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The Consumer Services Guide is searchable directory of resources which can help you with consumer problems and questions. There are multiple editions of the ‘Guide’, some which deal with specific issues such as housing or credit. The full directory, the Consumer Service Guide Edition, provides access to all the resources collected by Consumer Action.

 
 

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    Legal Assistance


  • Pasadena Dist. Office of the LA County Dept. of Public Social Services
    Assists residents of Pasadena and Alta Dena with a variety of consumer problems. Handles landlord/tenant disputes including assistance in filling out questions for unlawful detainer civil cases ($10 fee), domestic violence restraining orders (free to local residents, $10 fee to others), income tax forms and civil harassment suits.

  • Public Advocates
    Public Advocates Inc. is a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and achieving tangible legal victories advancing education, housing and transit equity.

  • Public Justice
    Public Justice is America’s public interest law firm. Through creative litigation, public education, and innovative work with the broader public interest community, they: * protect people and the environment; * hold the powerful accountable; * challenge government, corporate, and individual wrongdoing; * increase access to justice; * combat threats to our justice system; and * inspire lawyers and others to serve the public interest.

  • Resources Connection
    The Resource Connection, formerly Human Resources Council (HRC), is a 29-year-old Amador and Calaveras based nonprofit organization providing services and programs in three critical areas: children and families, nutrition, and prevention and intervention. The Resource Connection is governed by a volunteer board of directors and staffed by 170 employees at 16 sites throughout the two counties.

  • Riverside County Bar Association (RCBA)
    The Riverside County Bar Association (RCBA) was created in 1894 to encourage social interaction between the bench and the bar. Over the years, we have evolved into a professional organization (see bylaws) that provides many valuable services to both our member attorneys and the public. Their mission is: - To serve our members, and indirectly their clients, with programs to enhance the professional capabilities and…

  • Riverside County District Attorney
    Complaints are taken in writing. Call for a complaint form. Advice and referrals provided. Mediation services not available.

  • Sacramento County District Attorney
    Takes complaints and investigates advertising fraud, business misrepresentation and environmental problems.

  • San Diego City Attorney
    Investigates and prosecutes consumer fraud, false or misleading advertising, unlawful business practices and environmental pollution violations.

  • San Francisco District Attorney
    Mediation of disputes involving San Francisco-based businesses; prosecution of criminal and civil consumer fraud.

  • San Mateo County Bar Association
    Recorded information on legal subjects of public interest.

  • San Mateo County District Attorney
    The mission of the District Attorney’s Office is the prosecution of adult and juvenile offenders, to provide services to victims of crime, enforcement of consumer and environmental laws, provision of legal and investigative support to other law enforcement agencies, and dissemination of public information about law enforcement.

  • Santa Clara County District Attorney
    Complaints are taken in writing. Call for a complaint form or write to the above address detailing the circumstances of your complaint. Provides information and referral; landlord/tenant information also available. Offices in San Jose.

  • Santa Cruz County District Attorney
    Advises on buyer-seller disputes; provides legally-binding mediation/arbitration and investigates and prosecutes consumer fraud, misleading advertising and unfair business practices.

  • Santa Monica City Attorney
    Provides free services to Santa Monica residents whose rights have been violated by Santa Monica businesses. Santa Monica residents experiencing problems in other locations will be referred to the appropriate agency.

  • SeniorLaw
    Legal information oriented toward senior citizens, which includes topics such as Elder Law, estate planning, trusts, Medicare, Medicaid, and the rights of the elderly and people with disabilities.

  • Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP
    This is the website for Shepherd & Finkelman, LLP, a law firm that often represents consumers in class action suits. Site includes a glossary of terms used in class action lawsuits and a description of how class action lawsuits work. View the website for more offices throughout the US.

  • Solano County District Attorney
    The mission of the Solano County District Attorney’s Office is to seek and do justice by assisting law enforcement and other public agencies in the investigation of crimes, prosecuting only those crimes which can be proved beyond a reasonable doubt, ensuring a fair trial for those accused of crime as well as for victims and witnesses of crimes, advocating to the public and to the…

  • Sonoma County District Attorney
    The Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office is dedicated to providing the members of the community with a safe place to live by holding the guilty accountable, protecting the innocent, and preserving the dignity of victims and their families. They shall seek truth and justice in a professional manner, while maintaining the highest ethical standards.

  • Sonoma County Legal Aid (SCLA)
    Legal information and clinics in the areas of eviction, family law, child support and custody for Sonoma County residents with low incomes. All clinics are by appointment only. Bilingual (Spanish-English). Workshops Open To Anyone.


  • Sonoma County Legal Services Foundation
    Information and referral to legal resources. Alternative Dispute Resolution Services.

  • Stanford Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse
    Detailed information about federal class action securities fraud litigation. Includes a searchable index of 1,025 securities issuers that have been named in federal class action securities fraud lawsuits since 1995.

  • State Bar of California
    The State Bar is a public corporation within the judicial branch of government, serving as an arm of the California Supreme Court. All State Bar members are officers of the court. Membership in the State Bar of California affords attorneys the right and privilege of practicing law in this state. The bar’s integrated network of functions and services—many of them mandated by law—protects the public…

  • Ventura County District Attorney
    Consumer information and advice. Complaints accepted in consumer-merchant disputes where either the consumer or the merchant is located in Ventura County. Some landlord/tenant disputes accepted.

 
 
 

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