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Get free legal advice in California by contacting a local legal aid association, which provides statewide support across many legal areas. Eligibility requires that residents be at or below 125% of the federal poverty level.
Northern California
Bay Area & East Bay
Los Angeles County
Central California
Southern California
California State Bar
Northern California
- Organization: Legal Services of Northern California
- Website: www.lsnc.net
- Hotline: (916) 551-2150 (Mon-Fri, 8:30am to 12pm, 1pm to 5pm)
- Legal Areas: Housing, health, social security, natural disaster, CalWORKS, CalFresh, unemployment insurance, and general assistance.
Bay Area & East Bay
- Organization: Bay Area Legal Aid
- Website: www.baylegal.org
- Hotline: 1‑800‑551-5554 (Mon & Thu, 9:30am to 3pm, Tue & Weds, 9:30am to 1pm)
- Legal Areas: Consumer protection, housing, immigration, domestic violence, reentry, public benefits, veterans, SSI/disability benefits, youth justice, and health care access.
Los Angeles County
- Organization: Legal Aid of Los Angeles (LAFLA)
- Website: www.lawhelpca.org
- Hotline: 1‑800‑399‑4529 (Mon-Fri, 9am to 12pm, 1pm to 5pm)
- Legal Areas: Housing, family law, immigration, employment law, consumer law, domestic abuse, public benefits, disaster assistance, and CARE courts.
Central California
- Organization: Central California Legal Services (CCLS)
- Website: www.centralcallegal.org
- Hotline: 1-800-675-8001 (Mon-Fri, 9am to 12pm, 1pm to 2:30pm)
- Legal Areas: Housing, medical, seniors, family violence, immigration, employment, benefits, guardianship, veterans, and expungement.
Southern California
- Organization: Southern California (SoCal) – Community Legal Aid SoCal
- Website: www.communitylegalsocal.org
- Hotline: 1-800-834-5001 (Mon-Thu, 9:30am to 2:30pm, Fri 9am to 12pm)
- Legal Areas: Family, housing, consumer defense, public benefits, health, immigration, seniors, domestic violence, and expungement.
California State Bar
- Website: www.calbar.ca.gov (publishes a list of funded legal aid groups)
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