Pro bono lawyers California and legal aid organizations helping the poor, weak, defenseless, and oppressed regardless of the family or individual’s ability to pay.
Provides drafting of wills, powers of attorney, SSI/SSDI, family law, guardianship, issues involving civil rights, employment or medical discrimination, confidentiality issues, medical insurance, housing, landlord/tenant issues, debtor/creditor, elder law, and benefits issues for individuals and families who meet income-eligibility guidelines.
Because this is a volunteer program, it may take several months before an attorney is available to help you. Free legal services agencies will assist qualifying individuals and organizations in non-criminal cases only. For criminal defense call the Public Defenders office in your state.
PRO BONO LAWYERS CALIFORNIA OFFICES LOCATIONS
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, 615 California Ave Bakersfield, CA 93304 Contact: (661) 325'5943
Alameda County Homeless Action Center, 3126 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705 Contact: (510) 540'0878 Fax: (510) 540'0403
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, 2212 Sixth Street Berkeley, CA 94710 Contact: (510) 644'2555
East Bay Community Law Center, 3130 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley 94705 Contact: (510) 540'4040 Fax: (510) 548'2566
Community Legal Services, 725 W. Rosecrans Ave. Compton, CA 90222 Contact: (310) 638'5524 Fax: (310) 631'7382
Children's Rights Clinic/Whittier Law School, 3333 Harbor Blvd Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Contact: (714) 444'4141
UC Davis School of Law Legal Clinics, 400 Mrak Hall Drive Davis, CA 95616'5201 Contact: (530) 752'6942 Fax: (530) 752'7279
California Indian Legal Services, 609 Escondido Boulevard Escondido, CA 92025 Contact: (760) 746'8941
Central California Legal Services, 1999 Tuolomne Street, Suite 700 Fresno, CA 93721 Contact: (559) 570'1200
Coachella Valley Housing Coalition, 45-701 Monroe St Suite G Indio, CA 92201 Contact: (760)347'3157
Senior Law Project, 200-B North Main Street Lakeport 95453 Contact: (707) 263'4703 Fax: (707) 263'0348
Alliance for Children's Rights, 3333 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550 Los Angeles, CA 90010 Contact: (213) 368'6010
Asian Pacific American Legal Center, 1145 Wilshire Blvd, 2nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 Contact: (213) 977'7595
Bet Tzedek Legal Services, 145 South Fairfax Ave, #200 Los Angeles, CA 90036 Contact: (323) 939'0506
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles - Pro Bono Lawyers California, 1102 Crenshaw Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90019 Contact: (800) 801'7991
Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1055 West 7th Street Suite 2700 Los Angeles, CA 90017'2577 Contact: (213) 833'6703 Fax: (213) 896'6500
Disability Rights Legal Center, 919 Albany Street Los Angeles 90015 Contact: (866) 999'3752 Fax: (213) 736'1428
California Women's Law Center, 6300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 980 Los Angeles, CA 90048 Contact: (323) 951'1041
Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law Foundation, 256 S. Occidental Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90057 Contact: (213) 388'8693
Inner City Law Center, 1309 East 7th Street Los Angeles, CA 90021 Contact: (213) 891'2888
Center for Health Care Rights, 520 Lafayette Park Place, Suite 214 Los Angeles, CA 90057 Contact: (213)383'4519
HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance, Inc. 3550 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 750 Los Angeles, CA 90010 Contact: (213) 637'1690 Fax: (213) 637'1692
Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law, 3250 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 710 Los Angeles, CA 90010 Contact: (213) 388'7505
Western Center on Law and Poverty, 3701 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 208 Los Angeles, CA 90010'2809 Contact: (213) 487'7211 Fax: (213) 487'0242
Yuba-Sutter Legal Center for Seniors, 725 D. Street Marysville 95901 Contact: (530) 742'8289 Fax: (530) 743'4248
Alameda County Bar Association Volunteer Legal Services Corporation, 70 Washington Street Suite 200 Oakland, CA 94607 Contact: (510)302'2222 Fax: (510)452'2224
Bay Area Legal Aid, 1735 Telegraph Avenue Oakland, CA 94612 Contact: (510)663'4755 Fax: (510)-663-4711
Centro Legal de la Raza, 3022 International Blvd Suite 410 Oakland, CA 94601 Contact: (510) 437'1554
Family Violence Law Center, P.O. Box 22009 Oakland, CA 94623 Contact: (510)208'0220 Fax: (510)-208-3557
Housing and Economic Rights Advocates, P.O. Box 29435 Oakland, CA 94604 Contact: (510)271'8443
Insight Center for Community Economic Development, 2201 Broadway, Suite 815 Oakland, CA 94612 Contact: (510) 251'2600
Law Center for Families, 510 16th Street, Suite 300 Oakland, CA 94612 Contact: (415)451'9562
Legal Assistance for Seniors - Pro Bono Lawyers California, 464 Seventh Street Oakland, CA 94607 Contact: (510) 832'3040
National Housing Law Project, 614 Grand Avenue, Suite 320 Oakland 94610 Contact: (510) 251'9400 Fax: (510) 451'2300
Legal Services of Northern California, 1647 Hartnell Avenue, Ste. 6 Redding CA 96002 Contact: (530) 222'6979 Fax: (530) 222'5292
Contra Costa Senior Legal Services, 4006 MacDonald Ave Richmond, CA 94805 Contact: (510) 374'3712
Inland Counties Legal Services, 1040 Iowa Avenue, Suite 101 Riverside, CA 92507 Contact: (951) 368'2530
Inland Empire Latino Lawyers Legal Aid, 2060 University Avenue, Ste. 113 Riverside CA 92507 Contact: (909) 369'5846 Fax: (909)369'6211
