Judge Don Castor Community Law Center Application

If you are a nonprofit organization, community group, or small business seeking assistance, please answer all of the questions below.

Please reply with "N/A" to any questions that are not applicable to you or your organization.
If you are incorporated, are you:
If you are a not-for-profit corporation, are you tax-exempt?
Does/will the corporation serve primarily low-income people?
Do you have a business plan?
Do you have articles of incorporation?
Do you have bylaws?
Do you have a copy of your Application for Exempt Status (501c3)?
Do you have a copy of the IRS Determination Letter for your 501c3 organization?
Do you have a website?
Do you have any written materials describing your organizational mission?
Is the corporation financially unable to retain and pay for a private attorney?
Does the corporation (proposed) have any board members who are attorneys?
Can this attorney assist with this matter?
Has the corporation (proposed) retained and paid an attorney in the past 12 months?

Apply for Services

Apply by phone Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., or apply online anytime for non-emergency legal matters. Language interpreters are available to you at no cost.

How do I apply? Am I eligible?

Bay Area Legal Services

If you live or have a case in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Manatee, or Sarasota counties, we may be able to help.

Call (800) 625-2257  to apply for service.
Or complete our online application  and we will call you back.

Statewide Legal Helplines

If you live or have a case in Florida, we may be able to help.

Senior Legal Helpline:  (888) 895-7873
Veterans Legal Helpline:  (866) 486-6161
Disaster Legal Helpline:  (833) 514-2940
TTY:  (800) 955-8771