About
They work with communities and clients to create a more just society through legal services, advocacy, and civil rights litigation. Public Counsel provides free direct legal services and support, or matches clients with pro bono advocates, ensuring they have a partner standing with them, their families, and their communities as they pursue justice. They address the root causes of inequities in society by advocating for inclusive policy solutions in collaboration with grassroots coalitions and the communities most impacted by systemic oppression. Public Counsel is located in Los Angeles, CA, and serves a wide range of populations, including children, youth, families, veterans, immigrants, and small businesses. They offer various services, including direct services, policy advocacy, impact litigation, and pro bono partnerships, with a focus on access to justice, children, youth, and families, community development, consumer rights and economic justice, disaster recovery, education equity, gender justice, housing justice, immigrants' rights, and veterans' rights.
Insurance & payment
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Services & specialties
Direct Services
Public Counsel provides free direct legal services and support, or matches clients with pro bono advocates, ensuring they have a partner standing with them, their families, and their communities as they pursue justice.
Policy Advocacy
Public Counsel addresses the root causes of inequities in society by advocating for inclusive policy solutions in collaboration with grassroots coalitions and the communities most impacted by systemic oppression.
Impact Litigation
Public Counsel files strategic impact litigation so entire communities get the justice they deserve. By setting legal precedents and challenging unjust laws, our cases spark large-scale change in our society.
Pro Bono Partnerships
Public Counsel relies on pro bono attorneys, law students, paralegals, and other legal professionals to partner with them in supporting clients, taking on high-impact cases, and strengthening their advocacy efforts.
Social Work Integration
Public Counsel values an interdisciplinary approach to law and social work that strengthens trauma-informed legal advocacy and advances effective outcomes across their work.