Noelani Prewitt
Tenant attorney, Prewitt Law
I represent renters in Alameda County in evictions, repairs, deposits and leaving a lease to be safe. I don't represent landlords.
I grew up in a fourplex off International Boulevard, and I remember the week a notice went up on every door. My mother kept ours in a kitchen drawer and didn't sleep. Nobody in the building knew there was a lawyer they could call.
I started this practice to be that call. I keep it small so that you reach me, and so I can say no to the cases I shouldn't take and tell you who should.
What I handle
- Eviction defense
- Repairs and habitability
- Security deposits
- Leaving a lease early for safety
Noelani's admissions, courts and training
Bar admission
California
2016
Courts
Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
2016
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
2018
Education
J.D., law school
2016
B.A., urban studies
2012
Languages
English
Spanish
Conversational
Memberships
County bar association
Housing section
How the office works
Meet on Franklin Street, or never leave your living room
The office is a short walk from the 19th Street BART station, but most cases don't need a visit.
Some clients come in after a shift. Many never come in at all: we talk by phone or video and you send photos of your papers from home. Evening calls are fine if we set a time. If you need an interpreter for a language I don't speak, I'll arrange one at no cost to you.
Want to talk it through with Noelani?
The first call is free and stays between us.