The Legal Aid Society Of Roanoke Valley

What The Legal Aid Society Of Roanoke Valley does

The Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal aid organization founded in 1966 and headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. It provides free civil legal services to low-income residents across seven localities in western Virginia (two cities and five counties), serving more than 1,000 clients annually and over 120,000 people cumulatively across its 60-year history. The organization operates through six practice areas: Consumer Law, Employment Law, Family Law (including domestic violence), Housing Law, Public Benefits, and a residual "Other" civil category.

The business model is donation- and grant-funded rather than fee-based — clients receive services at no cost. Revenue sources include individual donations, planned giving, institutional grants (notably the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust and the Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia), crypto donations, and Kroger Community Rewards. The organization is led by Executive Director and General Counsel Mona Raza, with Emily Faye Jewett serving as Deputy General Counsel, supported by a staff of 1–10 employees including staff attorneys. Strategic partnerships with Blue Ridge Legal Services and regional foundations extend operational capacity.

Operationally, the society has no disclosed technology stack or platform; service delivery is conducted through traditional attorney-client engagement across its practice areas. The organization is governed as a 501(c)(3) with no fees charged to clients, no revenue ARR disclosures, and no equity instruments. Recent hiring signals (a Community Outreach Coordinator in 2025 and attorney Paul Robertson in 2024) indicate modest capacity expansion.

Name

The Legal Aid Society Of Roanoke Valley

Legal name

The Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley

Website

https://lasrv.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1966 that provides free civil legal services in six practice areas to low-income residents across seven localities in western Virginia, serving over 1,000 clients annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Aid Services

NAICS

Other Legal Services (54119), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Defense & Legal Aid Services (BPAIAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM), Victim Services & Witness Assistance (Justice System) (BPAIAFAJ), Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA)

Keywords

• Civil legal services
• Free legal aid
• Poverty law
• Housing law assistance
• Domestic violence legal aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Roanoke

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The organization relies on donations from individuals to support its operations. Donors can give online, by mail, or through recurring monthly gifts. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with EIN 54-0856327.
2. Grants: LASRV receives grants from charitable foundations including the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust to support its programs and services.
3. Planned Giving: The organization accepts planned gifts including retirement plans/IRA, life insurance policies, donor advised funds, bequests through wills or trusts, appreciated securities, real estate, and cryptocurrency donations.
4. Cryptocurrency Donations: The organization accepts cryptocurrency donations through Every.org and The Giving Block platform, which may provide non-taxable events for donors.
5. Community Rewards Programs: The organization participates in Kroger Community Rewards, allowing supporters to link their Kroger Plus cards so a portion of purchases supports free legal services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley provides free civil legal services to low-income residents across the Roanoke Valley, including the cities of Roanoke and Salem and the counties of Roanoke, Botetourt, Craig, Bedford, and Franklin. Services cover housing, family law, employment, consumer debt, public benefits, and domestic violence matters, delivered at no cost to eligible clients.

