Rachel Lederman and Alexsis C. Beach have been providing high quality, affordable legal services for 30 years. Our mission is to advance social justice by advocating for, and working collaboratively with, those who are disempowered in the legal system.
Our office is now in downtown Oakland as part of the Oakland Law Collaborative.
We practice throughout the Bay Area in the following main areas:
Civil Rights / Police Misconduct
Rachel Lederman has been challenging law enforcement brutality, racism and misconduct for three decades, and has achieved significant settlements in high profile police misconduct cases that have changed Bay Area police policies.
Tenants’ Rights / Wrongful Eviction, Habitability and Discrimination
Alexsis Beach and Rachel Lederman fight for the right to affordable, safe and adequate housing through affirmative lawsuits against landlords for bad housing conditions, illegal evictions, harassment, and discrimination.
Workers’ Rights
We represent workers whose rights have been violated by discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation and abusive working conditions.
Family Law
Alexsis Beach works with traditional and LGBTQ families to get through divorce with as little stress as possible, and with child custody, child support and visitation. She can also assist in legalizing parent-child relationships through adoption, and helps people who are starting a family using Assisted Reproductive Technology to make their intentions clear with sperm donor agreements and ovum donor agreements.
Personal Injury
Alexsis Beach and Rachel Lederman advocate aggressively to get fair compensation for people injured in bike, car and pedestrian accidents.
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Alexsis Beach helps individuals discharge their consumer debts in bankruptcy so they can make a new start and establish credit.
Post-Conviction Relief
Rachel Lederman has been handling criminal, juvenile and mental health commitment appeals, habeas and other post-conviction relief proceedings for more than 30 years.
