Legal Support Request

This form is no longer in use.

Please use this new form to request legal support.

NEW legal support planning guide: "Planning Legal Support for Bay Area Demonstrations and Direct Action"

NEW demo legal hotline (activated by request): 510-250-1700

Legal Solidarity Bay Area (LSBA) runs the new hotline. You can learn more about what they do here.

If you are planning a protest or demonstration and would like legal support from the NLG-SFBA, please answer the questions on this page and we will get back to you as soon as possible. You may also call the office to follow-up at 415-285-5067 or email contact@nlgsf.org with questions. Submitting this form does not guarantee legal support, it simply constitutes a request. This information is privileged and confidential.

Have you read "Working with the NLG to plan legal support for demonstrations?"

Yes

Please read and download this short PDF, "Working with the NLG" for more information about the NLG-SFBA Demonstrations Committee, the kind of support we can provide, and the information we need from arrestees in order to support them.

Support Request

Support Needed

Legal Observers

Yes

On-call Attorney

Yes

Hotline Support Only

Yes

If you are planning a large protest with many potential arrestees., it is advisable for both Legal Observers and Hotline to be present. Legal Observers can obtain information from people who are arrested and report it to the Hotline. People who are arrested can then call from jail to request legal support. But in some cases, organizers may request support from the Hotline only (no Legal Observers onsite).

Request Information

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

Name of Organization

Name of Event

Start Date of Event

End Date of Event

Timeframe of Event

Location

Purpose

Description of Event (what, where, when and how)

Estimated number of participants

Is this event permitted?

Yes

Pending

Civil Disobedience planned?

Yes

It is important for organizers to consider if people attending the protest will be from any of these vulnerable groups who may be targeted by law enforcement in the streets or jail:

Undocumented Immigrants

Yes

Transgender people

Yes

People with disabilities

Yes

People on medication

Yes

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