Public Counsel - power of pro bono law for children, families, veterans, students, immigrants, nonprofits and small businesses

Donate
Volunteer
Subscribe to our email newsletter»

Newsroom
Our Stories
Press Releases
News Clips

VICTORY! Deported US Veteran Joel Diaz-Rincon Returns to the US as a Lawful Permanent Resident Joel Diaz Rincon returns home after nearly 20 years, marking the second veteran to have his deportation overturned through Public Counsel’s Deported Veterans Project

Reflecting on Black History beyond Black History Month As Black History Month comes to a close, we reflect on the countless Black leaders who have advanced civil rights and justice through their relentless advocacy, inspiring leadership, and trailblazing in historically white spaces – especially within the legal community.

Legal Aid Groups File Lawsuit to Challenge In-Person Hearings -- Cite Covid-19 Crisis Attorneys describe handling traffic and unlawful detainer matters while crowded into courtrooms that make maintaining current public health guidelines impossible, while national public health experts describe the risk of contracting COVID-19 as unacceptable: "It is my professional judgment that continuing to hold in-person hearings and civil trials at this time is reckless and needlessly endangers people's lives."

Leadership Transition at Public Counsel After five years of leading the nation’s largest pro bono law firm, our President and CEO, Margaret Morrow, will step down in 2021. The Board of Directors has hired the executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles, and a national search is underway.

02/24/2021
Landmark Federal Class Action Lawsuit Results in Innovative Trauma Programming

11/30/2020
California Parents and Advocates Sue the State for Constitutional Right to Education as Setbacks Continue Under Remote Learning

12/14/2020
Advocates Praise Move to End Controversial Residential Home Improvement Financing Program in Riverside

11/12/2020
Illegally Deported Immigrant Released from Detention, Eligible for Citizenship

More Press Releases

10/16/2014

News Clips ___________________________________________________________________________________

01/14/2015
LA Times: Skid row doctor's care includes finding patients a home Los Angeles Times A new County program uses county Department of Health Services money to subsidize rents for the very sick among the county's 39,000 homeless people. Experts call it the nation's most promising initiative to end homelessness.

01/09/2015
Los Angeles Times: Activists fear that big-project zoning change would ignore L.A.'s poor Los Angeles Times Newly proposed rules meant to smooth the way for vetting big developments in Los Angeles are stirring up alarm among community groups that say the plan doesn't do enough to protect poor households or small businesses from being displaced.

01/05/2015
California Health Report: High school students push for playgrounds in small cities southeast of L.A. California Health Report A group of high school students from Southeast L.A. County is learning to lobby for green space and greater play opportunities for the area’s youngest children.

50 Years of Justice: Anniversary Livestream Special
Gov. Gavin Newsom Accepts Public Counsel's 2019 William O. Douglas Award
2019 William O Douglas Awards Dinner
Mike Farrell Accepts Public Counsel's 2018 William O. Douglas Award
Grammy-nominated musical guest Aloe Blacc Performs at the 2018 Douglas Dinner
Mike Farrell -- Recipient of the 2018 William O. Douglas Award
Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr. Accepts Public Counsel's 2017 William O. Douglas Award
The Campaign to Legalize Street Vending In L.A.
Dignity for Wounded Warriors and Their Caretakers