee for legal services to certain low income individuals.

MIAMI, FLORIDA

AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE

10700 Caribbean Blvd., Ste. 301
South Dade Tower
Miami, FL 33189
(305) 252-4183
(305) 252-6441, Fax
1-800-765-8875, Toll Free

  • Spanish Spoken.
  • Will only take Guatemalan and Salvadoran cases.
  • Will not represent detained aliens.
  • Will take Asylum cases.

COLUMBIAN AMERICAN SERVICE ASSOCIATION (CASA)

8500 SW 8th Street, #218
Miami, FL 33144
(305) 448-2272

http://www.casa-usa.org

  • May charge nominal fee.
  • Fee waivers considered in certain circumstances.
  • Representation limited to Miami Immigration Court.
  • Will not represent cases in detention (including Krome or Broward Detention Centers).
  • All types of cases accepted, including asylum.
  • Spanish spoken.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES LEGAL SERVICES
ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI, INC.

The Bank of America Building
3661 West Oakland Park Blvd., Ste. 305
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
(954) 486-2070
(954) 486-5090, Fax

http://www.cclsmiami.org

  • Representation is limited to Miami Immigration Court.
  • Representation to residents of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties (priority given to Broward County residents).
  • Creole, Spanish, and French spoken.
  • Will accept VAWA cases and very limited representation in asylum proceedings.
  • All other ases will be referred to the Miami Office.
ALMA C. DEFILLO, ESQ.

929 Peninsular Place
Jacksonville, FL 32204
(904) 354-3778
(904) 634-8822, Fax

  • Will represent aliens in asylum cases.
  • Will represent premanent residents with criminal convictions.
  • May charge a nominal fee.
  • Will represent aliens in detention.
  • Telephonic consultation available.
  • Spanish and Portuguese spoken.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES LEGAL SERVICES
ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI, INC.

700 S. Royal Poinciana Blvd., Ste. 800
Miami Springs, FL 33166
(305) 887-8333
(305) 883-4498, Fax

http://www.cclsmiami.org

  • Representation limited to Miami Immigration Court and to residents of Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties.
  • Will process Cuban adjustment, employment authorization and parole requests, and citizenship applications for West Miami-Dade and Monroe County residents.
  • Asylum cases will be accepted and represented by the Miami Office.
  • Spanish spoken.

FLORIDA EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER, INC.

3210 Cleveland Avenue, Ste. 101-A
Ft. Meyers, FL 33901
(239) 277-7060
(239) 277-9050, Fax
1-800-518-1716, toll free

  • Spanish spoken.
  • Will not represent detained aliens.
  • Will take asylum cases.
  • Court representation limited to Miami Immigration Court (for non-court cases, priority given to VAWA, SIJ, U ad T visas, and family cases involving large numbers of children).
  • Representation to residents of Lee, Hendry, Glades, Charlotte, and DeSoto Counties.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES LEGAL SERVICES ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI, INC.

150 SE 2nd Ave., Ste. 200
Miami, FL 33131
(305) 373-1073
(305) 373-1173, Fax

http://www.cclsmiami.org

  • Representation limited to Miami Immigration Court.
  • Representation to residents of Monroe, Miami-Dade, and Broward Counties.
  • Creole, Spanish, and French spoken.
  • All types of cases accepted, including asylum proceedings.

FLORIDA IMMIGRANT ADVOCACY CENTER, INC. (FIAC)

3000 Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 400
Miami, FL 33137
(305) 573-1106

  • Spanish, Creole and French spoken.
  • Will take Asylum cases.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES LEGAL SERVICES
ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI, INC.

900 54th Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(561) 494-0928
(561) 202-2310, Fax

IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS CENTER

1468 S. Semoran Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32807
(407) 382-4944

  • Spanish spoken.
  • Will take Asylum cases.
  • May charge a nominal fee.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES LEGAL SERVICES
ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI, INC.

370 SW 3rd Street
Boca Raton, FL 33432
(561) 394-6352

RICHARD LOISEAU, ESQ.

7680 Universal Blvd., Ste. 660
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 352-9920
(407) 497-3530, Cell
(407) 352-9980, Fax
1-888-685-7424, Toll Free
Email: RLGLOBAL@AOL.COM

  • Creole, Spanish, and French spoken
  • All types of cases accepted, including asylum and detention
  • May charge a nominal fee

CATHOLIC CHARITIES LEGAL SERVICES
ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI, INC.

1111 S. Federal Hwy, Ste. 216
Stuart, FL 34995
(772) 283-0541
(772) 872-0311, Fax

NEIL ST. JOHN RAMBANA, ESQ.
ELIZABETH RICCI, ESQ.

Rambana & Ricci, P.A.
521 East Tennessee Street
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 224-4529
(850) 222-7529, Fax

  • Willing to represent aliens in asylum proceedings.
  • Spanish spoken.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES LEGAL SERVICES
ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI, INC.

15305 W. Adams Ave.
Indiantown, FL 34956
(772) 597-2812
(772) 597-2813, Fax

JASON ST-FLEUR, ESQ.

Jason St-Fleur, & Associates, P.A.
152 NE 167th Ave, Ste. 300
Miami, FL 33162
(305) 947-2055
(305) 397-1807 (fax)
Office@stfleur.com
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE

Immigration and Refugee Program
1924 NW 84th Ave.
Miami, FL 33126
(305) 774-6770

  • Creole, French, and Spanish spoken.
  • Will NOT represent aliens in detention. Will take asylum cases.
  • May charge a nominal fee.

