CHRISTIAN LEGAL AID OF LOS ANGELES

CLA-LA has been conducting free legal phone clinics once a month since April 2020 (during the pandemic). Our volunteer attorneys speak with clients about their legal issues and try to assist them as much as possible. For 14 years before the pandemic, we conducted in-person pro- bono clinics, and beginning in the fall of 2023 we resumed in-person clinics while continuing phone clinics. All of the legal services are geared to educate clients about their rights and remedies and train them to negotiate and handle their own legal disputes. We assist clients in the legal areas of expungement of criminal convictions, family law, immigration, landlord/tenant and tenant/tenant issues, bankruptcy, probate, employment, small claims, and small business.
CLA-LA has one qualifier for determining whether to serve a client – income. All clients must be at or below the definition of “very low income” as set forth in the Housing Community Development Guidelines for housing in Los Angeles. When possible, CLA-LA refers individuals who do not fit within these guidelines to outside attorneys who provide services at a reasonable rate.