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc. 2210 K Street, Suite 201 Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: (916)446'7904 Fax: (916)446'3057
California Senior Legal Hotline (California Legal Aid Programs of Northern CA) 444 North 3rd Street, Suite 312 Sacramento, CA 95811 Contact: (916)551'2145 (administrative line) Fax: (916)551'2197
Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organization, Inc. 1901 Alhambra Blvd Sacramento, CA 95816 Contact: (916)736'0616
Legal Services of Northern California Legal Aid Programs, 517 12th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Contact: (916)551'2150 Fax: (916)551'2195
Protection & Advocacy, Inc. 100 Howe Ave, 185 N Sacramento, CA 95825 Contact: (510)267'1200
UOP/McGeorge School of Law Community Legal Services - Pro Bono Lawyers California, 3130 Fifth Avenue Sacramento CA 95817 Contact: (916)340'6080 Fax: (916)739'7248
Voluntary Legal Services Program of Northern California, 517 12th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Contact: (916)551'2102 Fax: (916)551'2120
Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino, 354 W. 6th Street San Bernardino, CA 92401 Contact: (909)889'7328 Fax: (909)889'6338
ABA/FEMA Disaster Legal Assistance Program - ABA Young Lawyers Division, 600 B Street Ste. 1600 San Diego, CA 92101 Contact: (619)330'1700 Fax: (619)330'1701
Affordable Housing Advocates, 303 A Street, Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92101 Contact: (619)233'8441 Fax: (619)233'4828
Casa Cornelia Law Center, 2760 Fifth Avenue, Suite 200 San Diego 92103 Contact: (619)231'7788 Fax: (619)231'7784
Elder Law and Advocacy Pro Bono Lawyers California Program, 3675 Ruffin Road, Suite 315 San Diego, CA 92123'1870 Contact: (858)565'1392
San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Inc. 625 Broadway, Suite 925 San Diego, CA 92101 Contact: (619)235'5656
University of San Diego Legal Clinics, 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 Contact: (619) 260'7470 Fax: (610) 260'7425
Legal Aid Society of San Diego - Pro Bono Lawyers California, 1475 6th Avenue, Fourth Floor San Diego, CA 92101 Contact: (877) 534'2524 (toll free)
ABA/FEMA Disaster Legal Assistance Program - ABA Young Lawyers Division, 101 California St. Ste. 3900 San Francisco, CA 94111 Contact: (415) 591'1000 Fax: (415) 591'1400
AIDS Legal Referral Panel, 1663 Mission Street, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94103 Contact: (415) 701'1200
Asian Law Caucus, 55 Columbus Ave San Francisco, CA 94111 Contact: (415) 896'1701 Fax: (415) 896'1702
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, 1121 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Contact: (415) 567'6255
Benchmark Institute, 431 Alvarado Street San Francisco, CA 94114 Contact: (415) 695'9296 Fax: (415) 695'9695
California Habeas Project - Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, 1540 Market Street, Suite 490 San Francisco, CA 94102 Contact: (415) 255'7036 x309
HomeBase/The Center for Common Concern, 870 Market Street Suite 1228 San Francisco, CA 94102 Contact: (415) 788'7961
Immigrant Legal Resource Center, 1663 Mission Street, Suite 602 San Francisco, CA 94103 Contact: (415) 255'9499
Law Student Pro Bono Project, 47 Kearny St Suite 705 San Francisco, CA 94108 Contact: (415) 834'0100
Legal Assistance to the Elderly, 995 Market Street, Suite 1400 San Francisco 94102 Contact: (415) 861'4444 Fax: (415) 861'6548
Legal Services for Children, 1254 Market Street, 3rd floor San Francisco 94102 Cont:act (415) 863'3762 Fax: (415) 863'7708
Muslim Advocates, 315 Montgomery Street 8th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Contact: (415) 692 1484 Fax: (415) 765 1774
Youth Law Center, 200 Pine Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94104 Contact: (415) 543'3379 Fax: (415) 956'9022
Katherine & George Alexander Community Law Center, 1030 The Alameda San Jose 95126 Contact: (408) 288'7030 Fax: (408) 288'3581
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, 152 North 3rd Street San Jose, CA 95112 Contact: (408) 293'4790
Pro Bono Project of Silicon Valley, P.O. Box 103 San Jose, CA 95103 Contact: (408)998'5298 Fax: (408)971'9672
Senior Adults Legal Assistance, 160 East Virginia Street, #260 San Jose 95112 Contact: (408) 295'5991 Fax: (408) 295'7401
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo Country - Pro Bono Lawyers California, 521 East Fifth Street San Mateo, CA 94402 Contact: (650) 558'0915
Legal Aid of Marin, 30 North San Pedro St, Suite 220 San Rafael, CA 94930 Contact: (415) 492'0230
Legal Aid Society of Orange County & Community Legal Services, 902 North Main Street Santa Ana, CA 94701 Contact: (714) 571'5200 Fax: (714) 571'5270
Public Law Center, 601 Civic Center Drive West Santa Ana, CA 92701 Contact: (714) 541'1010 Fax: (714) 541'5157
Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County - Pro Bono Lawyers California, 301 East Canon Perdido Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Contact: (805) 963'6754
Senior Citizen Legal Services - California Legal Aid Programs, 501 Soquel Avenue, Suite F Santa Cruz CA 95062 Contact: (831) 426'8824 Fax: (831) 426'3345
Legal Aid of Sonoma County, 1105 N. Dutton Ave Suite B Santa Rosa CA 95401 Contact: (707) 542'1290 Fax: (707) 542'0177
Ukiah Superior Court - Mendocino County Self-Help Legal Access Center, 421 North Oak Street Ukiah, CA 95482 Contact: (707)462'1471
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