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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 our communities as they pursue justice.

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Policy Advocacy

Public Counsel addresses 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

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.

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Pro Bono Partnerships

Since its inception, Public Counsel has relied on pro bono attorneys, law students, paralegals, and other legal professionals to partner with us in supporting clients, taking on high-impact cases, and strengthening our advocacy efforts.

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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 its work. 

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Community Education

Public Counsel promotes healthy and resilient communities through education and outreach, providing trainings, legal resources, and practical guidance that help people understand their rights, navigate complex systems, and take informed action.

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Guide

08/18/26

Navigating COVID-19 EIDL Loan Repayment

This FAQ is designed for small business owners and nonprofit organizations nationwide that received an SBA COVID-19 EIDL and are now navigating repayment, delinquency, or default. It covers program basics,...

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Guide

08/10/26

California Nonjudicial Foreclosure Process – Primary Mortgage

This guide provides an overview of the California judicial foreclosure process for primary (first lien) mortgages, covering the full timeline from pre-foreclosure through the foreclosure sale — a minimum of approximately...

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Guide

06/12/26

Navigating the Title IX Process: A Guide for Student Survivors of Sexual Violence in College Settings

Navigating the Title IX complaint process can be both emotionally taxing and empowering. This guide aims to make that process more navigable and less daunting. You can use this guide...

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How We Work

See All

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 our communities as they pursue justice.

Learn More

Policy Advocacy

Public Counsel addresses 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

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.

Learn More

Pro Bono Partnerships

Since its inception, Public Counsel has relied on pro bono attorneys, law students, paralegals, and other legal professionals to partner with us in supporting clients, taking on high-impact cases, and strengthening our advocacy efforts.

Learn More

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 its work. 

Learn More

Community Education

Public Counsel promotes healthy and resilient communities through education and outreach, providing trainings, legal resources, and practical guidance that help people understand their rights, navigate complex systems, and take informed action.

Learn More

Popular Resources

See All

Guide

08/18/26

Navigating COVID-19 EIDL Loan Repayment

This FAQ is designed for small business owners and nonprofit organizations nationwide that received an SBA COVID-19 EIDL and are now navigating repayment, delinquency, or default. It covers program basics,...

Learn More

Guide

08/10/26

California Nonjudicial Foreclosure Process – Primary Mortgage

This guide provides an overview of the California judicial foreclosure process for primary (first lien) mortgages, covering the full timeline from pre-foreclosure through the foreclosure sale — a minimum of approximately...

Learn More

Guide

06/12/26

Navigating the Title IX Process: A Guide for Student Survivors of Sexual Violence in College Settings

Navigating the Title IX complaint process can be both emotionally taxing and empowering. This guide aims to make that process more navigable and less daunting. You can use this guide...

Learn More

    LIVE ITEMS closing 10/15 unless noted
    • Visit the set of Elsbeth and meet Carrie Preston
    • Virtually Meet Award-Winning Actor William Shatner
    • Meet Laura Benanti and see her in Nobody Cares or enjoy a Zoom 45-minute voice lesson
    • 2 VIP Tickets to a Live Taping of The Daily Show including an expedited line and premium seating for the show in the first few rows
    • Meet Margaret Cho on her Choligarchy Tour closing 10/18
    • Meet Bradley Whitford and see him on Broadway in A Few Good Men – listing very soon
    NOVEMBER-DECEMBER Holiday auction
    • Visit the set of The Ambulance Chaser and meet Lou Diamond Phillips
    • Meet John Carroll Lynch at the premiere of Ballard Season 2
    • Enjoy a Zoom with:
      • Jason Alexander
      • Alyssa Milano
    • Oscar-winning screenwriter Steve Zallian signed and personalized script
      NOVEMBER-DECEMBER Holiday auction continued…
      • Vice President Kamala D. Harris signed hardcover copy of her book 107 Days
      • Judd Apatow item
      • iHeart concert tickets and meet and greet
      • Amanda Gorman autographed book
      • Patricia Arquette autographed items
      January auction
      • Walk-on part to the next season of True Detective directed by Issa López
      MAY AAPI History auction
      • Long Story Short poster autographed by Jodi Long
      • Stephanie Hsu item
      JULY Americana auction
      • Enjoy a Zoom with:
        • Musician, spoken word artist, poet, actor and comedian Henry Rollins
        • Gold Star father and constitutional advocate Khizr Khan
      • Richard Barone signed-personalized book Music + Revolution & limited-edition vinyl LP, Sorrows & Promises

      • Own or gift a Toby Spaldeen ball signed by actor Richard Schiff from The West Wing.- listing soon