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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 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.

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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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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 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.

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

Consumer Rights & Economic Justice

09/23/21

Public Counsel’s Directing Attorney Appointed to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Consumer Advisory Board!

Steph Caroll is Directing Attorney of Public Counsel’s Consumer Rights and Economic Justice project.

We’re excited to share that Steph Carroll, Directing Attorney of Public Counsel’s Consumer Rights and Economic Justice project, has been appointed to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) Consumer Advisory Board! The CFPB enforces federal consumer financial laws and protects consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices. The Consumer Advisory Board plays a critical role in these efforts by providing insights, expertise, and analysis about trends in consumer finance across the country.

Congratulations, Steph! Our communities are fortunate to have a skilled and passionate advocate in this position to defend their rights and fight for fair financial practices.

Read more about the announcement HERE.

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