LAAC Members: Search and Filter

Affordable Housing Advocates (AHA)

(Southern California, Southwestern California) Founded in 1991 as San Diego Friends of Legal Aid, AHA represents the poor, helping to enhance and enforce housing laws and tenants’ rights. HQ in San Diego.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP)

(Bay Area, Northern California) Founded 1983, ALRP provides free and low-cost legal services to people with HIV/AIDS in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Alameda County Homeless Action Center

Alliance for Children’s Rights

(Southern California, Southwestern California) Headquartered in Los Angeles, the Alliance has protected the rights of impoverished, abused, and neglected children and youth since 1992.
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus (Advancing Justice-ALC)

(Bay Area, Northern California, Sacramento Region) Founded in 1972, Advancing Justice-ALC is the nation’s first legal and civil rights organization serving the low-income Asian Pacific American communities. HQ in San Francisco's Chinatown.
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA)

(Southern California, Southwestern California) LA affiliate of the national Asian Americans Advancing Justice network, which promotes the legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (NHPI). HQ in downtown LA, with offices in Orange County and Sacramento.
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Asian Law Alliance — Santa Clara County (ALA)

(Bay Area, Northern California, Northern District) Launched in 1977, the ALA helps Asian/Pacific Islanders in Santa Clara county realize their fundamental rights. HQ in San Jose.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Bay Area Legal Aid

(Bay Area, Northern California) BayLegal serves the low- and very low-income members of the seven-county San Francisco Bay area, from San Francisco to Livermore, Gilroy to Napa.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded, LSC Grantees

Bet Tzedek Legal Services

(Southern California, Southwestern California) Bet Tzedek provides free, comprehensive legal services for low-income individuals and families in Los Angeles.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Butte County Law Library

(Rural, Sacramento Region) BCLL is a regional library that provides legal reference services to all residents and nonresidents of the County of Butte. They maintain a core library of physical print material and online subscriptions to substantial databases of electronic material, including LexisNexis Government, CEB, Ebsco Legal and WestlawNext.
Organization Type: Government, Other

California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform

(California Statewide) Since 1983, CANHR has worked statewide to improve the choices, care, and quality of life for California’s long term care consumers. HQ in San Francisco.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

California Indian Legal Services (CILS)

(Bay Area, California Statewide, Central Coast, Central Valley, Eastern California, Northern District, Rural, Sacramento Region, Southwestern California) Launched four decades ago, CILS is one of the oldest non-profit law firms devoted exclusively to the cause of Native American rights. HQ in Escondido, with offices in Bishop, Eureka, and Sacramento.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded, LSC Grantees

California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF)

(California Statewide, Rural) CRLAF is a statewide, non-profit organization providing legal services and policy advocacy for California’s rural poor. Headquartered in Sacramento with an office in Fresno.
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA)

(Central Coast, Central Valley, Eastern California, Rural, Southwestern California) Founded in 1966 as a nonprofit legal services program, CRLA has 21 offices and strives for economic justice and human rights on behalf of California's rural poor.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded, LSC Grantees

California Women’s Law Center (CWLC)

(California Statewide) Founded in 1989, CWLC is the first law center in California solely dedicated to addressing the comprehensive and unique legal needs of women and girls. HQ in El Segundo.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

Capital Pro Bono

(Central Valley, Northern California, Northern District, Sacramento Region) Since 1981, CPB has coordinated volunteer pro bono attorneys to provide legal aid to low-income clients in the Sacramento Region.
Organization Type: Bar/Pro Bono, Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Casa Cornelia Law Center

Center for Gender & Refugee Studies – California

(Bay Area)
Organization Type: Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

Center for Health Care Rights

Center For Human Rights and Constitutional Law

Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA)

(Bay Area, National, Northern California) Founded in 1988, CJA is an international human rights organization. HQ in San Francisco.
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: Other Legal Nonprofits

Central California Legal Services, Inc. (CCLS)

(Central Valley, Northern California, Rural) Since 1966, CCLS has fought social injustice through education and representation of low-income residents in a six-county service area in the central San Joaquin Valley. Offices in Fresno, Merced, and Visalia.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded, LSC Grantees

