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What is the Meeting of Creditors?

Once you file your bankruptcy, a Bankruptcy Trustee will be assigned to your case and a Meeting of Creditors will be scheduled. This guide will provide general information to help...

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Know Your Rights as a Child Care Business

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How We Work

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.

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.

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

Since its inception, Public Counsel has relied upon pro bono attorneys, law students, paralegals, and other legal professionals to partner with us to support clients, take on high-impact cases, and strengthen our 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 its work.

Popular Resources

Guide

02/17/26

What is the Meeting of Creditors?

Once you file your bankruptcy, a Bankruptcy Trustee will be assigned to your case and a Meeting of Creditors will be scheduled. This guide will provide general information to help...

FAQsGuide

02/10/26

Know Your Rights as a Child Care Business

This Know Your Rights guide explains California child care providers’ legal authority to control access to their facilities, including who may enter, when recording is prohibited, and how to respond...

Report

01/28/26

Who Has The Power: Chronicling Los Angeles County’s Systemic Failures to Educate Incarcerated Youth

Los Angeles County officials often dismiss concerns raised by and on behalf of young people, claiming that the education-related issues for detained youth are not systemic. This report seeks to...

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Cancer Justice

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Known for decades as the Cancer Legal Resource Center of the Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC), the program was renamed Cancer Justice in 2025. It is one of the only programs in the country dedicated specifically to the legal rights of people living with cancer—supporting individuals navigating cancer with legal resources, rights-based advocacy, and education. The program provides vital resources to address disparities in cancer care and ensure access and support for all individuals impacted by the disease.

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Are you or a loved one impacted by cancer and in need of legal assistance? We may be able to help.

Please reach out to the Cancer Justice program dedicated hotline at (866) 843-2572.

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For the millions of people living with cancer, a diagnosis can raise overwhelming questions about the security of their jobs, savings, or housing. Cancer Justice is here to help address these critical challenges.

Cancer Justice Program Finds a New Home at Public Counsel

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Cancer Justice Program Finds a New Home at Public Counsel

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