Hiring a lawyer can be expensive, but it doesn't have to be the case. Depending on the level of legal help you need, there are a range of ways to get free legal advice in Los Angeles.
Just the facts
Before looking for an attorney or seeking legal help, take the initiative and learn the basics of California law on your own. Of course, it will not bypass the crossbar, but it helps to enter into a situation armed with information as much as possible.
In some cases, with small claims, knowledge of the law may be all you need. You may be able to settle or resolve your dispute out of court.
The Law Library is one of the most useful open legal literature resources in Los Angeles, which also happens to be the second largest public law library in the United States. Its main focus is California law. Within its stacks, you'll find codes, cases, legal encyclopedias, an appeal summary, legislative history information, and more.
The main branch is at Los Angeles Civic Center. However, the Law Library also has sub-collections in courts in Santa Monica, Long Beach, Norwalk, Pomona, and Torrance. It operates interlibrary partnerships with the Pasadena Public Library Compton Library, the Lancaster Regional Library and the Los Angeles Public Library's Van Nuys Library.
In addition, the library offers two useful remote services to answer questions: you can email the librarian or contact the librarian via real-time chat on your computer.
Mildred L Lilly Building
301 West Street First
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-78-LA LAW (785-2529)
Government Legal Aid in Los Angeles
If going to court or mediating through attorneys becomes necessary, and you can't afford it, fear not, you may be able to get legal aid through a government-funded organization.
The Los Angeles Legal Aid Foundation (LAFLA) is primarily funded by a non-profit organization established by Congress to provide civil legal aid nationwide.
The areas of law covered are family law, housing and eviction, home ownership and individual rights, community and economic development, government benefits, immigration law, and employment.
Its central office is located in downtown Los Angeles. Its offices in the Sixth District serve the following areas: East Los Angeles, West Side, South Los Angeles, Pico Union, Koreatown and Long Beach. In addition, LAFLA also operates self-help legal aid centers in the courts of Long Beach, Santa Monica, Torrance, and Englewood.
At these centers you can get information about court procedures, get one-on-one help, attend a legal workshop, get required court forms, and get help reviewing court forms after they are filled out (from trained legal professionals).
Lavla Central Office
1550 W. 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
213-640-3881
Free monthly legal clinic
On the first Saturday of every month, the Beverly Hills Bar Association hosts its monthly legal clinic for attorneys. During the event - which takes place between 10 a.m. and noon - volunteer attorneys from the association answer questions on a variety of topics such as landlord/tenant disputes, wills and trusts, and legal issues facing businesses.
This clinic is currently held in La Cienega Park (La Cienega at the Olympic Games, 8400 Gregory Way).
For more information, please visit the Beverly Hills Bar Association website.
Pro Bono Legal Help
The term “public interest” means “the free legal work of a lawyer for indigent clients, religious, charitable, and other not-for-profit entities”. Obviously, this type of assistance is provided at the discretion of the attorney. However, it is good to know that the American Bar Association has become a champion for free legal services.
In this context, when looking for a lawyer willing to do free work, the best place to start is the American Bar for Bono in California directory.
In Los Angeles, the professional organization lists some of the following free agencies:
- Immigration Legal Aid Project
- Beit Yazidak for Legal Services
- Harriet Bohai Center for Family Law
- Public Lawyers Law Center
David Herson
legal institution
David Hirson & Partners, LLP
Address
1122 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626
David Hirson has over 30 years experience practicing immigration law. David Hirson is a partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen& Loewy LLP, where he co-manages the company's Consular Practices Office that facilitates processing of immigrant and other visa applications at US embassies and consulates around the world. David Hirson, attorney, has been certified by the California Bar Council of Legal Professionals and has been recognized as an Immigration and Nationality Law Specialist for more than 20 years.
Hirson has been involved in EB-5 cases since the EB-5 visa program was established in 1990, making him among the most experienced immigration attorneys with the EB-5 program in the country. Hirson attended the US Senate while presenting a proposal and discussing EB-5 legislation. Subsequently, Attorney Hurson personally prepared one of the first EB-5 cases for the Office of Immigration and Naturalization (now USCIS). This EB-5 status has been approved. In fact, Hurson has submitted many of the approved EB-5 cases during the first 10 years of the EB-5 visa program.
Hirson currently leads the EB-5 staff in his firm overseeing paralegals, attorneys in training, administrative staff, and attorneys working on EB-5 cases. Because of his experience handling EB-5 visa matters, EB-5 cases are often referred to Huerson, which comes to him primarily from Fragomen law offices across the country. In addition to helping high net worth immigrant investors obtain their visas, Attorney Hurson also manages immigration affairs for many of the Fortune 500 companies. Hirson has also overseen many successful regional center applications. Among the most recent regional centers to receive this designation from USCIS are the regional office in Riverside, California, and another office covering areas of Utah.
Attorney Hurson is very unique in the immigration law community. He is currently a member of the Immigration Law Division of the Orange County Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Immigration Law Division, the American Bar Association (ABA), the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), and is a member of the Legislative Committee of the Regional Centers Trade Group called The Investment Association of the USA (IIUSA). Hirson has held many senior positions in the past. He has been Chair of the International Law Division of the California State Bar, Chair of the Investor Visa Committee of the American Immigration Bar, Vice Chair of the Immigration and Naturalization Service Headquarters Communications Committee, President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Association of Immigration Lawyers, and Director of the Immigration Law Division of the Orange County Bar Association .
Hirson earned his law degree in 1967 from the University of Witt Watersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Hirson was licensed to practice law in California more than 32 years ago. Hirson is also authorized to practice law before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Court of Appeals for the Eastern, Central, and Northern Districts of California. Hirson is recognized for his accomplishments by many organizations such as the Distinguished Southern California Advocates, Who's Who International in Business Lawyers, and the American Jewish Committee, and has been ranked at Martindale Hubbell for 15 years, and is among the 50 most famous attorneys in Orange County, California.