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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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FAQsGuide

01/13/26

Medical and Dental Credit Cards—WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Do you need medical or dental care but can’t afford it? Are you thinking about making payments or signing up for credit? Be careful! Medical or dental credit cards can...

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Guide

01/08/26

What courses must I take to file a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

All individuals who file a chapter 7 bankruptcy must take two courses to receive a discharge of their debts: Credit Counseling and Personal Financial Management. This guide will help you...

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01/08/26

Pleading Paper Caption Page

If there isn’t a court form for what you need to file in your bankruptcy case, you will need to write your own court papers on pleading paper. The first...

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How We Work

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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.

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

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FAQsGuide

01/13/26

Medical and Dental Credit Cards—WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Do you need medical or dental care but can’t afford it? Are you thinking about making payments or signing up for credit? Be careful! Medical or dental credit cards can...

Learn More

Guide

01/08/26

What courses must I take to file a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

All individuals who file a chapter 7 bankruptcy must take two courses to receive a discharge of their debts: Credit Counseling and Personal Financial Management. This guide will help you...

Learn More

Template

01/08/26

Pleading Paper Caption Page

If there isn’t a court form for what you need to file in your bankruptcy case, you will need to write your own court papers on pleading paper. The first...

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Events

11/08/21

Public Counsel’s Run for Justice Returns – 20 Months After Last In-Person Race

Public Counsel’s annual in-person 5k race and fundraiser, Run For Justice, returned this past weekend after an eight-month delay due to the pandemic. As an official charity of the L.A. Marathon and LA Big 5k, this was the 18th year that Public Counsel’s signature orange t-shirts have brightened the streets of L.A., as teams from SoCal’s top law firms and major corporations raised money to support our life-changing legal work.

It was so exciting to see everyone — it’s been 20-months since our last in-person race. A huge thank you to our runners, donors, and sponsors! It’s not too late to support our runners. Please consider making a donation HERE.

A special shout out to our generous sponsors: The Law Office of Bruce Cormicle; Munger, Tolles & Olson; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP; Dentons; and Thompson Reuters. We are grateful for your support!

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Supporting Recovery and Resilience

Community Development Project

01/05/26

Supporting Recovery and Resilience

Federal Court Orders Sweeping Action to End Veteran Homelessness

Veterans Rights

12/24/25

Federal Court Orders Sweeping Action to End Veteran Homelessness

Cancer Justice Program Finds a New Home at Public Counsel

Cancer JusticeConsumer Rights & Economic Justice

12/18/25

Cancer Justice Program Finds a New Home at Public Counsel