The FAME Legal Clinic provides services to thousands of low-income residents in the greater Los Angeles area on a non-discriminatory basis. Since we opened our doors in 1993, our mission is to improve public confidence in our legal system by delivering free legal services, referrals to government agencies, mediation services and referrals to other fee and non-fee legal service providers. Consultation dates are as follows:

January 7, 21February 4, 18
March 10, 17April 7, 21
May 5, 20June 2, 23
July 7, 21August 4, 18
September 8, 22October 6, 20
November 10, 17December 1, 15

Our staff of dedicated volunteer attorneys, paralegals and law students provides services in the following areas:

  • Bankruptcy
  • Child Custody
  • Criminal/Expungement
  • Divorce
  • Employment
  • Landlord & Tenant Disputes
  • Personal Injury/Work Injury
  • Probate
  • Real Estate
  • Social Security

The Legal Clinic, a collaboration between the First AME Church (FAME), the Temple Isaiah, Public Counsel and the UCLA School of Law, is supported by the State Bar of California, the Los Angeles County Bar Foundation and several other prestigious local Bar Associations. Our paralegals and law students come from preeminent law schools in Los Angeles such as: USC, UCLA, Loyola, Southwestern, Pepperdine and Southwest College.
Note: The FAME Legal clinic DOES NOT represent clients.