Summer 2021
Housing Justice is Racial Justice
Public Law Center joins with partner legal aid organizations around Southern California to call on the private bar to join us in fighting for racial justice as an unprecedented stage of California’s housing crisis looms. Together with a few stars, we present the video above to highlight what’s at stake for communities of color. For more information on how you and your firm can support PLC’s Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention Unit, please email Leigh Ferrin, Director of Litigation & Pro Bono by clicking here. Earlier this summer, The LA Times spoke with Directing Attorney Ugochi Anaebere-Nicholson about the limited options and answers available to low-income renters. One answer is clear, your engagement as a pro bono attorney can be the difference between an Orange County family staying in their home or becoming homeless.
'It's very scary': Tenants on edge as California mulls...

Some regulations that have protected California renters from eviction during the pandemic are nearing expiration, leaving many tenants worried about how they will stay housed and underscoring the uneven recovery from COVID-19's economic toll. The ...

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Volunteers for Justice Raises $645,000!
Public Law Center’s 2021 Volunteers for Justice Virtual Event and 40th Anniversary Celebration was a success. Event Co-Chairs Karla Kraft of Stradling and Thomas Manakides of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher led a dedicated team to raise $645,000 toward our mission of providing access to justice in Orange County. PLC hopes to continue building our capacity to bridge the justice gap in our next decade with additional 40th Anniversary events and programs throughout the second half of 2021. Stay tuned for more information and, in the meantime, relive the Volunteers for Justice experience by clicking the image above.

Meet Our Summer Law Clerks
Please join PLC in thanking our 2021 Summer Law Clerks for advancing our mission these past months. We look forward to working with them in new capacities in the future.

Ana Carvajal, Family Law 
Chapman University - Dale E. Fowler School of Law (1L)

Paula Casian, Housing & Homelessness
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law (1L)

Max Earp-Thomas, Housing & Homelessness
University of California, Irvine School of Law (1L)

William Espinosa, Immigration
University of San Diego School of Law (1L)

G. David Galloway, Health
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law (1L)

Jorge A. Iniguez, Consumer Law
University of California, Irvine School of Law (1L)

Paul Kalish, Systemic Advocacy
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law (1L)

Pedro J. Moncayo, Family Law 
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law (2L)

Jovana T. Morales, Immigration
Southwestern Law School (2L)

Honoka Ozeki, Housing & Homelessness
University of California, Irvine School of Law (1L)

Emily Phillips, Housing & Homelessness
University of California, Irvine School of Law (2L)

Lana Rayan, Housing Element/Mobilehome
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law (2L)

William Shuldiner, Veterans
UCLA School of Law (1L)

Adam Snider, Housing Element/Mobilehome
University of California, Irvine School of Law (1L)

Shannon Talbot, Housing Element/Mobilehome
Loyola Law School (1L)

Thomas Truitt, COLAP
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law (2L)

Grace Aitken, Systemic Advocacy
Yale University

Valerie De La Torre, Family Law
Chapman University

Allison Schaal, Systemic Advocacy
University of Washington