Good Samaritan Advocates

What Good Samaritan Advocates does

Good Samaritan Advocates (GSA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Christian legal aid clinic founded in 2006 by the law firm of Gammon and Grange. It operates a network of eight clinics hosted at partner churches and community organizations across Northern Virginia and Maryland, with its mailing address and headquarters at Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, MD (7501 Muncaster Mill Road). Its mission is to provide free legal advice and counsel to income-qualifying individuals living at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level in the Greater Washington, DC area, covering family law, domestic violence, debt/credit, employment, housing/landlord-tenant/evictions, elder law/wills, and immigration matters.

The organization's service model is based on volunteer and pro-bono attorneys who staff scheduled clinic sessions — most run monthly or on specific weekdays — to advise clients, review documents, explain legal rights and concepts, offer negotiation guidance, recommend action steps, prepare clients for self-representation, and refer clients to additional resources when needed. GSA does not provide full legal representation. Two of the eight clinics (Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg and Reston Bible Church in Sterling) currently operate by virtual appointment only; the remaining clinics offer in-person sessions with varying frequencies. The organization also maintains Spanish-language resources to serve Spanish-speaking clients, particularly for immigration cases handled at the Germantown Salvation Army clinic.

GSA is 100% supported by private donations, receives no government funding, and operates as an independent nonprofit under Maryland jurisdiction. Its go-to-market motion is community-led: clients are reached through word-of-mouth referrals from church and community partners, the organization's website, and an email newsletter mailing list (Constant Contact). The volunteer model and absence of paid clinical staff keep the cost base low, while the board governance structure (Claude Allen as Board Chair, Doug Duberstein as Board President) and a small paid program coordination function support ongoing clinic operations. There is no proprietary technology platform; the organization's tooling consists of standard case management and document practices plus a Squarespace-hosted public site and an intranet hosted on Google Sites for volunteer resources.

Name

Good Samaritan Advocates

Legal name

Good Samaritan Advocates, Inc.

Website

https://goodsamaritanadvocates.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Good Samaritan Advocates is a 501(c)(3) Christian legal aid clinic operating eight free clinics across Northern Virginia and Maryland, providing pro-bono legal advice to income-qualifying low-income individuals on family law, housing, immigration, and related civil matters.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Gaithersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Private Donations: Good Samaritan Advocates is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is 100% supported by private donations. The organization receives no government funds and depends entirely on the generosity of donors. Donations are tax-deductible.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Good Samaritan Advocates provides free civil legal advice and counseling to income-qualifying individuals through 8 clinic locations at churches and community organizations across Northern Virginia and Maryland. Volunteer pro bono attorneys staff scheduled and walk-in clinic sessions to advise clients on family law, domestic violence, debt/credit, employment, housing/landlord-tenant/evictions, elder law/wills, and immigration matters. Services include helping clients understand their legal rights, explaining documents, providing negotiation advice, recommending action steps, and preparing clients for self-representation, with referrals provided when full representation is needed.

Product overview

Good Samaritan Advocates operates a network of 8 free legal aid clinics across Northern Virginia and Maryland, providing pro bono legal advice and counseling to low-income individuals. Their service model centers on volunteer attorneys who staff clinic sessions to advise clients on various legal matters including family law, domestic violence, immigration, housing/evictions, debt/credit, employment, and elder law. They do not provide full legal representation but offer guidance, document review, negotiation advice, and referrals to additional resources. The clinics are hosted at partner churches and community organizations throughout the Greater Washington, DC area.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Free Civil Legal Aid Clinic Services Pro bono civil legal advice and counseling delivered at scheduled clinic sessions by volunteer attorneys to income-qualifying individuals living at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. Coverage spans family law, domestic violence/abuse, debt and credit, employment, housing/landlord-tenant/evictions, elder law/wills, and immigration. Services include helping clients understand their legal rights, explaining documents and concepts, providing negotiation advice, recommending action steps, and preparing clients for self-representation, with referrals to additional resources when full representation is needed.
• Virtual Legal Aid Appointments

