Provides civil law services to elderly and low-income residents of Marin, including tenant rights, debtors` rights and workers` rights. The Marin County Law Library is part of the California County Law Library System, founded in 1891. MCLL offers free public access to legal information and focuses on providing practical documents not only for lawyers and judges, but also for businesses, and self-represented litigants. Immigration legal services, including applications for temporary and permanent residence, refugee claims and defense against U.S. citizenship (deportation), family petitions, work permits, TPS, special programs, immigration assistance for abused immigrants, and community building information (“Know Your Rights”). Sliding scale of low-income fees or no fees charged. High-quality, low-cost legal advice and representation in domestic violence, divorce, paternity, custody and access, child support, spousal support, step-parent adoption and guardianship through a mobile fee agreement ($0 to $125 depending on income). Organizes educational seminars for housing providers and tenants, housing counselling, investigations, counselling, mediation and legal aid for people who experience discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, families with children, disability, age, marital status and sexual orientation. FHOM provides foreclosure advice and credit switching assistance. The ILRC is a national resource centre that provides training, materials and advocacy to promote immigrant rights.
As a legal advisory organization, they train lawyers and paralegals in complex and ever-changing immigration law. They develop leadership skills by encouraging immigrants to take the lead. The Marin County Law Library serves the public by providing access to legal information resources through a variety of media, research support, and technologies needed to give practical expression to the law, while maintaining a flexible presence and support that promotes the goals of community service and social justice. Legal Aid of Marin supports reproductive freedom and opposes the reversal of Roe v. Wade and Family Planning v. Casey Legal aid from Marin`s mission services and transportation for the elderly and disabled. Whistlestop promotes the independence, well-being and quality of life of seniors and people with disabilities in Marin County. The Whistlestop Active Aging Centre offers delicious meals, educational classes, multicultural gatherings, and helpful information and referral services.
Advocates for affordable housing, prevents foreclosures and assists clients with financial education and credit repair workshops Responsible for managing a wide range of consumer and environmental activities. The unit focuses on protecting the public, prosecuting violations, and preventing future violations of the law through law enforcement, mediation, referral, and public relations. Helps resolve benefit claims and housing issues for low-income community members in the seven Bay Area boroughs. Limited services available for family law and family violence. The Marin Pro Bono network offers volunteer lawyers the opportunity to take on individual cases or help with their expertise at our clinics. The Consumer Protection Division of the Marin County District Attorney`s Office prosecutes violations of consumer laws if it determines that there is an unfair commercial practice, but also provides mediation for various types of disputes. Forty programs, including home care for seniors, therapy for children, volunteer programs for youth, services for people with disabilities, and more. Responsible for the establishment and enforcement of child benefit orders. Every day, the food bank distributes enough food for 107,000 meals, or more than £46 million this year. Their mission is to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin, work that has only become more difficult as our community grapples with a prolonged period of economic hardship and record numbers of people are driven to starvation.
San Francisco Bar Association Attorney Referral Services has expanded its services to Marin County residents and businesses with Marin Attorneys. The Sonoma County Bar Association also operates a referral service program for lawyers. Both are programs certified by the California State Bar Association that have qualified. Whistlestop also provides transportation services for special needs through Marin Access, a partnership between Whistlestop, Marin Transit and Golden Gate Transit. Lawyers in the Library is a collaboration between the Marin County Bar Association and the Marin County Law Library. Lawyers in the Library is a community-based program that offers free 20-minute consultations at the Marin County Law Library on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month starting at 4:30 p.m. Office hours: Current clients are served from one of our nearby offices in Richmond, Napa and San Francisco.