Company Profile
Public Advocates Inc.
Company Overview
Public Advocates Inc. is a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that has been fighting the root causes of discrimination and poverty for more than 40 years, by strengthening community voices and achieving tangible legal victories advancing education, housing, transit and climate equity.
We’ve been called “the small but noisy law firm.” We take that as a compliment, as long as noisy means standing up for our clients, being willing to ruffle a few feathers and achieving results out of all proportion to the size of our staff or budget.
Public Advocates has been on the front lines of the struggle for social justice for 43 years, focusing our distinctive blend of policy, legal advocacy and community partnership on the root causes and effects of poverty and discrimination and expanding rights and opportunities for low-income people, people of color and immigrants.
We make a difference by holding public officials accountable, influencing policy, shaping public discourse and transforming legal rights into everyday realities.