Bet Tzedek Legal Services

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Información General Contacto

bettzedek.org/

Teléfono
323-939-0506
Fax
213-471-4568
3250 Wilshire Blvd.
13th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90010

lfu@bettzedek.org


Cómo obtener ayuda

CLÍNICA LEGAL
Información

Bet Tzedek's Self Help Conservatorship Clinic is held during the following dates and times, and at the following locations:

Mondays from 10:00 AM to Noon
Los Angeles Law Library
301 W. 1st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Tuesdays 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Norwalk Library
12350 Imperial Highway
Norwalk, CA 90650

Fridays 10:00 AM to Noon
Long Beach Courthouse
275 Magnolia Ave., Rm. 3101
Long Beach, CA 90802

Select Fridays 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Lancaster Regional Library
601 West Lancaster Blvd.
Lancaster, CA 93534

TELÉFONO
Teléfono 323-939-0506
Horas
  • Lunes 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Martes 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Miércoles 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Jueves 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Viernes 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Quienes Somos

Bet Tzedek provides free legal services to low income individuals living in Los Angeles County. Services include elder abuse prevention and intervention; advance healthcare directives, wills, powers of attorney, and conservatorship; decedents’ estates and probate; assistance with Social Security overpayment notices, denials, and appeals; public benefits advocacy for Medi-Cal, In-Home Supportive Services, and Veterans Benefits; Holocaust survivor reparations claims and appeals; a Low-Income Tax Initiative (LITI) for households facing liens, garnishments, and other tax controversies; legal issues impacting small businesses; employment law issues including wage theft, and safe working conditions; eviction defense and appeals, resolving landlord tenant disputes, securing safe living conditions, negotiating soft landings, stopping or delaying foreclosures, protecting homeowners from deceptive loans and consumer scams, and preventing real estate fraud; guardianship; Special Immigrant Juvenile Status; and assistance with housing, employment, and health care access for members of the transgender community.

A Quién Servimos

Área(s)
  • Los Angeles Condado
Idioma(s) hablado
  • Russian / Pусский
  • Spanish / Español
Cirumstances e idiomas en los que se proporcionan intérpretes

If caller/applicant does not speak English or Spanish, or feel confident in their ability to speak English or Spanish, we will provide an interpreter.

Pautas de Ingresos

Services are provided free of charge to low income residents of Los Angeles County.

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Restricciones de elegibilidad

Bet Tzedek’s legal services are provided to all eligible needy residents of Los Angeles County, regardless of their racial, religious or ethnic background, or immigration status.

Tipo de ayuda

Este grupo proporciona los siguientes tipos de servicios basados en sus necesidades legales y sus recursos:
  • Full Legal Representation
  • Brief Advice
  • Pro Se Legal Clinic
  • Self-Help Materials
Descripción de los Servicios

Bet Tzedek provides legal assistance through one-on-one consultations, by appointment, at our office and intake locations. Our project areas include:

Employment Rights - Bet Tzedek advocates on behalf of low-wage workers, including garment workers, day laborers, construction workers and janitors. Bet Tzedek brings wage claims before the Labor Commissioner and litigate cases involved human trafficking, retaliation, and wage and hour violations. Bet Tzedek holds an employment rights clinic the first and third Wednesday of every month from 5:30 - 7:30pm at their office.

Family Caregiver - Bet Tzedek provides legal counsel to those who are caring for an individual living with a developmental disability, Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia or other debilitating condition. Services include assistance with Limited and General Conservatorship, Elder Abuse Restraining Orders, In Home Supportive Services, and Advance Life Planning (Statutory Wills and Advance Health Care Directives). In addition, project staff conduct community legal education presentations for health-care professionals, social workers and caregivers themselves to provide information about programs and services that support caregivers and the individuals they care for.

Consumer Protection, Real Estate Fraud & Foreclosure Prevention - Bet Tzedek represent seniors and individuals living with disabilities who are victims of consumer fraud and elder abuse title fraud. In addition, staff attorneys help borrowers with foreclosure issues by helping them obtain loan modifications, postpone sales, and rescind wrongful foreclosures.

Holocaust Reparations - Bet Tzedek assists survivors applying for reparations, pensions, and other benefits from Germany and other European countries. Bet Tzedek also provides assistance with other issues affecting survivors, including Holocaust-era insurance coverage, public benefits, subsidized housing, advance planning, and other issues.

Kinship Care and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status - Bet Tzedek helps keep families together by representing grandparents and other caregivers in Probate Guardianship proceedings. In addition, Bet Tzedek represents unaccompanied alien children under the age of 21 who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by one or both of their parents in requesting the appointment of their caregiver as guardian and in securing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status findings and orders.

Self-Help Conservatorship Clinic - Through clinics held at the Los Angeles Law Library, Norwalk Courthouse, and Long Beach Courthouses at various times during the week, Bet Tzedek assists pro per litigants who need conservatorship over an individual prepare and file petitions for the appointment of a conservator.

Low-Income Tax Advocacy - Bet Tzedek’s tax practice provides free legal representation and advice on federal or state income tax cases and specific local tax disputes. Assistance is provided at all stages of a case in disputes such as Earned Income Tax Credit denials and appeals; audits; liens and wage garnishments; employee misclassifications and more.

Public Benefits - Bet Tzedek provides direct representation on benefits appeals and overpayments for programs such as Supplemental Security Income, In Home Supportive Services, Supplemental Security Disability Income, and other benefits program.

Cancer MLP - Bet Tzedek provides direct representation, advice and counsel, pro bono placement, advocacy, and education on legal issues most commonly affecting the health outcomes of individuals living with cancer.

Última revisión y actualización: Jun 11, 2024
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