Public Counsel
Tara Ford is a Senior Counsel at Public Counsel since June 2021, bringing extensive legal experience to the role. Prior to this position, Tara served as a Clinical Supervising Attorney at the Youth and Education Law Project from 2018 to October 2021 and held the titles of Legal Director and Co-Director at Pegasus Legal Services for Children from 2002 to 2017. Tara Ford earned a Doctor of Law (JD) degree from Stanford Law School, where studies took place from 1990 to 1993, and completed undergraduate studies at the University of New Mexico from 1984 to 1989.
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Public Counsel
Public Counsel is the nation's largest provider of pro bono legal services. Utilizing an innovative legal model, Public Counsel strives to bring justice, hope, and opportunity to underserved communities in Los Angeles and across the nation. Through groundbreaking civil rights litigation, advocacy and policy change, and direct legal services that help thousands of low-income people every year, Public Counsel has fought to secure equal justice and opportunity for all for more than 50 years.