Justia Legal Services & Lawyers Directory

Counties Served:
Los Angeles and San Bernardino

Case Types:
Adoption, Bankruptcy, Consumer, Custody, Dissolution of Marriage,Domestic Violence, Education, Elder Law, Employment, Housing, Immigration, Juvenile, Real Estate, Termination of Parental Rights, Torts, Wills and Estates

The Immigration Legal Assistance Project provides, for a nominal fee, legal assistance and counseling to all categories of low income persons. The Project also provides immigration "services" for the private immigration bar.

Counties Served:
Los Angeles

Case Types:
AIDS/HIV, Immigration

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.

El Rescate works for social justice by promoting the well being and self-reliance of Salvadorians and other fellow Latins in the greater Los Angeles area and contributing to the development and reconstruction of El Salvador.

Counties Served:
Los Angeles

Case Types:
Immigration

Case Restrictions:
We do not accept cases of those who persecuted others.

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

AIDS Project Los Angeles is dedicated to: improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease; reducing the incidence of HIV infection; and advocating for fair and effective HIV-related public policy.

Counties Served:
Los Angeles

Case Types:
AIDS/HIV, Bankruptcy, Employment, Health, Housing, Immigration, Individual Rights, Public Benefits, Real Estate, Torts, Wills and Estates

Case Restrictions:
Clients must be HIV+.

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

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.