Centro Legal De La Raza

(Bay Area, Northern California) Founded in 1969, Centro Legal de la Raza provides free or low-cost, bilingual, culturally-sensitive legal aid for low-income residents of the Bay Area, including monolingual, Spanish-speaking immigrants. HQ in Oakland.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Child Care Law Center

(California Statewide) Since 1980, Child Care Law Center has worked to break down legal barriers between families in need and good, affordable child care. HQ in San Francisco.
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

Children’s Law Center of California

Coalition of California Welfare Rights ORG., INC.

(California Statewide) CCWRO advocates for public benefits and provides back-up services to certain qualified legal service field programs as well as pro-bono attorneys referred to CCWRO.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

Community Legal Aid of SOCAL

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLSEPA)

(Bay Area, Northern California) Founded in 2002, CLSEPA provides civil legal assistance to low-income individuals and families in East Palo Alto and the surrounding community.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (CCSLS)

(Bay Area, Northern California, Rural) Established in 1976 and incorporated in 1986, CCSLS provides free civil legal services to Contra Costa County residents who are 60 or older. HQ in Concord.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Disability Rights California (DRC)

(Bay Area, California Statewide, Central Coast, Central Valley, Eastern California, Northern District, Sacramento Region, Southwestern California) Founded in 1978, DRC is the largest disability advocacy agency in the nation. Offices in Sacramento, Oakland, LA, San Diego, and Fresno.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc. (DREDF)

(California Statewide, National) Founded 1979, DREDF is a leading national civil rights law and policy center dedicated to advancing the civil and human rights of people with disabilities. HQ in Berkeley, with office in Washington, DC.
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC)

(Bay Area, Northern California) Founded 1988 by law students from UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law, EBCLC is the largest provider of free legal services in the East Bay and a nationally-recognized poverty law clinic.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Elder Law & Advocacy

(Eastern California, Southern California, Southwestern California) Elder Law & Advocacy provides free and low-cost civil legal services, counseling, and advocacy to seniors in San Diego and Imperial Counties. Offices in San Diego and El Centro.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Elder Law and Disability Rights Center

Eviction Defense Collaboration

Family Violence Appellate Project (FVAP)

(California Statewide) FVAP is the only organization in California dedicated to appealing cases on behalf of domestic violence survivors and their children in order to set good legal precedents. HQ in Oakland.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

Family Violence Law Center (FVLC)

(Bay Area, Northern California) For more than 30 years, FVLC has sought to end family violence in Alameda County. HQ in Oakland.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance (GBLA)

(Central Valley, Southern California) Established in 1968, GBLA offers free legal services in civil matters to low-income persons residing in its service area within Kern County, California.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded, LSC Grantees

Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law

(Southern California, Southwestern California) The Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law protects victims of domestic violence and improves the well-being of children living in poverty. HQ Los Angeles.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Housing and Economic Rights and Advocates

IEP Collaborative, Inc.

Immigrant Defenders Law Center

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)

(California Statewide, National) Founded in 1979, the IRLC is a national non-profit resource center that provides legal training, educational materials, and advocacy to advance immigrant rights. HQ in San Francisco, with an office in Washington, DC.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

Inland Counties Legal Services (ICLS)

(Eastern California, Rural, Southern California) ICLS pursues justice and equality for low income people. HQ in Riverside, with offices throughout San Bernardino County and Riverside County.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded, LSC Grantees

Inland Empire Latino Legal Aid

(Eastern California, Southern California) IELLA provides free legal services for the poor and underprivileged residents of the Inland Empire. HQ in Riverside.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Inner City Law Center (ICLC)

(Southern California, Southwestern California) The only provider of legal services on Skid Row in downtown LA, ICLC combats slum housing while developing strategies to end homelessness. Started 1980.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Insight Center for Community Economic Development

Justice and Diversity Center (JDC)

