Bankruptcy Pro Se/Pro Bono Services

The Alameda County Bar Association's Volunteer Legal Services Corporation (VLSC) provides free direct legal assistance to self-represented persons who need assistance with their bankruptcy case in the Oakland Division of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.

The Program is designed to assist debtors who do not have a bankruptcy attorney.  The VLSC provides free direct legal advice and, in some instances, representation.  VLSC cannot represent all such debtors due to income guidelines and other limitations. Appointments are mandatory.  To learn more about VLSC's services, and to make an appointment, please call: (510) 302.2222, press option 4.

 

The Contra Costa County Bar Association's Bankruptcy Pro Bono Project presents a bankruptcy clinic designed to assist debtors with bankruptcy questions in the Oakland Division of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.

The Project provides free direct legal advice and, in some instances, representation. The Project cannot represent all such debtors due to income guidelines and other limitations.  To learn more about the Project's services, and to make an appointment at one of the clinics, please call: (925) 686.6900.

 

Bay Area Legal Aid provides legal information to pro per consumers at clinics in San Mateo, Napa, Contra Costa and Alameda Counties.  For more information and to access flyers for clinics, please see http://baylegal.org/what-we-do/consumer-law/ (link is external) or call the Legal Advice Line at (800) 551.5554.