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Thank you for contacting the Southern Poverty Law Center with your request for legal assistance. We understand your desire for justice as well as your hope that we can provide legal assistance to you.

We will review your request.

Please know that we receive numerous requests for legal assistance daily. Unfortunately, there are many worthy cases of injustice and unfairness that SPLC is simply unable to handle.

We will contact you with specific questions if we need additional information or are able to assist you; otherwise, please assume that, unfortunately, we will not be able to provide you with assistance.

Legal claims usually have time deadlines. Legal deadlines may be different depending on the nature of the legal claim, the persons or entities who may have violated your rights, and which particular rights were violated. For some kinds of violations, you may need to file a notice or pursue other administrative remedies with a government agency before you can file suit in court. These administrative procedures also have their own time deadlines. If you do not comply with the applicable time deadlines, you could be legally barred from pursuing your claim in court. If you are concerned about whether the time for bringing your complaint is about to pass or you are facing an upcoming court date or similar deadline, you should contact a local attorney immediately. Contacting SPLC is not a substitute for following administrative procedures or providing notice when required. You should NOT rely on submitting a request for assistance to SPLC to protect you. You should continue to seek legal assistance elsewhere.

Contacting the SPLC to describe your problem does not mean that SPLC attorneys can, will, or do represent you, and contacting the SPLC does not stop these time deadlines from running. The SPLC cannot provide you with advice about which time deadlines might apply to your particular situation. 

Because SPLC is not a general legal services or legal aid organization, we generally do not accept individual legal cases. We do not have the legal staff to investigate, handle legal research, or provide advice or representation regarding individual legal cases.

SPLC is not an attorney referral service. The organizations listed below are provided as possible resources to help you locate an attorney to consult with. None of these organizations are guaranteed to help, and their appearance on this list is not a pledge to provide such assistance.

While we do not know if they will be able to help, we strongly suggest that you reach out to your state bar association or state legal services or legal aid organization, if appropriate, to locate an attorney to provide the assistance you are seeking. Depending on your legal problem, you may be able to find help by contacting one of the other resources below. 

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