Free Legal Services in the Bay Area

* For information from the State Bar of California on finding an attorney, click here.*

ACLU-Northern California
39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, California  94111 
Phone (main): (415) 621-2493
Phone (civil liberties counselor): (415) 621-2488
Fax: (415) 255-1478

Asian Law Alliance
184 East Jackson Street
San Jose, California 95112
Phone (408) 287-9710

Asian Law Caucus
939 Market Street, Suite 201
San Francisco, California  94103
Phone: (415) 896-1701
Fax: (415) 896-1702
Email: alc@asianlawcaucus.org

Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
1188 Franklin Street, Suite 202
San Francisco, California  94109
Phone: (415) 567-6255
Fax: (415) 567-6248
Email: info@apilegaloutreach.org

Asylum Program of the San Francisco Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
131 Steuart Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, California  94105
Phone: (415) 543-9444
Fax: (415) 543-0296
Email: info@lccr.com

Bay Area Legal Aid-Santa Clara County
2 West Santa Clara Street, 8th Floor
San Jose, California  95113
Legal Assistance Line (LAL): (408) 850-7066
Phone: (408) 283-3700
Fax: (408) 283-3750
Email: Info@baylegal.org

Bay Area Legal Aid-San Mateo County
2287 El Camino Real
San Mateo, California  94403
Legal Assistance Line: (650) 472-2666
Phone: (650) 358-0745
Fax: (650) 358-0751

Catholic Charities Immigration Program
2625 Zanker Road, Suite 201
San Jose, California  95134
Phone: (408) 944-0691

Central American Resource Center 
1245 Alabama Street
San Francisco, California  94110
Phone: (415) 824-2330

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
2117-B University Avenue
East Palo Alto, California 94303
Phone: (650) 326-6440
Fax: (650) 326-9722

Immigration Law Clinic, U.C. Davis School of Law
400 Mrak Hall
Davis, California 95616-5201
Phone: (530) 752-6942

International Institute of the East Bay
449 15th Street, Suite 303
Oakland, California 94612
(510) 451-2846
http://www.iieb.org/

International Institute of San Francisco
San Francisco Office
657 Mission Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, California 94105
Phone: (415) 538-8100

International Institute of the Bay Area
San Mateo County Office
2600 Middlefield Road
Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone: (650) 780-7537
Fax: (650) 556-1645

La Raza Centro Legal
474 Valencia Street, Suite 295
San Francisco, California 94103
Phone: (415) 575-3500

National Center for Lesbian Rights
870 Market Street, Suite 370
San Francisco, California 94102
Phone: (415) 392-6257
Fax: (415) 392-8442

Pro Bono Project 
480 North First Street
San Jose, California, 95112 
Phone: (408) 998-5298
Fax: (408) 971-9672

Project Sentinel
Palo Alto Office
430 Sherman Avenue, Suite 308
Palo Alto, California  94306
Phone: (888) FAIRHOUsing
Phone: (888) 324-7468
Fax: (650) 321-4173
Email: info@housing.org

Sunnyvale Office
1055 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road, Suite 3
Sunnyvale, California  94087
Phone (888) 331-3332
Fax (408) 720-0810
Email: mediate4us@projsen.org

San Jose Fair Housing Consortium
San Jose Office
111 West St. John Street, Suite 315
San Jose, California  95112
Phone (408) 287-HOME (287-4663)
Fax (650) 321-4173
Email: mprem@housing.org

City of San Jose
Housing
200 East Santa Clara Street T-12
San Jose, CA 95113
Phone (408) 535-3860
Email: housing@sanjoseca.gov

Katharine & George Alexander
Community Law Center
1030 The Alameda
San Jose, California  95126
Phone: (408) 288-7030

Protection & Advocacy Inc.
Bay Area Regional Office
1330 Broadway, Suite 500
Oakland, California 94612-2509
Phone: (510) 267-1200
TTY: (800) 649-0154
Toll Free: (800) 776-5746