Legal Assistance

LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES
Main Phone: [phone]
Main Website: https://lafla.org/
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Central Office
Address: 1550 W. 8th St. Los Angeles, CA 90017
Good to know: This branch provides housing and Eviction Defense services. They assist in everything from legal representation, to helping alleviate slum conditions.

West Side Office
Address: 1102 Crenshaw Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90019
Good to know: This office aids with Asian and Pacific Islanders and specializes in Consumer Law and Family Law. Asian and Pacific Islander clients have access to a full range of services for many languages.

East Los Angeles Office
Address: 5228 Whittier Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90022
Good to know: This branch assists with Government Benefits, Immigration Law, and IS open to all veterans who are at risk of homelessness. LAFLA’s Veterans Justice Clinic also operates here. It is a special program designed to help veterans and their families secure government benefits, medical care, and stabilize their living situation. 

South Los Angeles Office
Address: 7000 S. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90003
Good to know: This branch assists with Employment Law and Community Economic Development. Legal representation and assistance are provided to workers from various industries including construction, restaurant, garment, domestic work, janitorial, security, and car wash services throughout L.A. County.

Long Beach Office
Address: 601 Pacific Ave. Long Beach, CA 90802
Good to know: Attorneys at LAFLA’s Long Beach branch provide comprehensive legal services for the residents of Long Beach and the Harbor areas. This office provides areas assistance with issues including consumer law, government benefits, family law, and eviction.

Santa Monica Office
Address: 1640 5th St., Suite 124 Santa Monica, CA 90401
Good to know: LAFLA’s Santa Monica branch is funded by the City of Santa Monica and provides legal services to residents of Santa Monica only. This office aids with naturalizations, housing issues, family law and domestic violence cases, government benefits, and consumer law problems.

California Lawyers for the Arts
Address: 1641 18th St Santa Monica, CA 90404 Phone: [phone] https://calawyersforthearts.org/
Good to know: Statewide Case Types include Art law, Entertainment law, Intellectual Property law (copyright, trademark, rights of publicities.) Case Restrictions: C.L.A. only serves creative artists and arts organizations, as well as general individuals with arts-related issues.

Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Address: 3250 Wilshire Blvd 13th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: [phone]
https://www.bettzedek.org/
Good to know: Counties Served: Los Angeles Case Types: AIDS/HIV, adoption, bankruptcy, consumer, elder law, employment, housing, public benefits, real estate, wills, employment rights, caregiver issues. Case Restrictions: Clients must be residents of LA county, all must be prescreened prior to being given an appointment, and the case must have merit.

Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center Legal Services Department
Address: 1625 Schrader Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: [phone]
https://lalgbtcenter.org/
Good to know: Case Types: child custody, dissolution of marriage, domestic violence, housing, immigration, individual rights, and wills.

Pomona Valley
Address: 243 W Mission Blvd Ste 303 Pomona, CA 91766
Phone: [phone]
https://www.justia.com/lawyers/familylaw/california/pomona/legal-aid-and-pro-bonoservices Good to know: Bankruptcy, Child Custody, Dissolution of Marriage, Domestic Violence Other Case Types: Post-decree modifications of custody/visitation jurisdiction over case must be either: a) close to a volunteer attorney; or b) accepted for representation by a Legal Aid/Legal Service program in a foreign jurisdiction.

LAFLA’s Self Help Legal Access Centers
http://www.lacourt.org/
https://lafla.org/self-help/referrals-and-links/