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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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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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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

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...

Learn More

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Our grants

Public Counsel received grants from the following organizations in 2021, in addition to our generous support from law firms, corporations and individuals:

Ahmanson Foundation

American College of Bankruptcy Foundation

Attorney Admission Fund

Audrey Irmas Foundation for Social Justice

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Boston Private Bank & Trust Company

California Community Foundation

Capital One

Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

Eisner Foundation

Elizabeth Dole Foundation

Fund for An Inclusive California of the Common Counsel Foundation

In-N-Out Burger Foundation

James Irvine Foundation

LA Care Health Plan

Los Angeles Regional SPARCC

LTSC Community Development Corporation

Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health

Mental Health America Los Angeles

May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust

NBCUniversal

RELX Group

Richard B. Siegel Foundation

State Bar of California

Stuart Foundation

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles

The California Endowment

The Green Foundation

The Joseph Tse Charitable Works Foundation

The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation

The Rose Hills Foundation

The Salvation Army

The Skillman Foundation

TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund

Union Bank of California

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Cy Pres Awards

The following law firms designated Public Counsel as a cy pres beneficiary:

Chavez & Gerlter LLP

Gaines & Gaines, APLC

Law Offices of Peter Hart

Kemnitzer Barron & Krieg LLP

Law Offices of Scott A. Miller, APC

Steven L. Miller, APLC

Strange & Carpenter

Trueblood Law Firm

Click here to learn more about how cy pres awards can help Public Counsel clients.

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