Product overview

The Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley provides free civil legal services to low-income residents through a unified legal aid offering. The organization delivers services across six core practice areas: Consumer Law Services, Employment Law Services, Family Law for Victims of Domestic Violence, Housing Law Services, Public Benefits Assistance, and Other Legal Cases (driver's license restoration, expungements). These services are complemented by a Self-Help Library resource providing self-help materials and external resource links. The organization does not charge fees for services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consumer Law Services Legal assistance for consumers who have been taken advantage of through illegal business practices, including debt collection defenses, garnishment protection, and predatory lending cases. Provided free to low-income residents facing civil legal issues.
• Employment Law Services Legal advice and assistance to workers who were wronged by their employers, covering unemployment compensation and wage claims. Provided free to low-income workers in the Roanoke Valley.
• Family Law for Victims of Domestic Violence Legal representation ensuring victims of domestic violence and their families are safe and stable through protective orders, custody, support, and divorce. Provided free to low-income domestic violence survivors.
• Housing Law Services Legal assistance to individuals facing evictions, bad rental conditions, unfair rental practices, lockouts, utility cutoffs, and foreclosure prevention. Provided free to low-income tenants and homeowners in the Roanoke Valley.
• Public Benefits Assistance Legal help for people facing denial of SNAP benefits, TANF benefits, Medicaid, and other welfare programs. Provided free to low-income residents in the Roanoke Valley.
• Other Legal Cases Legal advice on driver license restoration and expungements of dismissed criminal action. Provided free to eligible low-income residents.
• Self-Help Library A library of self-help resources including state resources, local resources, and guides for victims of domestic violence in English and Spanish.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 clients served annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Blue Ridge Legal ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLASRV coordinates with Blue Ridge Legal Services to provide a range of civil legal services. Blue Ridge Legal Services handles intake for LASRV services, taking applications by phone and online through their portal.
• KrogerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLASRV participates in the Kroger Community Rewards program, allowing supporters to link their Kroger Plus cards (Organization Number: 93868) so a portion of each purchase helps support free legal services for low-income area residents.
• Every.orgminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvery.org provides the cryptocurrency donation platform for LASRV, enabling donors to make cryptocurrency gifts that may receive favorable tax treatment.
• Virginia State BarcoreOthersLASRV is the Commonwealth's first staff-model legal aid program licensed by the Virginia State Bar.
• Virginia Law FoundationminorOthersThe Virginia Law Foundation has provided more than $27 million in grants to support projects throughout Virginia that facilitate access to justice. LASRV attorneys David Beidler and Henry Woodward have been inducted as Fellows.
• Virginia Judicial System / Virginia Access to Justice CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLASRV refers clients to Virginia Judicial System's selfhelp.vacourts.gov site for self-represented litigant resources, a public service by the Virginia Access to Justice Commission.
• Local Resource OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLASRV maintains a resource library linking to local organizations including Bedford Domestic Violence Services, Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare, Blue Ridge Independent Living Center, Bradley Free Clinic, Community Housing Resource Center, Council of Community Services, Franklin County Family Resource Center, Local Office on Aging, Refugee and Immigration Services, Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Total Action For Progress, and Salvation Army.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Central Virginia Legal Aid Society: Virginia-based legal aid society providing free civil legal services to low-income residents in central Virginia; comparable in mission, practice mix, and reliance on donations and grants.
• Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society: Sister legal aid society serving a different but adjacent region of Virginia. Mona Raza (LASRV's current GC/ED) previously practiced here, underscoring direct comparability in staffing model, practice areas, and funding structure.

Direct peers

• Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid: Minnesota-based legal aid society serving multiple counties with similar six-plus practice areas; comparable in mission, multi-locality service footprint, and staff-model delivery approach.
• Legal Aid Justice Center: Virginia-based civil legal aid and advocacy organization using individual representation and impact litigation; directly comparable practice model and donor base to LASRV.
• Blue Ridge Legal Services: Direct regional peer and strategic partner that handles LASRV's client intake; provides free civil legal services to low-income residents across Virginia's New River Valley and surrounding areas, making it the most operationally comparable organization.
• Atlanta Legal Aid Society: Staff-model legal aid society providing free civil legal services to low-income clients across multiple counties; comparable in size, organizational structure, six-area practice model, and donation-based funding.
• Virginia Poverty Law Center: Virginia-wide advocacy and support organization for legal aid programs; comparable in nonprofit legal aid mission and focus on systemic poverty-law issues affecting low-income Virginians.

Emerging players

• Kids in Need of Defense (KIND): National nonprofit providing legal representation to unaccompanied children and trafficking survivors; overlaps with LASRV's domestic violence and vulnerable-population focus, particularly given staff attorney Lauren Wert's prior KIND tenure.

Broad incumbents

• National Legal Aid & Defender Association: National membership and advocacy organization supporting legal aid and public defense programs across the U.S.; an industry peer and ecosystem-level comparator rather than a direct service competitor.
• Legal Services Corporation of Virginia: Federally funded nonprofit that distributes funding to local legal aid programs like LASRV; comparable mission and constituency, but operates as a funder/incumbent rather than direct service provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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