What resources are available in LA during the COVID-19 health crisis?
Here is a list of local resources available, including government benefit, workers/tenant services, entertainment, best practices, and more: LINK HERE.
I need a lawyer. Can you recommend one?
NLG-LA does NOT provide attorney referrals. If you are looking for an attorney, here are websites designed to help you in your attorney search. We do NOT recommend or endorse the attorneys listed on these websites.
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- ACTIVISM-RELATED CHARGES:
- NLG-LA’s Weinglass Criminal Defense Committee may be able to help connect progressive activists in the LA region to pro bono or low bono criminal representation. Contact Matthew Strugar to make a request for activist representation: matthew@matthewstrugar.com
- FINDING A LAWYER:
- LOW-INCOME LEGAL RESOURCES:
- Legal Aid of Los Angeles handles many types of matters for low-income individuals.
- Legal Aid also provides referrals for low-income legal resources by topic area.
- ACTIVISM-RELATED CHARGES:
How do I request legal observers?
To request legal observers at your action or protest, please send a request as far in advance of the action as possible.
How do I get NLG to provide a training to my group? How do I get an NLG speaker?
Please fill out this form.
I can’t afford membership dues, how can I get involved with NLG?
Ability to pay dues should not be a bar to your involvement with the NLG-LA. Please contact us to request a dues adjustment and/or to learn about the many ways to get involved.
Are my donations to NLG-LA tax deductible?
To make a tax-deductible donation to our chapter, please write a check to the “National Lawyers Guild Foundation” and write in the memo line “For NLG-LA”. You can mail this check to our office address and we will forward the donation on to the NLG Foundation, a 501(c)(3) corporation.
Can the NLG endorse my candidacy for political office?
The NLG-LA is a non-partisan organization and does not support or endorse political candidates.
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