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Consumer and Bankruptcy Organizations

Explore California organizations working on consumer and bankruptcy, and find a place to put your interests into practice.

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Organizations

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP)

    Free and low-cost civil legal help for people living with HIV/AIDS in the Bay Area. Practice areas include housing, benefits, immigration, employment and family law.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Employment and Workers' Rights

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Bay Area Legal Aid

    Civil legal assistance for low-income residents across the seven-county Bay Area, including seniors, veterans and people with disabilities.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Disability Rights

  • Center for Health Care Rights

    Healthcare counseling, advocacy and legal services for older adults and people with disabilities in Los Angeles County, including Medicare and Medi-Cal access.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Healthcare and Public Benefits

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLSEPA)

    Community-based legal assistance in housing, immigration, civil litigation and predatory lending for people in the East Palo Alto area.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Housing

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California

    Fair housing, fair lending, foreclosure prevention, and housing advocacy in Marin and neighboring North Bay counties.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA) (CA)

    Consumer and housing advocacy addressing predatory lending, mortgages, foreclosure and other homeowner problems, alongside financial counseling and attorney training.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Justice At Last

    Free legal help for trafficking survivors, including immigration relief, records clearance, employment rights, family safety, and debt issues.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Criminal Records and Reentry

  • La Raza Centro Legal

    Legal services for Latino, immigrant and low-income Bay Area communities, including immigration, workers’ rights, housing and elder law.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • Past pre-bar fellowship host

    Legal Access Alameda

    Free legal clinics for low-income Alameda County residents, including family law, bankruptcy, guardianship and housing, staffed by volunteers.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Legal Aid of Marin

    Legal Aid of Marin’s mission is to provide access to the civil justice system to low-income, vulnerable and otherwise underserved residents of Marin County.

    Children and Youth · Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • Legal Aid Society of San Diego (LASSD)

    Free legal services for low-income San Diego residents in healthcare, housing, public benefits, child custody, immigration and consumer protection.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • McGeorge Community Legal Services

    Supervised legal clinics train McGeorge law students while providing pro bono services to the Sacramento community across several areas of law.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • Mental Health Advocacy Services (MHAS)

    Free legal services for children and adults with mental disabilities, including benefits access, rights protection and discrimination, plus training and impact litigation.

    Children and Youth · Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • Pro Bono Project Silicon Valley

    Connects low-income Santa Clara County residents with volunteer attorneys, especially in family law, and provides clinics, self-help and document assistance.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Family Law and Domestic Violence

  • Public Counsel

    Pro bono legal services in Los Angeles across areas including children’s rights, education, housing, immigration, consumer protection, veterans’ rights and community development.

    Children and Youth · Civil Rights and Discrimination

  • Public Interest Law Project (PILP)

    Litigation support, research, training and policy advocacy for California legal aid programs and community organizations serving low-income people.

    Civil Rights and Discrimination · Consumer and Bankruptcy

  • Watsonville Law Center (WLC)

    Free legal services for low-income Central Coast residents, focusing on workers’ rights, consumer rights and access to employment.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Employment and Workers' Rights

  • Western Center on Law & Poverty (WCLP)

    Litigation and policy advocacy to secure housing, healthcare and public benefits for low-income Californians, with attention to due process and language access.

    Consumer and Bankruptcy · Healthcare and Public Benefits