East Bay Community Law Center

2921 Adeline Street , Berkeley,CA - 94705
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Description

Mission:

    To promote justice and build a community that is more healthy, secure, productive and hopeful by providing Legal services and policy advocacy that are responsive to the needs of low-income communities, and law training that prepares future attorneys to be skilled and principled advocates that are committed to finding innovative solutions to the cause and conditions of poverty.

For Consumers, attorneys and advocates can provide the following types of assistance:   

  • Defending consumers on debt-collection lawsuits     
  • Protecting consumers assets by contesting wage garnishments, bank levies, and other creditor liens.     
  • Educating consumers through materials and outreach about deceptive, unfair, illegal, and/or predatory consumer programs and practices.     
  • Assisting borrowers to discharge their federal student loans or enter into more affordable repayments agreement.     
  • Defending consumers in disputes regarding repayment of private student loans.    
  • Financial assessments to help consumers develop the best priorities for their own finances. 
  • Correcting credit reporting errors.     
  • Assisting victims of identity theft.     
  • Defending and litigating against operations that victimize non-English speaking immigrant populations.

For people experiencing homelessness, attorneys and advocates can provide the following types of assistance:   

  • Citation defense (help with tickets from the sidewalk, traffic tickets, etc.)     
  • Public benefits assistance     
  • Barriers to housing (i.e., bad credit keeping you out of housing)     
  • License suspension/DMV     
  • Storage unit disputes     
  • Car tows

Hours:

Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm

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