Client Services
Bay Area Legal Aid provides free legal help for low-income people. We can help with issues relating to housing, domestic violence, public benefits and health care access. Our legal assistance is available to low-income people who live in the Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara.
Bay Area Legal Aid's attorneys and paralegals help people with civil legal problems. We do not provide help with criminal matters. For help with a criminal matter, please call your local Public Defender's office or bar association.
If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, are low-income, and have a civil legal problem, please call our Legal Advice Line to apply for assistance:
Alameda County – (510) 250-5270
Contra Costa County West – (510) 250-5270
Contra Costa County East – (925) 219-3325
Marin County – (415) 354-6360
Napa County – (707) 320-6348
San Francisco – (415) 354-6360
San Mateo County – (650) 472-2666
Santa Clara County – (408) 850-7066
Toll-Free – (800) 551-5554
Your county not listed? Visit lawhelpcalifornia.org for information on your local legal aid organization.
If you are hearing impaired or speech disabled, please call California Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 and someone will assist you in contacting Bay Area Legal Aid's Legal Advice Line.
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