Legal Assistance

The Mastick Senior Center offers on-site notary services provided by Frank Boyle, an experienced and trusted professional dedicated to serving our community. Frank has been a Notary Public and certified signing agent since 2005 and volunteering at the Mastick Senior Center for over 5 years.

To schedule a Notary appointment, please call (510) 747-7500. Appointments are available on Wednesdays from 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm. Please bring a valid photo ID and any documents requiring notarization. Mastick membership is required.

Notary services are free. Donations are appreciated.

Alameda County Social Services Agency/APS investigates and evaluates complaints of abuse and neglect for elders and adults with disabilities. To report abuse (physical, emotional, financial), call APS at (510) 577-3500 or (510) 577-1900. Calls are confidential. For more information, visit www.cdss.ca.gov.

Legal Assistance for Seniors (LAS) provides free legal assistance to seniors, including legal advice and information, representation in court and administrative hearings, referrals to other community resources, and community education and training on legal issues. In person services by appointment only. For assistance, call (510) 832-3040 or visit www.lashicap.org.

This pro bono arm of the Alameda County Bar Association provides free consultations and referrals to individuals with low income in Alameda County. For more information, call the intake line at (510) 302-2222 option 4, or visit www.vlsc-acba.org. Note: online requests are handled more quickly.

Skilled staff provide resources to assist members of the public, attorneys and non-attorneys alike, with accessing legal information. Open Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, call (510) 208-4832 or visit lawlibrary.alamedacountyca.gov.

BayLegal helps low-income clients throughout the Bay Area with free legal advice, information and referrals, and representation for legal issues including public benefits, immigration, housing, consumer protection, health care access, domestic abuse, and SSI/Disability Benefits. For more information, call the Legal Advice Line, (510) 250-5270 or 1-800-551-5554 Monday to Friday between 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. or visit baylegal.org.

API Legal Outreach provides culturally and linguistically appropriate legal representation, social services, and advocacy for the most marginalized segments of the community, including low-income women, seniors, recent immigrants, and youth, in the areas of domestic violence, family law, immigration, disability rights, human trafficking, youth violence, housing, and other social justice issues. For more information, call (510) 251-2846 or visit www.apilegaloutreach.org.

Centro Legal de la Raza, located at 3400 E. 12th Street, Oakland, is a legal services agency protecting and advancing the rights of low income, immigrant, Black, and Latinx communities through bilingual legal representation, education, and advocacy, in the areas of immigrants’ rights, tenants’ rights, workers’ rights, and litigation. For more information, call (510) 437-1554 or visit www.centrolegal.org.