About Us

Public Counsel is the nation's largest not-for-profit law firm specializing in delivering pro bono legal services.

Founded in 1970, Public Counsel strives to achieve three main goals: protecting the legal rights of disadvantaged children; representing immigrants who have been the victims of torture, persecution, domestic violence, trafficking, and other crimes; and fostering economic justice by providing individuals and institutions in underserved communities with access to quality legal representation.

Through a pro bono model that leverages the talents and dedication of thousands of attorney and law student volunteers, Public Counsel works tirelessly to assist families, children, immigrants veterans, and nonprofit organizations and addresses systemic poverty and civil rights issues through impact litigation and policy advocacy.

Over the last 48 years, Public Counsel has recruited and trained over 39,000 volunteers and delivered over a quarter of a billion dollars in free legal assistance to those who need it most.  Last year alone, Public Counsel staff and over 4,800 pro bono volunteers provided legal services to 19,000 individuals and over 300 nonprofit organizations, small businesses and micro-entrepreneurs.  Public Counsel also filed impact litigation on behalf of more than 12 million underserved people.  No pro bono public interest law firm in the nation does more to help so many people.