Steering Committee on the Unmet
Legal Needs of Children
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California
Parent and Family Support Project Disability Rights Education And Defense Fund, Inc.
2212 Sixth St.
Berkeley, CA 94710
Phone: 510-644-2555
Fax: 510-841-8645
Email: n/a
Contact: Diane Lipton, DirectorSubstantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed: civil rights and special education
Inner City Law Center
1325 E. 7th St.
P.O. Box 21487
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Phone: 213-891-2880
Fax: 213-891-2888
Email: Slumbustrs@AOL.com Contact: Nancy Mintie, Founding DirectorSubstantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed: affirmative slum housing litigation on behalf of poor children and their families
Western Law Center for Disability Rights
919 S. Albany St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: 213-736-1031
Fax: 213-736-1428
Email: ccodring@lmulaw.lmu.edu
Contact: Carol Codrington, Litigation DirectorSubstantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed:
discrimination, social security and government benefits, prisoner's rights, special education, real estate, worker's compensation, and consumer law.
The Children's Legal Clinic
4540 Campus Drive, Suite 115
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 949-252-5310
Fax: 949-252-5309
Email: kidslaw@earthlink.net
Contact: Deborah Anderson TurnerSubstantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed:
guardianship, adoption, name changes, emancipation, and special education.
Legal Services of Northern California, Inc.
517 12th St.
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-551-2150
Fax: 916-551-2196
Email: lsncexec@earthlink.net
Contact: Gary Smith, Deputy DirectorSubstantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed:
family law
Children's Advocacy Institute
University of San Diego School of Law
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Phone: 619-260-4806
Fax: 619-260-4753
Email:cpil@acusd.edu
Contact: Robert FellmethSubstantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed:
resource center and law school program with cases in poverty, health, disability, neglect, and policy impact cases (including amicus cases)
Child Care law Center
973 Market St., Suite 550
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-495-5498
Fax: 415-495-6734
Email: strohl@childcarelaw.com
Contact: Nancy Strohl, Executive DirectorSubstantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed:
varies depending on legal issues
National Center for Youth Law
114 Sansome St., Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-543-3307
Fax: 415-956-9024
Email: info@youthlaw.org
Contact: Amelia M. Martinez
Website: www.youthlaw.orgSubstantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed:
public benefits, health, child welfare, housing, child support juvenile justice, and Supplemental Security Income
Volunteer Legal Services Program
Bar Association of San Francisco
465 California St., Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94104-1826
Phone: 415-982-1600
Fax: 415-982-1642
Email: rshigekane@sfbar.org
Contact: Rachel ShigekaneSubstantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed:
family law and Supplement Security Income
Youth Law Center
114 Sansome St., Suite 950
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-543-3379
Fax: 415-956-9022
Email: info_a_youthlawcenter.com
Contact: Mamie Yee, ParalegalSubstantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed:
civil rights, juvenile justice, and child welfare
Legal Advocates for Children and Youth
111 W. St. John St., #315
San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: 408-280-2416
Fax: 408-293-0106
Email: n/a
Contact: Shawn SchwarzSubstantive areas in which volunteer lawyers are needed:
guardianships, custody, visitation, domestic violence for pregnant and parenting teens, and school expulsion defense
