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Direct Services

Our team 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 our communities as they pursue justice.

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Policy Advocacy

We address the root causes of inequities in our society by advocating for inclusive policy solutions in collaboration with grassroots coalitions and the communities most impacted by systemic oppression.

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Impact Litigation

Our team 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 our communities as they pursue justice.

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Pro Bono Partnerships

Since its inception, Public Counsel has relied upon the generous donation of pro bono services from lawyers, legal professionals, and law students as the keystone for our model of delivering free legal services to low-income communities.

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Guide

12/02/25

¿Necesito Presentar Una Reclamacion De Exencion?

He recibido un embargo de mi salario o un aviso de embargo bancario ¿que hago? Si se ha emitido un juicio o una demanda contra usted, es posible que reciba...

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Guide

12/02/25

Do I Need a Claim of Exemption?

I’ve received a wage garnishment or bank levy notice, now what? If a judgment in a lawsuit against you has been issued, you may receive a notice and paperwork from...

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Guide

12/02/25

Guía Para Responder a Quejas No Verificadas En Demandas Legales De Cobro De Deudas

Una demanda legal de cobro de deudas es una demanda legal donde alguien (el demandante) lo está demandando (el demandado) por no pagar una deuda. La demanda legal empieza con...

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How We Work

See All

Direct Services

Our team 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 our communities as they pursue justice.

Learn More

Policy Advocacy

We address the root causes of inequities in our society by advocating for inclusive policy solutions in collaboration with grassroots coalitions and the communities most impacted by systemic oppression.

Learn More

Impact Litigation

Our team 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 our communities as they pursue justice.

Learn More

Pro Bono Partnerships

Since its inception, Public Counsel has relied upon the generous donation of pro bono services from lawyers, legal professionals, and law students as the keystone for our model of delivering free legal services to low-income communities.

Learn More

Popular Resources

See All

Guide

12/02/25

¿Necesito Presentar Una Reclamacion De Exencion?

He recibido un embargo de mi salario o un aviso de embargo bancario ¿que hago? Si se ha emitido un juicio o una demanda contra usted, es posible que reciba...

Learn More

Guide

12/02/25

Do I Need a Claim of Exemption?

I’ve received a wage garnishment or bank levy notice, now what? If a judgment in a lawsuit against you has been issued, you may receive a notice and paperwork from...

Learn More

Guide

12/02/25

Guía Para Responder a Quejas No Verificadas En Demandas Legales De Cobro De Deudas

Una demanda legal de cobro de deudas es una demanda legal donde alguien (el demandante) lo está demandando (el demandado) por no pagar una deuda. La demanda legal empieza con...

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Our People

Board of Directors

Stacy D. Phillips 

Chair, Blank Rome LLP

Angela C. Agrusa

Vice Chair, DLA Piper LLP (US)

Bruce Cormicle

Treasurer, Law Office of Bruce Cormicle

Stuart N. Senator

Secretary, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP


TANYA ACKER, Immediate Past Chair, Co-Host, Tribunal Justice and Host, The Tanya Acker Show Podcast

RAND S. APRILPast Chair, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Ret.)

JENNIFER S. BALDOCCHI, Paul Hastings LLP

LEE S. BRENNER, Venable LLP

JAMIE BRODER,  Past Chair, Paul Hastings LLP (Ret.)

JONATHAN H. ANSCHELL, Past Chair, Mattel, Inc.

MANUEL F. CACHÁN, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DR. YING CHEN, Chen Yoshimura LLP

VINCENT H. CHIEFFO, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

ROSEMARIE CHIUSANO AUBERT, Judicate West

ALLISON K. CHOCK, Omni Bridgeway

MORGAN CHU, Irell & Manella LLP

ALFRED M. CLARK, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

DANIEL CLIVNER, Past Chair, Sidley Austin LLP

PHILIP E. COOKPast Chair, Cook Mediation

CORY COPELAND, LexisNexis (Ret.)

KEVIN C. COPS, City National Bank

NORMA D. DOMINGUEZ, Excelerate Housing Group

MICHAEL J. FINNEGAN, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

WILLIAM FLUMENBAUM, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (Ret.)

KAREN N. FREDERIKSEN, Past Chair, The Walt Disney Company

LAURENCE R. GOLDMAN, Negley Law, A Professional Corporation

RICHARD GRAD, MGA Entertainment, Inc.

DANIEL GRUNFELD, Past Chair

MARK E. HADDAD, Sidley Austin LLP (Ret.)

JENNIFER R. HASBROUCK, Southern California Edison

YAKUB HAZZARD, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

MATTHEW T. HEARTNEY, Past Chair, Arnold & Porter (Ret.)

DAVID I. HOROWITZ, Kirland & Ellis LLP

KATHY J. HUANG, Alston & Bird LLP

DAVID G. JOHNSONPast Chair, ACT 4 Entertainment

MOE KESHAVARZI, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NARY KIM, Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP

LIZ KLEBANER, Nossaman LLP

SHAWN S. LEDINGHAM, JR., Proskauer

TONY LEE, Dickerson Insurance Services

JEROME L. LEVINE, Holland & Knight LLP (Ret.)

BARBARA E. MATHEWS, Southern California Edison (Ret.)

SHARON MAYER, Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim, LLP

KATHRYN L. MCCANN, Annaguey McCann LLP

MARK R. MCDONALD, Morrison & Foerster LLP

MARCELLUS A. MCRAE, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

ALISSA MILLER, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

BRAD MILLER, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

STEVEN A. NISSEN, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

NASEEM NIXON, Capital Group

THOMAS J. NOLAN

ELIZABETH Y.J. OH, Latham & Watkins

NEIL R. O’HANLON, Law Office of Neil R. O’Hanlon

AJAY A. PATEL, Amazon Studios

LAURA R. PETROFF, Winston & Strawn LLP

KATE PHELAN, U.S. Bank

STACY D. PHILLIPS, Blank Rome LLP

STEPHEN E. PICKETT, Past Chair, Southern California Edison (Ret.)

BARRY PORTER, Clarity Partners

SHANA E. RAMIREZ, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

RAHUL RAVIPUDI, Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP

PHILIP R. RECHT, Mayer Brown LLP

KEVIN D. RISING, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

ALEXANDRA A. ROJE, Reed Smith LLP

RICK R. ROTHMAN, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

JASON D. RUSSELL, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

NATALIE SAMARJIAN, Coro Southern California

MARK A. SAMUELS, O’Melveny & Myers LLP

JONATHAN P. SCHNELLER, O’Melveny & Myers LLP

ROBERT F. SCOULARPast Chair, Dentons US LLP

ROMAN M. SILBERFELDPast Chair, Robins Kaplan LLP

KATE T. SPELMAN, Jenner & Block LLP

MICHAEL S. SPINDLER, B. Riley Advisory Services

DEBORAH L. STEIN, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

MICHAEL H. STEINBERGPast Chair,  Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

BRIAN R. STRANGEPast Chair, Strange LLP

G. THOMAS STROMBERG, GTS Consulting LLC

RANDALL J. SUNSHINE, Liner LLP (Ret.)

PAUL W. SWEENEY, JR., Past Chair, K&L Gates LLP

GAIL MIGDAL TITLE, Past Chair, ADR Services, Inc.

BRYAN VITNER, BRG

JOEL R. WEINER, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

DONNA L. WILSON, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

ROBERT S. WOLFE

LAURA A. WYTSMA, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

MARTIN S. ZOHN, Past Chair, Proskauer

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