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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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Resource Library

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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

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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...

Learn More

Events

03/22/23

Thank You for Supporting Public Counsel’s 20th Annual Run for Justice!

Public Counsel’s 20th annual Run for Justice was a tremendous success this past weekend! Over 400 dedicated supporters laced up their running/walking shoes and helped raise over a hundred thousand dollars for our life-saving work.

We want to thank our participants, sponsors, and donors! Your participation, individual fundraising, and enthusiasm were crucial to making this event fun, healthy and meaningful. We couldn’t do this work without our incredible community of supporters!

If you didn’t have the opportunity to donate, there’s still a chance to join in the fun. Please check out our event fundraising page to make a donation here. Every dollar makes a difference and allows us to continue to fight for justice on behalf of thousands of clients!

As an official charity of the L.A. Marathon and LA Big 5k, the signature orange t-shirts of Public Counsel’s Run for Justice participants have brightened the streets of Los Angeles for two decades, as teams comprised of SoCal’s top law firms, major corporations, and invaluable community members have gathered to support our mission. Thank you again to everyone who continues to help make this event a success every year – we are incredibly grateful to our 5K, half-marathon, and marathon runners and all of you who support them.

A Huge Thank You to Our 2023 Sponsors!

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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