California Indian Legal Services: Legal Services
Bay Area Counties Served:
Bay Area - Alameda County, Bay Area - Contra Costa County, Bay Area - Marin County, Bay Area - Napa County, Bay Area - San Francisco, Bay Area - San Mateo County, Bay Area - Santa Clara County, Bay Area - Solano County, Bay Area - Sonoma County, Central Valley - San Joaquin County, Central Valley - Stanislaus County, NorCal - Sacramento County, NorCal - Santa Cruz County
Legal assistance is offered to low-income individuals and Tribes on a wide variety of issues involving Federal Indian law including Indian Child Welfare, land, student rights, cultural resource protection, public benefits, Indian Wills and probates, unsealing birth records and more.
The Sacramento Office prioritizes the following cases: drafting Indian wills, expungement services (CA convictions only), unsealing birth records to establish tribal connection, Fair Chance Act issues, veterans eligible for the Military Discharge Upgrade Project (change of status for veterans with less than honorable discharge status to become eligible for benefits).