Justia Legal Services & Lawyers Directory

The Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California (APALC) is the nation's largest legal organization serving the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities. Founded in 1983, APALC is a unique organization that combines traditional legal services with civil rights advocacy and leadership development. The mission of APALC is to advocate for civil rights, provide legal services and education and build coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Pacific Americans and to create a more equitable and harmonious society.

Counties Served:
All of Southern California

Case Types:
Consumer, Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Employment, Health, Housing, Immigration, Public Benefits

Case Restrictions:
Language capability, no class-action for civil rights cases, conflict of interest.

Public Counsel is the largest pro bono public interest law firm in the world. Founded in 1970, Public Counsel is dedicated to advancing equal justice under law by delivering free legal and social services to the most vulnerable members of our community, including abused and abandoned children, homeless families and veterans, senior citizens, victims of consumer fraud and nonprofit organizations serving low-income communities.

Counties Served:
Los Angeles

Case Types:
AIDS/HIV, Adoption, Bankruptcy, CED, Consumer, Immigration, Individual Rights, Juvenile, Public Benefits, Real Estate, Child Care Law

Bet Tzedek—Hebrew for the “house of justice”—opened its doors 31 years ago as a one-night-a-week storefront community law office staffed by volunteers. Today, Bet Tzedek is one of the nation’s premier legal services organizations, providing free assistance to more than 10,000 people of every racial and religious background at its headquarters in the Fairfax area and its office in North Hollywood and at more than 30 senior centers throughout Los Angeles County. With a dedicated staff of over 55 and more than 400 active volunteers, Bet Tzedek makes a crucial difference in the lives of the most vulnerable members of the community.

Counties Served:
Los Angeles

Case Types:
AIDS/HIV, Adoption, Bankruptcy, Care-giver issues, Consumer, Elder Law, Employment Rights, Housing, Public Benefits, Real Estate, Wills and Estates

Case Restrictions:
Clients must be residents of LA county, all must be prescreened prior to being given appointment, case must have merit.

Since 1973, the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice (“LACLJ”) has provided high quality free legal representation, education, and advocacy to low-income residents and communities of East, Northeast and Southeast Los Angeles. We specialize in family, housing, and government benefits law. We perform these services for our clients to improve their fundamental living conditions and to empower them to achieve self-sufficiency.

Counties Served:
Los Angeles

Case Types:
Consumer, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Housing, Public Benefits, Real Estate

Case Restrictions:
Must live in service areas: 90031, 90032, 90033, 90041, 90042, 90063, 90065, 90023, 90039 (Atwater only)

California Lawyers for the Arts is a non-profit service organization which provides lawyer referrals, dispute resolution services, educational programs, publications and a resource library to people in the creative arts and arts organizations. Founded in 1974 by lawyers and artists, C.L.A.'s programs and services are designed to help artists understand and apply legal concepts.

Counties Served: Statewide

Case Types: Bankruptcy, Consumer, Employment, Health, Housing, Immigration, Individual Rights, Real Estate, Torts, Wills and Estates, Arts/Entertainment Issues.

Case Restrictions: CLA serves artists and arts organizations as well as general individuals with arts related issues

Counties Served:
Los Angeles

Case Types:
Consumer, Domestic Violence, Housing, Public Benefits

The Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Community Legal Services in Los Angeles County (collectively "Legal Aid") are non-profit agencies that provide free legal services to Orange County and portions of southeast/south central Los Angeles County's poor and elderly. They are funded by a combination of public and private sources. This year, Legal Aid will assist over 26,000 low-income individuals and seniors with legal matters through its four offices in Santa Ana, Anaheim, Compton and Norwalk. Approximately two-thirds of these clients were women, with a large percentage of the services provided for them either directly or indirectly benefiting children.

Counties Served:
Los Angeles

Case Types:
Consumer, Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Health, Housing, Individual Rights, Public Benefits

Case Restrictions:
We are not able to serve undocumented individuals

Counties Served:
Los Angeles

Case Types:
CED, Consumer, Custody, Discrimination, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Education, Employment, Health, Housing, Immigration, Individual Rights, Public Benefits

Case Restrictions:
Clients must live in service area.

Counties Served:
Los Angeles and Ventura

Case Types:
AIDS/HIV, Adoption, Bankruptcy, CED, Consumer, Custody, Domestic Violence, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Health, Housing, Immigration, Individual Rights, Juvenile, Public Benefits, Real Estate, Termination of Parental Rights, Torts, Wills and Estates