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.

The Harriett Buhai Center provides family law and domestic violence assistance to low-income families in Los Angeles through the efforts of volunteer lawyers, paralegals and students. The mission of the Center is to assure these families access to the courts, reduce poverty among children and single parents, and stop domestic violence. The focus of the Center’s efforts is on legal problems involving custody, visitation, support of children and establishing parentage. The Center strives to teach self-advocacy by preparing individuals to represent their own interests in court, with an emphasis on building skills and increasing self-esteem.

Counties Served:
Los Angeles

Case Types:
Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence

Volunteer attorneys, law students and staff provide free one-on-one legal assistance ($20.00 processing fee. Waiver possible) to obtain restraining orders for victims of domestic violence.

Counties Served:
Los Angeles

Case Types:
Domestic Violence

The Los Angeles Free Clinic, in collaboration with strategic partners, provides dependable and affordable quality health care and human services in a caring environment for the underserved and those who are most vulnerable.

Counties Served:
All surrounding counties.

Case Types:
Bankruptcy, Dissolution of Marriage, Immigration, Juvenile, Response To Summons

Case Restrictions:
No property may be involved, and clients are assisted with uncontested simple divorce only.

The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center provides a broad array of services for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community. Health services include free or low cost HIV/AIDS medical care, individual and group counseling, HIV/STD testing and prevention, and alternative insemination. The Center also offers legal, social, cultural, and educational services, with unique programs for seniors, families and youth, including a 24-bed transitional living program for homeless youth.

Counties Served:
Los Angeles

Case Types:
Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence, Housing, Immigration, Individual Rights, Wills and Estates

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)

Break the Cycle engages, educates, and empowers youth to build lives and communities free from domestic and dating violence.

Counties Served:
Los Angeles

Case Types:
Domestic violence related cases for youth ages 12-22

Case Restrictions:
Clients must live within the Los Angeles County and must be within the ages of 12-22 and have experienced domestic violence.We provide free and confidential legal services to youth ages 12-22, including full court representation to victims of domestic violence who are seeking restraining orders, divorces, child custody, and other domestic violence related court proceedings.

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