TALA INDIVIDUAL REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

Member Information

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Please note that requests for assistance can only be made by current TALA members. If you do not know your TALA membership ID, you may request it be sent to your email here. If you are not a member of TALA, you may join here.

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Request Information

Is your problem Legal or Accounting?

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What is your legal or accounting issue? Include only one issue per request form (e.g., if you need two contracts reviewed, fill out a separate request for each contract). Be specific- overly general requests take significantly longer to find an available volunteer.

DO NOT SUBMIT DUPLICATE REQUESTS. Doing so will reset your position in the queue. If you need to update a previously submitted case, email attorney@talarts.org.

Identify adverse parties below. An adverse party is any person or business that may be affected by your case, such as the other party to a contract. If there are other parties involved, leaving this area blank will delay case assignment.

Adverse Party Name

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If you have previously consulted an attorney or accountant about this problem, please provide their contact information.

Attorney or Accountant Name

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Attorney or Accountant Phone

Attorney or Accountant Email

TALA is not staffed to provide emergency legal or accounting assistance. Please be prepared to wait for your application to be processed and for an available volunteer to respond to your case.

TALA does not charge for professional services. Once a referral has been made, clients are responsible for filing and other fees. TALA does not ask its volunteers to litigate matters. Volunteers will, however, try to negotiate a solution on your behalf and/or advise you on the merits of resolving your dispute through mediation or in small claims court.

I understand that TALA can neither guarantee that it will be able to refer my case to a volunteer, nor that the representation will be successful. TALA is merely a referral organization. I understand that TALA makes no representation as to the skill of the referral attorney/accountant.

I understand that I will be represented by the volunteer or the volunteer’s firm and not by TALA. I agree that in the event litigation or arbitration becomes necessary, I will not oppose my volunteer’s decision to withdraw from representation. I agree to promptly notify TALA if I no longer need the assistance of a volunteer.