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Gammon and Grange (Founding Partner)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Good Samaritan Advocates was founded by the law firm of Gammon and Grange in 2006. This law firm established the organization as a pro-bono legal aid clinic.
• Cornerstone Chapel (Leesburg, VA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, VA hosts a GSA legal aid clinic that meets virtually by appointment. The church provides venue and community access for the clinic.
• Reston Bible Church (Sterling, VA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReston Bible Church in Sterling, VA hosts a GSA clinic that operates virtually by appointment only.
• Columbia Baptist Church Crossroads Campus (Falls Church, VA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColumbia Baptist Church Crossroads Campus in Falls Church, VA hosts a GSA clinic on the 4th Saturday of each month by appointment.
• Mission:NOVA (Arlington, VA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission:NOVA in Arlington, VA hosts a weekly GSA clinic on Wednesdays from 3-5pm by appointment. Part of Central Union Mission.
• The Salvation Army Montgomery County Corps (Germantown, MD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Salvation Army in Germantown, MD hosts a GSA walk-in and appointment clinic on the 1st Tuesday of each month, with focus on immigration cases.
• Covenant Life Church (Gaithersburg, MD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCovenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, MD hosts a GSA clinic on the 2nd Saturday of each month. This location also serves as the mailing address headquarters.
• City of Refuge (Baltimore, MD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Refuge in Baltimore, MD hosts a GSA clinic on the 3rd Thursday of each month, beginning August 2022.
• McLean Bible Church (Rockville, MD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcLean Bible Church at Rockville, MD hosts a GSA clinic on the 4th Thursday evening of each month, offering both walk-in and appointment options.
• Christian Legal AidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGood Samaritan Advocates is a Christian Legal Aid affiliated clinic, part of a network of faith-based legal aid organizations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maryland Legal Aid: Statewide Legal Services Corporation grantee providing free civil legal aid to low-income Maryland residents across family, housing, consumer, and public benefits law — directly overlapping GSA's Maryland practice footprint and client base.
• Just Neighbors Ministry: Faith-based nonprofit providing free immigration legal services to low-income immigrants in Northern Virginia. Shares GSA's faith-based, pro bono, regional Northern Virginia model, though more immigration-focused.
• Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia: Provides free civil legal services to low-income DC residents in housing, family, elder, public benefits, and consumer law — directly comparable service portfolio and target population within GSA's Greater Washington DC service region.
• Virginia Legal Aid Society: Provides free civil legal aid to low-income Virginians across housing, family, consumer, and elder law. Closely comparable service mix and client population within GSA's Northern Virginia clinic footprint.

Regional players

• Bread for the City: DC-based nonprofit providing free legal services in family, housing, public benefits, and consumer law to low-income residents — directly comparable service offering and client base within GSA's DC-area footprint.

Emerging players

• Capital Area Immigrants' Rights (CAIR) Coalition: Provides legal services to detained and community-based immigrants in the DC metro region, including representation and education. Overlaps with GSA's immigration practice area and target immigrant population.

Broad incumbents

• Lutheran Services Florida (and similar Lutheran/Catholic Charities legal programs): Large faith-based social services organizations that often operate immigration and family law legal aid components. Comparable faith-based, nonprofit, pro bono delivery model though broader than GSA's narrow legal-aid focus.
• Christian Legal Aid: National faith-based network of legal aid clinics that GSA is directly affiliated with. Operates similar pro bono Christian legal aid clinics across the U.S., making it the closest organizational peer at the network level.
• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington: Provides legal services for immigrants and low-income residents in the DC metro, including family law and immigration. Comparable faith-based nonprofit legal services in the same geography but part of a much larger multi-service organization.

Others

• Pro Bono Institute: National organization supporting pro bono legal services delivery across the U.S. Not a direct service competitor, but a comparable ecosystem enabler for volunteer-driven legal aid models like GSA's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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