(Bay Area, Northern California) The Justice & Diversity Center advances fairness and equality in San Francisco by providing pro bono legal services to low-income people and educational programs that foster diversity in the legal profession.
Organization Type: Bar/Pro Bono, Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Justice in Aging

(California Statewide, National) National organization that uses the power of law to fight senior poverty by securing access to affordable health care, economic security, and the courts. Offices in Washington, DC, Los Angeles and Oakland.
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

La Raza Centro Legal

LACBA Counsel For Justice

Law Foundation of Silicon Valley

(Bay Area, Northern California) The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley is a non-profit agency that provides free legal services to Silicon Valley individuals in need. HQ in San Jose.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF)

(Bay Area, Central Coast, Northern California) LCCRSF works to advance, protect and promote the legal rights of communities of color, and low-income persons, immigrants, and refugees through programs in racial justice, immigrant justice, and community empowerment.
Organization Type: Bar/Pro Bono, Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Learning Rights Law Center

(Southern California, Southwestern California) Formed 2005. Legal services nonprofit that fights for a child’s right to education. Assists low-income families by providing free legal counsel and advice, advocacy, direct representation, education, training and policy work. HQ in Los Angeles.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Legal Access Alameda

Legal Aid at Work

(Bay Area, California Statewide, Northern California, Southern California) Helps workers attain financial security by preserving their employment opportunities. Founded in 1915. HQ in San Francisco.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)

(Southern California, Southwestern California) For more than 85 years, LAFLA has provided civil legal services to poor and low-income people in Los Angeles County. Has five offices.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded, LSC Grantees

Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County (LAFSBC)

(Central Coast, Southern California) Since 1959, LAFSBC has provided legal services to low-income persons and seniors, especially those in crisis. Has offices in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and Lompoc.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Legal Aid of Marin

(Bay Area, Northern California) Provides legal aid in housing, employment, debt, family, dependency, and elder law. HQ in San Rafael.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Legal Aid of Sonoma County

(Bay Area, Northern California) Founded in 1958, provides crisis legal needs, including family violence, protection of abuse, and housing. HQ in Santa Rosa.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino (LASSB)

(Eastern California, Rural, Southern California) For 50 years, LASSB has provided free legal services to the disadvantaged. Has six clinic locations. HQ in San Bernardino.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Legal Aid Society of San Diego (LASSD)

(Southern California, Southwestern California) Started in 1919, provides civil legal aid in poverty law. HQ in San Diego.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded, LSC Grantees

Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County

(Bay Area, Northern California) Started in 1959, the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County partners with over 30 law firms and corporate counsel in Silicon Valley to provide free legal services. HQ in Redwood City.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Legal Assistance for Seniors (LAS)

(Bay Area, Northern California) Provides free legal representation and advice, health insurance counseling, and community education to Alameda County residents. Located in Uptown Oakland. Founded 1976 and incorporated in 1984.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Legal Assistance to the Elderly (LAE)

(Bay Area, Northern California) Provides legal aid to seniors and the disabled in San Francisco. Began in the 1970s and incorporated in 1979.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Legal Link

Legal Services for Children

(Bay Area, Northern California) Since 1975, provides legal services to children and youth in San Francisco Bay Area. HQ in San Francisco.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC)

(California Statewide, Northern California, Southern California) Organizes communities impacted by the criminal justice system and advocates to release incarcerated people, to restore human and civil rights, and to reunify families and communities. HQ in San Francisco.
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

Legal Services for Seniors

(Central Coast, Northern California, Rural) Since 1985, provides legal services at no charge to Monterey County seniors. Offices in Salinas and Seaside, and outreach elsewhere in Monterey County.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Legal Services of Northern California (LSNC)

(Northern California, Northern District, Rural, Sacramento Region) Provides legal aid in 23 northern California counties. HQ in Sacramento.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded, LSC Grantees

Los Angeles Center for Law & Justice (LACLJ)

(Southern California, Southwestern California) Founded 1973, provides legal aid to low-income and primarily immigrant and Latino populations in Los Angeles. Has expanded its programs on domestic violence and immigration.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Loyola Marymount University

