Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE PUBLIC LAW CENTER, ORANGE COUNTY'S 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.
PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME ORANGE COUNTY RESIDENTS.
THE PUBLIC LAW CENTER (PLC) IS THE LARGEST BAR SPONSORED, PRO BONO PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM IN ORANGE COUNTY. 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. WITH A 39-YEAR HISTORY OF PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO ORANGE COUNTY'S LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS, PLC WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL, LOCAL LAW SCHOOLS AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENSURE BROAD ACCESS TO CIVIL JUSTICE. PLC'S CLIENTS MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ESTABLISHED UNDER THE BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS CODE SECTIONS AUTHORIZING THE STATE BAR LEGAL SERVICES TRUST FUND PROGRAM. THE VAST MAJORITY OF PLC'S WORK INVOLVES THE PLACEMENT OF CLIENTS' CASES WITH VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AND THE HANDLING OF CLIENTS' CASES BY PLC STAFF MEMBERS. IN 2019, PLC STAFF MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED OVER 70,000 HOURS OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN HANDLING OVER 5,000 CASES AND BENEFITTED MORE THAN 10,000 LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, ADULTS AND SENIORS IN ORANGE COUNTY. THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THIS WORK IS OVER $24.4 MILLION IN 2019 ALONE.PLC'S CASES INVOLVE CONSUMER LAW, FAMILY LAW, HEALTH, HOUSING, IMMIGRATION AND VETERANS. PLC ALSO PROVIDES FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS. IN ADDITION TO PRO BONO REPRESENTATION OF CLIENTS, PLC SPONSORS A VARIETY OF LEGAL CLINICS IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDE CLINICS AT FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS IN COSTA MESA, LAKE FOREST, LA HABRA AND SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, HOMELESS SERVICE CENTERS IN ANAHEIM AND COSTA MESA, AND A COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE LITTLE SAIGON SECTION OF WESTMINSTER. PLC SERVES THE HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY THROUGH REFERRALS FROM AIDS SERVICES PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. IN ADDITION, PLC CONDUCTS SEVERAL COURTHOUSE BASED CLINICS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO UNREPRESENTED LITIGANTS. THESE INCLUDE CLINICS IN THE AREAS OF FEDERAL COURT LITIGATION, BANKRUPTCY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GUARDIANSHIP AND DEFACTO PARENT STATUS. IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PLC ALSO CONDUCTS LARGE SCALE CITIZENSHIP FAIRS TO ASSIST LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS PREPARE THE PAPERWORK TO BECOME NATURALIZED U.S. CITIZENS. PLC OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ITS VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION AND AT PRIVATE LAW FIRMS, PLC OFFERS MCLE TRAININGS IN GUARDIANSHIP, IMMIGRATION, INCLUDING CITIZENSHIP, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND U-VISAS, HOUSING, AND BANKRUPTCY. THESE TRAININGS SERVE AS A WAY TO BOTH TRAIN AND RECRUIT PRO BONO ATTORNEYS FOR CLINICS AND CASE PLACEMENT. OUR TRAININGS FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HELP TO EDUCATE THEIR STAFF AND CONSTITUENTS REGARDING LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT AFFECT THEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kenneth Babcock | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $189,525 |
| Catherine Ogilvie | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 40 | $117,878 |
| Leigh Ferrin | DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION & PRO BONO | 50 | $106,636 |
| Peter Zeughauser | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marc J Winthrop | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brett J Williamson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael R Williams | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Whyte | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eleanor A Stegmeier | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Robinson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charla Sue Riley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carole E Reagan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dina M Randazzo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joel S Miliband | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Meeker Phd | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher H Mcgrath | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Adrianne Marshack | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas A Manakides | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Aaron J Malo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christy G Lea | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Daryl S Landy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karla Kraft | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Philip D Kohn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michele D Johnson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Norma Garcia Guillen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard J Grabowski | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy F Esfahani | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maya K Dunne | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas J Dixon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Glenn D Dassoff | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cesar Covarrubias | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph L Chairez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ralph H Blakeney | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah E Arbabi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Darren O Aitken | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Ermer | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Brian B Farrell | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah Mallgrave | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Erickson | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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