SAUL D. THERMIDOR, ESQ.

271 NW 54th St.
Miami, FL 33127
(302) 407-9397

COLUMBIAN AMERICAN NATIONAL COALITION, INC. (CANCO)

809 SW 8th St.
Suite 212
Miami, FL 33130-3748
(305) 416-7902
(305) 416-7902, Fax

  • Spanish Spoken.
SIMON TSANG, ESQ.

3837 Northdale Blvd., Ste. 302
Tampa, FL 33624
(813) 265-8152; (727) 547-6097

  • Will take Asylum cases.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

DAVID P. CHO, ESQ.

3900 Dairy Road, Unit 1-B
West Melbourne, FL 32904
(321) 984-0742
(321) 984-0086, Fax

  • Will take asylum cases
  • May charge a nominal fee

RICHARD LOISEAU, ESQ.

7680 Universal Blvd., Ste. 660
Orlando, FL 32819
(407) 352-9920
(407) 497-3530, Cell
(407) 352-9980, Fax
1-888-685-7424, Toll Free
Email: RLGLOBAL@AOL.COM

  • Creole, Spanish, and French spoken
  • All types of cases accepted, including asylum and detention
  • May charge a nominal fee
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE

Immigration and Refugee Program
1921 NW 84th Ave.
Miami, FL 33126
(305) 774-6770
(305) 754-9910 (in Little Haiti)

  • Creole, French, and Spanish spoken.
  • Will not represent aliens in detention.
  • Will take asylum cases.
  • May charge a nominal fee.

LAW OFFICE OF JOHN J. PATINO, P.A.

13538 Village Park Dr., Suite 270
Orlando, FL 32837
(407) 770-0550
(407) 770-0551, Fax

Email: jjp@patinolawoffice.com

  • Spanish Spoken/Hablamos Español

ALMA C. DEFILLO, ESQ.

929 Peninsular Place
Jacksonville, FL 32204
(904) 354-3778
(904) 634-8822, Fax

  • Will represent aliens in asylum cases.
  • Will represent premanent residents with criminal convictions.
  • May charge a nominal fee.
  • Will represent aliens in detention.
  • Telephonic consultation available.
  • Spanish and Portuguese spoken.

NEIL ST. JOHN RAMBANA, ESQ.
ELIZABETH RICCI, ESQ.

Rambana & Ricci, P.A.
521 East Tennessee Street
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 224-4529
(850) 222-7529, Fax

  • Willing to represent aliens in asylum proceedings.
  • Spanish spoken.

ANTHONY M. DIFILIPPO

Immigration Attorney
1704 9th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
(800) 882-2642
Immigration_Law@ymail.com

VITALIA DIAZ SHAFER, ESQ.

Diaz & Shafer, PA
305 North Armenia Ave.
Tampa, FL 33609
(813) 250-1300

  • Spanish and French spoken.
  • All types of cases, including asylum, accepted.

GULF COAST LEGAL SERVICES, INC.

641 First Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 821-0726
1-800-230-5920 (Toll free)
(727) 821-3340, Fax

www.gulfcoastlegal.org

  • Free civil legal services to eligible clients.
  • Must be income eligible.
  • Must reside in Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee, Sarasota or Hillsborough Counties.
  • By appointment or phone.
  • Spanish spoken, other languages arranged.
  • Immigration matters include asylum/VAWA cancellation/U status/trafficking victims/juvenilesWill represent aliens in asylum cases.

SAUL D. THERMIDOR, ESQ.

4823 Silver Star Rd., Ste. 190
Orlando, FL 32808
(407) 574-6247
(407) 367-3593

LOUIS GVZMANN, ESQ.

American Asylum Law Center
620 East New York Ave., Ste. 1B
Deland, FL 32724
(386) 785-9365

  • Spanish/Catilan/German (Hablamos Castellano/Espanol/Wir Sprechen Deutsch).
  • Represent aliens seeking asylum.

 

SIMON TSANG, ESQ.

3837 Northdale Blvd., Ste. 302
Tampa, FL 33624
(813) 265-8152
(727) 547-6097

  • Will take Asylum cases.
IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS CENTER

1468 S. Semoran Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32807
(407) 382-4944

  • Spanish spoken.
  • Will take Asylum cases.
  • May charge a nominal fee.

IFEOMA A. UCHE, ESQ.

American Immigration Services Center
3001 39th Street
Orlando, FL 32839-9219
(407) 648-5367
(407) 648-5368
(407) 648-5369
(407) 425-4487, Fax

http://www.americanimmigrationservicescenter.com/

  • Will take Asylum cases.
  • Spanish, French, and Creole spoken.
  • May charge a nominal fee.

LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, INC.

100 East Robinson Street
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 841-8310
(407) 648-9240, Fax

Email: info@legalaidocba.org

  • Free civil legal services to eligible clients.
  • No criminal matters.
  • Must reside in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Polk, Brevard, Citrus, Sumter, Hernando, Marion, Volusia, Flagler, Putnam counties.
  • By appointment, phone - (407) 841-8310 Ext. 1.
  • Spanish spoken, other languages arranged.