This morning, the Public Law Center and our partner, The Kennedy Commission, filed a Amicus Curiae "Friend of the Court" Brief in support of the plaintiffs in Orange County Catholic Worker v. Orange County. We ask the Court to enjoin the evictions at the Santa Ana Riverbed and stop law enforcement from arresting persons in ... Read More
Days before Christmas in 2017, pro bono attorneys Abby Lloyd and Kris Wood (Orrick) walked into a courtroom with their client Israel Luis Hernandez Cruz after over five years of working to save Israel's life. They walked out that same day with Israel winning the highest level of immigration relief he qualified for. When Abby ... Read More
In the wake of the recent Equifax data breach, the Public Law Center (PLC) advises consumers to take precautions to protect their personal information. For approximately three months in 2017, hackers accessed people’s names, Social Security numbers, birth dates and addresses. For some consumers they also took driver license numbers, credit card numbers and ... Read More
Santa Ana - The Public Law Center, Orange County's Pro Bono Law Firm, is deeply disappointed in today's Trump administration decision to end the bipartisan-supported Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. In addition to throwing the lives of approximately 800,000 DACA recipients and their families into disarray and driving hard working Americans into the ... Read More
Over the past several days, terrorists in Charlottesville and Barcelona used vehicles to commit murder in the name of their extremist views. As Americans and global citizens, our hearts go out to all those directly affected by the terrorists' acts. In Charlottesville, one of our legal community's own, paralegal Heather Heyer, was murdered. Why? Because ... Read More
PLC honors Haynes and Boone, the Gibson Dunn Jerra Litigation Team and OCCORD Irvine, CA – Keynote speaker California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was joined by over 800 leaders of the Orange County legal, civic and business communities at the Hotel Irvine Monday night for the annual Volunteers for Justice Dinner. At the ... Read More
Judge invalidates development approvals for conversion of Costa Mesa Motor Inn Los Angeles, CA - A developer may not convert a Costa Mesa residential motel to a luxury apartment complex by circumventing planning and zoning requirements for affordable housing, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled last week in The Kennedy Commission, et ... Read More
Jones Day and PILP honored alongside PLC for successfully stopping Huntington Beach from blocking development of affordable housing Santa Ana, CA - The Public Law Center's successful representation of two formerly homeless veterans who challenged the Huntington Beach City Council's efforts to block the development of affordable housing was recognized during yesterday's CLAY Awards Ceremony in San Francisco. Petitioners, ... Read More
With your support, we raised over $726,000 toward access to justice in Orange County While the 2016 Volunteers for Justice Dinner has come and gone, supporters like you continue to help us celebrate our 35th Anniversary with your generosity. With a late push, our grand total for this year’s event stands at over $726,500 – ... Read More
Over the past 35 years, hundreds of law students have helped PLC accomplish its mission of providing access to justice in Orange County. They in turn gain valuable skills and experiences that help launch their careers as lawyers. This summer, PLC provided just that experience to seven law clerks that we know will make their ... Read More
