Legal Resources
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Legal Service Providers
SC Victim Assistance Network
(803) 750-1200
The SC Victim Assistance Network (SCVAN), a 501(c)(3) organization, is the “go to” agency as the voice of victims of crime and a resource for the providers who serve them in South Carolina.
SCVAN fulfills three main objectives: 1) to ensure ALL crime victims receive access to and assistance from the criminal justice system; 2) to improve the quality of services provided to crime victims by victim advocates; and 3) to ensure the criminal justice system adequately serves crime victims.
Bleecker Family Law
561 Savannah Highway
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 571-2725
Dynamic family law counsel providing legal services for more than 25 years. Representing clients in all South Carolina Family Courts, the Court of Appeals, and the South Carolina Supreme Court. Whether you have a straightforward issue, a complex divorce case, a difficult custody dispute, need a mediator or arbitrator to help you resolve a family law dispute, our attorneys are available to assist and guide you.
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, PA
912 Lady Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 850-0912
Located in Columbia’s historic business district, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, PA’s attorneys are licensed to practice in all South Carolina courts and at all levels of federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. The firm represents clients in a range of areas, including employment, environmental, education, family, and criminal law. They also handle employee benefits and ERISA matters, civil rights cases, privacy and data protection issues and government matters such as eminent domain, land use and zoning.
Condon Edwards Family Law
1090 E Montague Ave
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843) 225-7288
Experienced in working with the LGBTQ community regarding family law, specifically divorces (keeping both parties civil when someone is coming out of the closet and leaving their spouse), custody matters and mediation. Condon Edwards Family Law also specializes in name and gender marker changes. Special AFFA member discount: $200/hour.
LaFond Law Group
544 Savannah Highway
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 762-3554
Experienced in working with the LGBTQ community regarding real estate, elder law, estate planning and probate.
Joseph Kaiser, Attorney at Law
58 Folly Road, Suite 400
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 970-2827
Experienced in working with the LGBTQ community. Areas of practice include: Criminal Defense, DUI, Traffic Offenses, Personal Injury and Wills, Trusts and Estates.
Immigration Equality
Immigration Equality is the nation’s leading LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrant rights organization. Through direct legal services, policy advocacy, and impact litigation, we advocate for immigrants and families facing discrimination based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or HIV status.
Lambda Legal
Founded in 1973, Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, they do not charge their clients for legal representation or advocacy. Lambda Legal receives no government funding and depends on contributions from supporters around the country.
Modern Military Association of America
The Modern Military Association of America (MMAA) is the nation’s largest organization of LGBTQ service members, military spouses, veterans, their families, and allies. Formed through the merger of the American Military Partner Association and OutServe-SLDN, they are a united voice for the LBGTQ military and veteran community.
As a non-partisan, non-profit organization, MMAA is working to make a real difference in the lives of our modern military families through education, advocacy, and support. They also provide free, direct legal services for the LGBTQ and HIV+ military and veteran community.
National Black Justice Coalition
The National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) is a civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and same gender loving (LGBTQ/SGL) people, including people living with HIV/AIDS. NBJC’s mission is to end racism, homophobia, and LGBTQ/SGL bias and stigma. As America’s leading national Black LGBTQ/SGL civil rights organization focused on federal public policy, NBJC has accepted the charge to lead Black families in strengthening the bonds and bridging the gaps between the movements for racial justice and LGBTQ/SGL equality.
National Center for Lesbian Rights
The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) was the first national LGBTQ legal organization founded by women and brings a fierce, longstanding commitment to racial and economic justice and our community’s most vulnerable.
Since 1977, NCLR has been at the forefront of advancing the civil and human rights of our full LGBTQ community and their families through impact litigation, public policy, and public education. Decades ago, NCLR led the way by establishing the first LGBTQ Immigration Project, Transgender Rights Project, Youth Project, Elder Law Project, and began working to end conversion therapy through what is now the Born Perfect campaign.
Transgender Law Center
Transgender Law Center changes law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression. Transgender Law Center (TLC) is the largest national trans-led organization advocating for a world in which all people are free to define themselves and their futures. Grounded in legal expertise and committed to racial justice, TLC employs a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender-nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation.
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