Public Interest Law Center

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Public Interest Law Center
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Founded1969
TypeNonpartisan
PurposePublic interest litigation
Location
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Area served
United States
Key people
Jennifer R. Clarke, Executive Director
Employees
12 (2016)
Website[1]

The Public Interest Law Center, founded in 1969, is a nonprofit law firm based in Philadelphia. The Public Interest Law Center works primarily in the greater Philadelphia region occasionally taking on issues on a national scale.

The Public Interest Law Center's project areas include Education, Voting, Employment, Environmental justice, Healthcare, Housing and Community Services and Voting.

History[]

Founded by Edwin D. (Ned) Wolf, The Public Interest Law Center's history dates back to 1969,[1] rooted in the Philadelphia chapter that was one of seven local affiliates of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.[2] In its early years, the Public Interest Law Center's initial mission was to dismantle specific aspects of institutional racism by targeting discriminatory policies and practices.[3]

Project Areas[]

The Public Interest Law Centers aims to use high-impact legal strategies to both promote and protect the marginalized through project areas including Education, Voting, Employment, Environmental Justice, Healthcare, Housing and Community Services and voting.

A full list of The Public Interest Law Center's litigation can be found on the organization's website. [2]

Notable former associates[]

  • Gilbert F. Casellas, former board member — Chairman of OMNITRU
  • Thomas Gilhool, former staff attorney — Former Pennsylvania Secretary of Education
  • Jordan Konell, former intern — 2015 Rhodes Scholar[4]

Thaddeus Stevens Awardees[]

The Public Interest Law Center annually presents the Thaddeus Stevens Award to either individuals or organizations whose actions best correspond with its social mission.

Awards[]

  • 1978: The Delaware Valley Council on Services for the Handicapped's Annual Award for Outstanding Service to the Handicapped Community
  • 1997: Citizen's Committee on Public Education in Philadelphia's John N. Patterson Award for Excellence in Education
  • 1997: The Barristers' Association of Philadelphia's Cecil B. Moore Community Service Award
  • 1999: National Down Syndrome Congress' Education Award
  • 1999: The Michigan Academy of Pediatrics' Special Recognition Award
  • 2009: Inglis Award for Continuing Excellence
  • 2006: Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics' Special Recognition Award
  • 2012: Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center's Be The Change Award for Extraordinary Work Protecting Pennsylvanians' Right to Vote[6]
  • 2015: The Barristers' Association of Philadelphia's Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Outstanding Service to the Community[7]
  • 2015: NAACP's Juanita Jackson Mitchell Award[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "History & Mission | Public Interest Law Center". www.pilcop.org. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  2. ^ "Part of a Network". Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ^ "History & Mission". Public Interest Law Center. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ^ "City man is Rhodes Scholar". The Philadelphia Enquirer. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  5. ^ "May Law Center Update" (PDF). May 1, 2000.
  6. ^ "PBPC Celebrates 5th Anniversary | The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center". pennbpc.org. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  7. ^ Epps, Joanne A. "Martin Luther King Breakfast with the Barristers' Association". Temple University Beasley School of Law. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Law Center Honored to Receive NAACP Award | Public Interest Law Center". www.pilcop.org. Retrieved 2016-07-27.

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