Public Advocates Inc. is a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and achieving tangible legal victories advancing education, housing and transit equity. We spur change through collaboration with grassroots groups representing low-income communities, people of color and immigrants, combined with strategic policy reform, media advocacy and litigation, “making rights real” across California since 1971.

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Guillermo Mayer

Jessica Escobar

Sbeydeh Viveros-Walton

John Affeldt

Isabel Alegria

Carmen Fernando

Sumi Paik

Sumeet Bal

Sheila Bapat

Sbeydeh Viveros - Walton

Michelle Pariset

Liz Ryan Murray

The Legal Team at Public Advocates Inc. spearheads litigation and legal advocacy efforts to combat systemic poverty and racial discrimination. Collaborating with grassroots groups and community leaders, this team engages in strategic policy reform, legal representation, and media advocacy to secure equitable access to education, housing, and transit for low-income communities, people of color, and immigrants across California.

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