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Legal & Medicare Support for Seniors

Notice

Contacting our office or submitting an application does not create an attorney-client relationship. Services are not guaranteed. We review all requests based on client eligibility, legal issue type, and our current capacity prior to taking on any case. Read more.

Our Locations

To speak with an Attorney or Medicare Counselor, please schedule an appointment by calling us or filling out the form below.

We look forward to serving you.

San Diego County

5151 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 110
San Diego, CA 92123

Phone: (858) 565-1392

Fax: (858) 565-1394

Imperial County

939 W. Main Street, Box #19 Basement
El Centro, CA 92243

Phone: (760) 353-0223

Fax: (760) 353-3276

If you live in San Diego or Imperial County and you are:

New to Medicare

Retiring

In need of a Medicare overview

Comparing plans for an enrollment period

Or were otherwise told by a staff member to schedule an appointment,
you can self-schedule a HICAP appointment here:

Schedule a PHONE Appointment
Schedule an IN-PERSON Appointment

 

If your Medicare questions are not in one of the categories above, please call us or fill out our Contact Form for help:

Request other Medicare Support

60 years or older; or

An unpaid caregiver of a San Diego or Imperial County resident who is

  • 60 years or older; or
  • Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other dementia

Please fill out our Legal Support Form for help:

Request Legal Support

Victims of fraud should also submit an FTC fraud report using the image below:

Request Medicare Support

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  • Please only submit your request once.
  • It may take up to 2 business days to get a response.

    • Request Legal Support

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    Note: The San Diego Legal Services for Older Adults program is currently limited to our priority case types. This includes: Public benefits, tenants, landlords with an in-home tenant, elder abuse, healthcare billing problems, consumer fraud, legal protective services, advance health care directives, and powers of attorney.

    Contacting our office or submitting an application does not create an attorney-client relationship. Services are not guaranteed. We review all requests based on client eligibility, legal issue type, and our current capacity prior to taking on any case.

    Name*
    What County do you live in?*
  • Please only submit your request once.
  • It may take up to 5 business days to get a response. Our callback time is currently delayed due to an increased number of callers.
  • Requests outside of San Diego and Imperial Counties cannot be accommodated.
  • Due to limited resources, we can assist with only one legal issue per client per fiscal year.

    • No Attorney-Client Relationship & Limitation of Services

    • No Legal Relationship Created by Contact. Reaching out to our office, submitting a contact form, or applying for programs does not establish an attorney-client relationship. Formal legal assistance begins onl after a full review process and upon execution of a written agreement.
    • Eligibility & Capacity Limits. Our programs operate with limited resources. All requests for assistance are subject to review based on client eligibility guidelines, the specific legal issue type, and our current organization and staff capacity. We reserve the right to decline cases based on availability, funding restrictions, or program scope.
    • Confidentiality Notice. Please do not send sensitive or confidential legal information through initial website contact forms until an attorney-client relationship has been formally established.
    • Conflict of Interest. Elder Law & Advocacy must conduct thorough conflict checks in accordance with California legal ethics rules. If a conflict of interest does exist, the organization will not be able to make an individual applicant a client and will not be able to disclose that a conflict exists.

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