McGeorge Community Legal Services

(Northern California, Sacramento Region) The Pacific McGeorge School of Law's Legal Clinics provide training to McGeorge law students through pro bono clinic services. HQ in Sacramento.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Mental Health Advocacy Services (MHAS)

(Southern California, Southwestern California) Established in 1977, provides free legal services to people with mental disabilities. HQ in LA.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

National Center for Youth Law (NCYL)

(National, Northern California, Southern California) NCYL attorneys assist advocates representing poor children and adolescents. HQ in Oakland.
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

National Health Law Program (NHeLP)

(National, Northern California, Southern California) Founded in 1969, NHeLP protects and advances the health rights of low-income and underserved individuals and families through advocacy, education and litigation at the federal and state levels.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers

National Housing Law Project (NHLP)

(California Statewide, National) Nonprofit national housing and legal advocacy center established in 1968 to advance housing justice for poor people. HQ in San Francisco.
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA)

(Southern California, Southwestern California) Founded in 1965, NLSLA serves Los Angeles County and is one of the largest and most prominent public interest law offices in California.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded, LSC Grantees

OneJustice

(California Statewide, Northern California, Southern California) OneJustice builds a network among law schools, the private sector, and legal services nonprofits.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

Open Door Legal

Prison Law Office

(California Statewide, Northern California, Southern California) For more than 35 years, has provided free legal services to California state prisoners (and occasionally to parolees), regarding conditions of confinement.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Pro Bono Project Silicon Valley

Public Advocates Inc.

(California Statewide, Northern California, Southern California) Incorporated in 1971, Public Advocates challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination. Offices in San Francisco and Sacramento.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Public Counsel

(Southern California, Southwestern California) Largest pro bono law firm in the nation. Founded in 1970, Public Counsel is the public interest law firm of the Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Public Law Center

(Southern California, Southwestern California) PLC, as Orange County’s pro bono law firm works with over 1500 volunteers to provide free legal services.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Riverside Legal Aid

San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program (SDVLP)

(Southern California, Southwestern California) Incorporated in 1983, SDVLP is the county’s oldest and most comprehensive pro bono legal services program.
Organization Type: Bar/Pro Bono, Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation

(Central Coast) The San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation is a primarily volunteer organization that provides pro-bono legal services to the most needy residents of San Luis Obispo County.
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs

Santa Clara University Alexander Law Center

Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA)

(Bay Area, Northern California) Established in 1973, SALA provides free legal services and community education to Santa Clara County residents who are age 60 or older. HQ in San Jose.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Senior Advocacy Network – Senior Law Project

Senior Legal Services

Social Justice Collaborative

The Impact Fund

The Public Interest Law Project

University of San Diego Legal Clinics

(Southern California, Southwestern California) Beginning in 1971 as a volunteer project, USD law students have provided free legal services to San Diego residents in need.
Organization Type: Law School, Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Veterans Legal Institute

Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Watsonville Law Center (WLC)

(Bay Area, Central Coast, Northern California, Rural) WLC provides free legal services to low-income individuals on the Central Coast, focusing on workers’ rights, consumer rights, and access to employment.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded

Western Center on Law & Poverty (WCLP)

(California Statewide, Northern California, Southern California) California’s oldest and largest legal services support center, created in 1967 to focus on housing, health care and a strong safety net for low-income Californians. HQ in LA, with offices in Sacramento and Oakland.
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

Worksafe

(California Statewide, Northern California, Southern California) Worksafe seeks to eliminate workplace hazards and advocates for injured workers. HQ in Oakland.
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers, IOLTA-Funded

Youth Law Center (YLC)

(California Statewide, National, Northern California, Southern California) YLC works nationally to protect children in the nation’s foster care and justice systems from abuse and neglect. HQ in San Francisco.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Support Centers

Yuba Sutter Legal Center for Seniors

(Northern California, Northern District, Rural) Provides free legal services to seniors. HQ in Marysville. Serves Sutter and Yuba Counties.
Organization Type: Provider
Lists: IOLTA Field Programs, IOLTA-Funded