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At CRLA, we are deeply grateful for our pro bono partners who help support our mission of dismantling unjust systems through community lawyering. In honor of National Pro Bono Week, we are spotlighting a couple of our pro bono partners who have graciously donated their time and efforts to achieving a just and equitable world where all communities prosper.  

California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) and pro bono partners will host a free legal clinic for eligible Stanislaus County residents for criminal record expungement on Friday, November 7, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Despite Governor’s emergency declaration, CDFA denies the public critical information about spread of virus.

Accelerating giving in 2025 may help some donors maximize tax deductions for contributions and ensure as much of your giving as possible can support CRLA’s work. 

Mobilehome owners in Fresno retained CRLA for legal services in 2021 to save their homes and their community, then known as Trails End. After four years of fighting, they accomplished their goal and created positive change for the wider City of Fresno.

CRLA and Legal Aid of Marin filed a lawsuit in Marin County Superior Court on behalf of San Rafael mobilehome residents against Harmony Communities, Inc. and San Rafael Housing Opportunities, LLC, accusing the corporate owners of illegal evictions, retaliatory rent hikes, and violations of rent control laws. 

Nine years after landmark court victory, California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s 1,3-D regulations still fall far short, say advocates
 

California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) and pro bono partners will host a free legal clinic for eligible San Luis Obispo County residents for criminal record expungement on Friday, March 6, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The safety and rights of women and children are non-negotiable in the fight for social justice.
 

CRLA, Inc. Executive Director Jose Padilla shared this reflection following news of the May 7, 2021 death of the Honorable Cruz Reynoso, former Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, law professor, and CRLA Executive Director from 1969-1972.