Mission
The Public Law Center (PLC), Orange County’s nonprofit pro bono law firm, is committed to providing access to justice for low-income residents. Through volunteers and staff, the Public Law Center provides free civil legal services, including counseling, individual representation, community education, and strategic litigation and advocacy to challenge societal injustices.
About Us
Since 1981, PLC’s staff have worked with thousands of volunteers annually to provide free civil legal services in the areas of highest need, including consumer law, family law, health, housing, immigration, veterans’ benefits, federal tax disputes, and assistance for emerging small businesses and nonprofits. Our range of services include counseling, individual representation, community education, and strategic litigation and advocacy to challenge societal injustices. Every year, PLC staff and volunteers provide over 70,000 hours of free legal services, worth over $10 million, to Orange County residents.
PLC is led by Executive Director Monica Eav Glicken, who works closely with the entire board of directors. In each of the past few years, PLC staff and volunteers provided 65,000 hours of free legal services in handling 4,500 cases annually. The estimated value of this work is roughly $60 million in just the past three years. PLC’s cases cover a wide range of issues, to learn more, see our list of legal units and legal services.
To learn more about the history of the Public Law Center, please click here.
Vision
We envision a future where every Orange County resident, especially the most vulnerable, is respected and empowered as they navigate the justice system to keep themselves and their families safe, healthy, housed, and financially secure.
Values
