Christian Abasto

Christian Abasto has been zealously advocating for the poor and persons with disabilities for over 21 years. Christian is the Legal Advocacy Unit Director of Disability Rights California (DRC). The Legal Advocacy Unit (LAU) is DRC’s core Protection & Advocacy legal program, tasked with fulfilling their federal mandate to defend the rights of people with disabilities in California. They have approximately 58 attorneys and 66 advocates and support staff in six offices throughout California: Sacramento, Oakland, Fresno, Los Angeles, Ontario and San Diego.