Stories & Events

Court Rejects Billionaire Developer’s Attack on LA’s Emergency Eviction Protections
LOS ANGELES, November 18, 2022 — A developer’s legal attack on the city’s emergency eviction protections—one that threatened to undermine other protective ordinances and push countless

LEIF Fellow Focus: Diamond Humphrey
LAFLA’s LEIF Fellows work as summer law clerks and participate in various events and programs where they help clients and build their legal skills. 2022 LEIF

LAFLA’s Veterans Justice Center Celebrates Veterans Day
From our Veterans Justice Center: Dear LAFLA Community, LAFLA knows that widespread access to civil legal services is critical for veterans. This Friday, November 11th,

Celebrating Pro Bono Week
October 23rd to 29th is Pro Bono week, an important time to celebrate the pro bono ethic of the community of volunteers that uplift LAFLA’s

LAFLA Helps Cantonese Speaker Obtain Unemployment Benefits
“I am very grateful to LAFLA for helping me restore my EDD benefits. It means a lot to me that I can use the money

LEIF Fellow Focus: Bryon Alvarez
The LEIF Program engages and empowers law students who are historically underrepresented in public interest law. During their terms, LEIF Fellows work as summer law clerks and participate in

Meet Our Team: Pierre Cordero
Pierre Cordero is a LAFLA staff attorney with a serendipitous story. Needing assistance with a paternity case several years ago, Pierre went to LAFLA’s Torrance

LAFLA Protects Section 8 Tenant With Swift Action
In California, many Section 8 tenants are fighting against various forms of housing discrimination, an issue that often impedes their stability and can leave them

Our 2021 Annual Report is Here
LAFLA is proud to announce the release of our 2021 Annual Report. Learn how LAFLA has provided holistic legal services to vulnerable Angelenos throughout the


LAFLA Celebrates World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day, held on June 20, is an important day to celebrate and honor the lived experiences of refugees internationally. This event commemorates the

Meet Our 2022 LEIF Fellows & Summer Law Clerks
At LAFLA, we are excited to welcome our summer class of more than 30 law clerks from 17 law schools. These students join us (some

LAFLA Applauds Cancellation of Remaining Loans for Former Corinthian Students
LAFLA welcomes this week’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Education will finally cancel the outstanding federal student loans of more than 500,000 borrowers harmed

Pro Bono Spotlight: Alexis Golling
“My clients’ wishes were always the driving force, and if there was anything that I could do to get as close as possible to the

Equal Justice Works Fellow to Launch SoCal’s First API Medical-Legal Partnership
Equal Justice Works Fellow to Launch Southern California’s First Medical-Legal Partnership for Asian & Pacific Islander Communities Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Community