Contact

 

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is a national civil rights organization whose litigation work focuses on cases that have a broad impact, such as class actions.  Because of limited resources, we do not provide direct legal representation based on individual requests.  If you believe that your civil rights have been violated, we encourage you to contact one of the organizations listed below.  Please do not contact individual staff members.  Our policy is to provide only the standard referral information listed below.

 

Location-based Referrals to Lawyers’ Committee affiliates

Boston
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice
294 Washington Street, Suite 443
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: (617) 482-1145
Fax: (617) 482-4392
www.lawyerscom.org

Chicago
The Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.
100 North LaSalle Street, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60602-2403
Tel: (312) 630-9744
Fax: (312) 630-1127
www.clccrul.org

Colorado
The Colorado Lawyers’ Committee
1401 Lawrence St.
Suite 2300
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: (303) 256-2782
www.coloradolawyerscommittee.org

Jackson, MS
Mississippi Center for Justice
736 N. Congress St. (39202)
P. O. Box 1023
Jackson MS 39215-1023
Tel: (601) 352-2269
Dir: (601) 209-1892
Fax: (601) 352-4769
www.mscenterforjustice.org

Los Angeles
Public Counsel
601 South Ardmore
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Tel: (213) 385-2977
Fax: (213) 385-9089
www.publiccounsel.org

Philadelphia
Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia
United Way Building
1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Second Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: (215) 627-7100
Fax: (215) 627-3183
www.pilcop.org

San Francisco
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area
131 Steuart Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
Tel: (415) 543-9444
Fax: (415) 543-0296
http://www.lccr.com/

Washington D.C.
Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
11 Dupont Circle N.W. Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 319-1000
Fax: (202) 319-1010
www.washlaw.org

 

Issue-specific Referrals

 

General:

• Legal Services Corporation: http://www.lsc.gov/find-legal-aid
• American Bar Association Division of Public Education: http://www.abanet.org/publiced/?gnav=global_publicresources_publiceducation
• American Bar Association’s FindLegalHelp.org: http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/home.cfm
• Pro Bono Net’s Free Legal Aid Referrals and Information: http://www.lawhelp.org/
• FindLaw’s State Bar of America Listing: http://stu.findlaw.com/thebar/statebars.html

Civil Rights:

• NAACP http://www.naacp.org/pages/find-your-local-unit/ (877) NAACP-98
• American Civil Liberties Union:  http://www.aclu.org/affiliates/
• U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: (file a complaint)  http://www.usccr.gov/filing/flndx.htm; (800) 552-6843

Disability:

• U.S. Department of Justice Guide to Disability Laws: http://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm
• Disability Rights Advocates Legal Resources: http://www.dralegal.org/
• Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund: http://www.dredf.org/
• Disability Law Center: http://www.disabilitylawcenter.org/
• National Organization on Disability Resources: http://www.nod.org/disability_resources/
• DisabilityLawyers.com Legal Resources: http://www.disabilitylawyers.com/
• National Council on Disability: http://www.ncd.gov

 Education:

• U.S. Department of Education – File a Complaint with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintprocess.html
• U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division – File a Complaint with Educational Opportunities Section:  http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/edu/
• Juvenile Law Center (Philadelphia) – Information and Resources on Juvenile Delinquency and Education Matters:  http://www.jlc.org/
• Advancement Project – Information and Resources on School to Prison Pipeline (no direct legal representation):  http://safequalityschools.org/
• Internet Special Education Resources: http://www.iser.com/index.shtml
• Internet Special Education Resources Attorneys: http://www.iser.com/attorneys-sped.html
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (special education):  http://www.copaa.org/

Employment:

• National Employment Lawyers’ Association: http://www.nela.org/NELA/; 415-296-7629

Environmental Justice:

• US Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/
• American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources: http://www.abanet.org/environ/
• National Environmental Health Association (NEHA): http://www.neha.org/links.html
• US Department of Agriculture: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome
• US Department of Transportation: http://www.dot.gov

Gender Discrimination:

• Equal Rights Advocates: http://www.equalrights.org/legal-help/
• National Association of Working Women: http://www.9to5.org
• National Partnership for Women and Families: http://www.nationalpartnership.org
• Legal Momentum – The Women’s Legal Defense and Education Fund: http://www.legalmomentum.org/

Housing:

• National Fair Housing Alliance: nationalfairhousing.org (for the name of a local fair housing member organization that may be able to assist you.)
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development: hud.gov.
  • Individuals may send complaints to one of HUD’s regional Fair Housing Enforcement Centers or to HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
• US Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Housing and Civil Enforcement Sections: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/housing/