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In 1977, the name was changed to Public Counsel when the Los Angeles County Bar Association joined the Beverly Hills Bar Association as a sponsor of the Law Foundation. The foundation expanded on their existing involvement in public interest litigation to also work on pro bono efforts with the Los Angeles legal community to serve the poor.
The Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) is a voluntary bar association with more than 16,000 members throughout Los Angeles County, California, and the world. [1] Founded in 1878, LACBA has strived to meet the professional needs of lawyers, advance the administration of justice, and provide the public with access to justice.
Rechnitz oversees the Shlomo & Tamar Rechnitz Charitable Foundation which distributes funds to over 1,100 institutions yearly. He is known in the Los Angeles area for opening his home every Saturday night to listen to the needy and hand out charity. [19] Rechnitz donated $5 million to support the Mir Yeshiva. [20] [21]
In 2001, the Irmas Project brought landmark litigation on behalf of tenants' rights group Inquilinos Unidos against one of the most notorious landlords in Los Angeles. The lawsuit was later joined by the Los Angeles City Attorney's office, and the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher served as pro bono counsel on
The California Western Innocence and Justice Clinic (IJC) (formerly known as California Innocence Project) is a non-profit based at California Western School of Law (CWSL) in San Diego, California, United States, that provides pro bono representation to individuals who are wrongfully convicted with a goal of securing their release from prison.
Morgan Lewis is known for high-profile pro bono representations and for filing a historic amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 on behalf of 379 companies, making a business case for legalizing same-sex marriage across the country. In the 2024 Vault Rankings, Morgan Lewis ranked No. 1 for Pro Bono, No. 2 for Associate/Partner Relations ...
She maintained an active pro bono practice. The State Bar of California named a Munger team including Friedland a recipient of the 2013 President's Pro Bono Service Award. [7] Friedland also has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia Law School, teaching a course on constitutional issues in higher education. [6]
In his pro bono practice, Lee has represented a number of indigent and incarcerated individuals. He is a member of the Food Law Committee of the Litigation Section of the State Bar of California. [8] In 2018, Lee was named one of the "Most Influential Minority Attorneys" by the Los Angeles Business Journal. [9]