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Community and Legal Services
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The Los Angeles County Bar Association is dedicated to helping increase access to justice. Helping people get the legal information and assistance they need or trying to resolve a problem before formal legal action is taken is our goal. We do this through a number of public service projects which provide legal or law-related services to the public for a modest fee -- and in some cases, for free.
Law-Related Assistance
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AIDS/HIV
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Basic Legal Information and Resources
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LawHelpCalifornia.org This site provides easy internet access to legal information and
resources on: Housing, Public Benefits, Immigration, Seniors, Native American issues, Families and Kids, Consumer and Small Claims, Individual and Civil Rights, Estate Planning, Disability and Public Benefits.
For information, click here
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Comfort for Court Kids
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Helps abused and
neglected children cope with their experiences at Dependency Court.
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Contact the Courts
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Contact information for all California courts click here
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Domestic Violence
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Barristers Domestic Violence Project
For public needing Domestic Violence help.
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Family Law
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Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
call (213)388-7515 for client appointments. www.hbcfl.org
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Helping Handbook for Individuals and Families Affected by Southern California Wildfires
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(73 pp., pdf file format)
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Homelessness
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Inner City Law Center
1325 E. 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 891-2880
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Immigration
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Immigration Legal Assistance Project
Immigration legal advice and assistance with immigration forms and legal referrals.
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Judicial Elections Evaluation page
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Landlord Tenant/Eviction
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Unlawful Detainer Equal Access Project
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Eviction Defense Center, www.LAFLA.org,
(213) 387-9038
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Legal Dictionary
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Mental Health
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Mental Health Advocacy Services
3255 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 902
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 389-2077
http://www.mhas-la.org/
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Under the supervision of an experienced tax professional, student clinicians (both undergraduate and graduate tax students) serve low-income taxpayers who face a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service. Student clinicians receive instruction on the intricacies of substantive tax law and tax practice and procedure, and apply this knowledge to resolve clients’ tax matters. Tax student clinicians also educate taxpayers in our community about tax matters by participating in numerous community outreach programs featuring a wide array of tax issues.
Undergraduate and graduate tax students are provided the opportunity to handle various aspects of controversies with the Internal Revenue Service, including interviewing clients, preparing cases for appeals conferences and appearing at the conferences themselves, and negotiating settlements with the Internal Revenue Service.
The Bookstein Tax Clinic provides a service to the community by representing for no charge taxpayers who are unable to afford professional representation. Visit our website at: http://northridgeacctis.com/bookstein/
prospective_client_tax_clinic.htm
Contact Us: Administrative Coordinator, The Tax Clinic, The Bookstein Institute for Higher Education in Taxation, College of Business & Economics, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8372, Phone: 818-677-3952, Fax: 818-677- 2456, taxclinic@csun.edu |
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Other Legal Assistance
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Public Counsel
601 S. Ardmore Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(213) 385-2977
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State and Local Government Links
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A directory of official state, county and city government websites, click here
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Law-Related Information
Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Dispute Resolution Professionals - This special section appears each year in the Southern California Directory of Experts & Consultants. Find arbitrators, mediators, private judges and other dispute resolution service providers in more than 50 categories.
Fee Arbitration for Clients - Allows clients and attorneys to resolve disputes concerning fees and costs charged by the attorney through an informal, low cost alternative to the court system.
Mediation and Arbitration Services - Dispute Resolution Services (DRS) - A service to settle disputes in a non-court environment, in ways often quicker and less expensive than the court system. Each year, 25,000 people are helped through this service. Matters handled include attorney fee disputes, youth-adult conflicts, and business and consumer disputes.
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QUESTIONS@LACBA.ORG
