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Bay Area Legal Services
829 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 2nd Floor, Tampa, FL 33603
Phone: 232-1343
Fax: 232-1403
Branch Offices:
• 701 Tillman Place, Suite 300, Plant City, FL 33566
Phone: 752-1335
Fax: 754-6373
• 18240 U.S. 301 (Box 249), Wimauma, FL 33598
Phone: 634-6044
Fax: 634-1106
This office provides legal services to residents of Hillsborough County who meet certain income
guidelines and are unable to afford private legal counsel. This office will handle cases involving
family law, public housing, landlord-tenant problems, Medicare and Medicaid, food stamps, contracts,
discrimination, Aid for Dependent Children, Social Security, migrant or other labor rights, HIV/AIDS
related legal issues and other civil legal problems.
Law Library
One Mack Center, 501 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 100, Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 272-5818
Fax: 272-5226
The James J. Lunsford Hillsborough County Law Library provides legal research materials for
use by the public, attorneys, judges, and students. Research materials include Florida and Federal
Statutes, corporate and medical law, family law, bankruptcy, and other legal matters. Books do
not circulate, but copy machines are available to library patrons. The librarians on staff are
not attorneys and cannot answer legal questions, but can direct visitors to appropriate books
and resources.
• Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday,
noon-5 p.m.
Public Defender
700 E. Twiggs St., 5th Floor,Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 272-5980
Fax: 272-5588
The Public Defender is an elected officer responsible for providing
indigent legal defense services in Hillsborough County. The Public Defender heads an office staffed
by attorneys, investigators and support staff that provide legal representation and assistance
to persons determined by a court to be unable to afford private legal counsel. In addition to
representing individuals charged with capital felonies, non-capital felonies, misdemeanors, criminal
traffic offenses and criminal contempt, the Public Defender also provides legal services to children
charged with delinquent acts in Juvenile Court and for persons facing involuntary commitment
under the Baker Act and the Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators (Ryce)
Act.The Public Defender also maintains an office at the Plant City Courthouse.
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