Consumer Services Guide (CSG)

Consumer Action Edition

Records Found: 44

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Legal Assistance



• Appleseed
  A non-profit network of 17 public interest justice centers in the United States and Mexico, Appleseed is dedicated to building a society in which opportunities are genuine, access to the law is universal and equal, and government advances the public interest. Appleseed uncovers and corrects injustices and barriers to opportunity through legal, legislative and market-based structural reform. Working with our huge pro bono network, we…
  
  
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles
  Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles (Advancing Justice - LA) is the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (NHPI). Founded in 1983 as the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Advancing Justice - LA serves more than 15,000 individuals and organizations every year. Through direct services, impact litigation, policy advocacy, leadership development, and capacity building, Advancing…
  
  
• Asian Law Alliance
  Over the past 32 years as a nonprofit corporation, the Asian Law Alliance has helped tens of thousands of people in obtaining decent housing, justice in the immigration process, and access to basic human and legal rights. Today, Asian/Pacific Islanders continue to be denied fundamental rights. ALA continues to keep its doors open for those individuals who are limited in English, who do not understand…
  
  
• Asian Law Caucus (ALC)
  Non-profit legal organization which offers assistance to low-income consumers. Promote, advances and represents the legal and civil rights of Asian and Pacific Islander communities. ALC provides help throughout the Bay Area. Free or low-cost, depending on income.
  
  
• Bay Area Legal Aid
  Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) is the largest provider of free civil legal services in the Bay Area. Their seven regional offices work together to provide high quality legal assistance to low-income people regardless of their location, language, or disability. BayLegal is uniquely positioned to help people across county lines. They assist people in the areas of housing, public benefits, health access, and domestic violence.
  
  
• Bet Tzedek Legal Services
  Bet Tzedek, The House of Justice, provides free legal assistance to thousands of people who would otherwise be denied access to the legal system underpinning our democracy. Bet Tzedek was founded in 1974 by a few individuals who sought to act upon a central tenet of Jewish law and tradition, which appears in the Bible: "Tzedek, tzedek tirdof -- Justice, justice you shall pursue." This…
  
  
• California Center for Law and the Deaf
  The mission of the California Center for Law and the Deaf (CalCLAD) is to protect and advance the legal rights of deaf and hard-of-hearing people to enable them to live independent, productive lives, with full access to the rights, privileges, entitlements, services, educational and employment opportunities available to others. Legal advice, consultation, and information are provided to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in issues involving deafness…
  
  
• Civil Justice Network
  The Civil Justice Network works to increase the delivery of legal services to Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia clients of low and moderate income through a network of solo, small firm and community based lawyers who share a common commitment to increasing access to justice through traditional and non-traditional means. Civil Justice, Inc. was established in 1998 to meet the legal needs of individuals on…
  
  
• Civil Rights Division, (DOJ)
  The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, created in 1957 by the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, works to uphold the civil and constitutional rights of all Americans, particularly some of the most vulnerable members of our society. The Division enforces federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, religion, familial status and national origin. Contact…
  
  
• Contra Costa County District Attorney
  Offers a limited mediation service; refers complaints it can’t handle to the appropriate agency.
  
  
• Council On Aging, Legal Services (COA)

  Legal assistance for seniors 60 years of age and older. Bilingual (Spanish-English).
  
  
• County of Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
  Conducts civil and criminal prosecutions under California consumer protection and antitrust laws where business practices affect the general public. Does not handle individual consumer complaints; see the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer Affairs, above, or the Los Angeles Dispute Settlement Service.
  
  
• Fresno County District Attorney
  The Business Affairs Unit conducts investigations and prosecutions of consumer protection and fraud cases, business law violations, environmental law violations and major fraud.
  
  
• Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center
  The Gay & Lesbian Center is home to a comprehensive array of services, which include youth programs and housing; legal aid and legal assistance programs; education and enrichment courses; primary and specialty medical care; employment training and placement services; programs for seniors; theater and cultural arts programming; computer training skills; Internet access in a state-of-the-art CyberCenter; civil rights and health policy advocacy programs; HIV prevention…
  
  
• Housing and Economic Rights Advocates
  HERA is a California statewide, not-for-profit legal service and advocacy organization dedicated to helping Californians — particularly those most vulnerable — build a safe, sound financial future, free of discrimination and economic abuses, especially in the realm of housing. HERA provides free legal services in-person, by phone, fax, or email.
  
  
• L.A. Center for Law and Justice
  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. They specialize in family, housing, and government benefits law. They perform these services for our clients to improve their fundamental living conditions and to empower them to achieve self-sufficiency.
  
  
• La Raza Centro Legal
  La Raza Centro Legal is a community-based legal organization dedicated to empowering Latino, immigrant and low-income communities of San Francisco to advocate for their civil and human rights. We combine legal services, organizing, advocacy, and social services to build grassroots power and alliances towards creating a movement for a just society.
  
  
• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
  Runs a legal clinic to represent indigent refugees seeking asylum in San Francisco. Also runs a civil legal clinic by appointment only. Other services include advice and referral, negotiation, administrative and legislative advocacy, litigation, public education and coalition building.
  
  
• Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)
  As LA's frontline law firm for low-income people, LAFLA promotes access to justice, strengthens communities, combats discrimination, and effects systemic change through representation, advocacy, and community education. The Inner City Law Office consists of the Bill Smith Homeless Veterans Project. The Housing/ Eviction Defense unit advocates for the creation and preservation of safe and affordable housing. We help low-income tenants stay in their homes when…
  
  
• Legal Aid of Marin County
  Legal Aid’s mission is to improve social justice, economic equity, and opportunity and to assure due process and equal protection of the law by providing low-income and vulnerable Marin residents (children, seniors, immigrants, people with disabilities, and the homeless) with access to high-quality, effective legal services, including direct representation and pro per support services, and through affirmative litigation.
  
  
• Legal Aid Society of San Diego Inc
  Provides legal services on issues involving juvenile court, criminal court, immigration, housing, Social Security, health, family law and some consumer issues.
  
  
• Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
  Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County provides free, quality civil legal services to San Mateo County’s low-income residents. Their advocacy has evolved with the times; they fought for civil rights in the 1960s and fair wages for farmworkers in the 1980s. Today their work encompasses more broad areas, you can visit their website for more information.
  
  
• Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County
  The Legal Aid Society of Santa Clara County (LAS) is a non-profit corporation founded in 1960 to provide free, civil legal services for those low-income persons unable to obtain access to the judicial system through other avenues. As Silicon Valley’s economy has grown, the unique diversity of the area has made the needs of families in poverty more complex. Their representation ensures that their clients…
  
  
• Legal Assistance for Seniors
  Call if you are having legal problems with Social Security, SSI, health care (including Medi-Cal, Medicare or nursing home issues), senior or subsidized housing, elderly abuse or incapacity. Help is available to Alameda County residents over 60 years old.
  
  
• Legal Assistance to the Elderly
  Provides assistance on civil matters, including landlord/tenant, to S.F. residents, 60 years or older. Must be S.F. resident 60 years or older. Provides legal services and health insurance counseling for seniors (age 60 or over). Assistance includes help with Medicare, Medi-Cal, Social Security, SSI, tenant problems, physical abuse, financial abuse, residential care and nursing homes. Home, hospital and nursing home visits are made by appointment.…
  
  

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