Find Legal Assistance
The Sacramento County Bar Association
does not assist with any Lawyers/Legal Referrals.
The resources below are here to provided you help in finding an attorney or legal services.
LAWYER REFERRAL & INFORMATION SERVICES
Matches clients with one or more attorneys who practice in the legal field in which the client has a need. Lawyer referral services are required by law to be certified by the State Bar of California, which imposes requirements on both the programs and the attorneys who participate, including requiring the attorneys to maintain errors & omissions insurance. Most lawyer referral services require payment of a nominal fee to get a referral, but the client is given a free 30-minute consultation with an attorney in return.
GENERAL RESOURCES
The following are links to resources that provide direction and assistance to persons having legal problems:
Provides lists of and links to legal services programs and court-run legal assistance programs in many different legal subject areas.
California Courts Online Self-Help Center
Provides information on ways to find a lawyer and links to numerous self-help resources. Includes a Centro de Ayuda identifying self-help services in Spanish.
State Bar of California Certified Specialist Search
Offers a list of attorneys certified in 22 areas of legal practice by county. The State Bar of California certifies attorneys in 11 of these practice areas and recognizes the certification of five different national organizations in 11 others. Specialists must meet rigorous experience and knowledge standards.
15021 Ventura Boulevard, #800 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
800-215-1190 | www.attorneysearchnetwork.com
395 Oyster Point Boulevard, #309, South San Francisco, CA 94080 415-946-3744 | www.legalmatchca.com
Provides numerous free self-help resources, including videos and online guides to common legal procedures and topics.
PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES
The following organizations provide legal services to the economically disadvantaged.
Provides legal assistance for low income people through the use of volunteers donating pro bono assistance and by educating clients about the law.
Legal Services of Northern California
Provides free civil representation to low-income clients in the areas of Housing, public benefits, Social Security, SSI, unemployment insurance benefits (UIB), and state disability insurance (SDI).
Community Legal Services, McGeorge School of Law
Provides assistance to community members facing legal challenges in the areas of Immigration, Bankruptcy and Elder & Health Law, who are unable to afford representation from private attorneys. Assistance is provided by law students supervised by practicing attorneys.
COURT SELF-HELP SERVICES
Here are direct links to the self-help centers for all the superior courts surrounding or near Sacramento. Every court in California has a self-help center. Click here for a list of all the counties/courts.
Sacramento County Superior Court Civil Self-Help Services and Family Court Self Help
Amador County Superior Court Self-Help Resources
Calaveras County Superior Court Self Help Information
Colusa County Superior Court Self-Help Center
Contra Costa County Superior Court Self-Help Resources Center
El Dorado County Superior Court Self-Help Information
Nevada County Superior Court Self-Help Center
Placer County Superior Court Self-Help Center
San Joaquin County Superior Court Self-Help/Pro Per Information
Solano County Superior Court Legal Help Information
Sutter County Superior Court Self-Help Information
Yolo County Superior Court Self-Help Center / Family Law Facilitator
OTHER RESOURCES IN SPECIFIC ISSUE AREAS
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) Lawyer Referral Ser – Provides referrals to attorneys on elder law issues.
California Indian Legal Services - Offers representation in cases that involve issues unique to Native Americans.
California Lawyers for the Arts Lawyer Referral and Inform - Offers referral services exclusively for creative artists, arts organizations, inventors, and those with arts-related legal matters.
Disability Rights California - Sacramento - Advocates for the rights of people with all types of disabilities.
Legal Aid At Work - Provides low-income and unemployed people with free, confidential information about their legal rights related to work in California.
Opening Doors Inc, Sacramento – Provides pro bono immigration legal services including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Asylum, Removal Defense, T-Visa, U-Visa, VAWA, Family Petitions, DACA, Naturalization, and related services.
Public Counsel Federal Pro Se Project – Provides Information for persons representing themselves in federal court.
Sacramento LGBT Community Center - Advocates and supports individual community members who have been the victim of bias or hate related incidents. Offers free legal consultations twice monthly in partnership with Northern California Legal Services and the Family Justice Center.