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RECENT NEWS
July, 2010 - Lawyers' Committee Director of Litigation Robert Rubin profiled in Northern California Super Lawyers. Read more here.
June 16, 2010 - The Lawyers' Committee and other groups file an amicus brief regarding felon disenfranchisement and voting rights. Learn more here.
June 15, 2010 - Join the Lawyers' Committee at the 40th Annual San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration on June 27. Learn more here.
May 10, 2010 - The Lawyers' Committee and O'Melveny & Myers Conducted a Review of Current Laws Regulating Public Safety on San Francisco Sidewalks. Read the report here.
May 3, 2010 - Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Reach of the Federal Fair Housing Act in Modesto Municipal Services Case. Read more here.
April 14, 2010 - Walnut Creek Real Estate Agent Sentenced to Five Years in Prison, Ordered to Pay More than $120,000 in Restitution for Enslaving Woman as Domestic Servant. Read more here.
April 12, 2010 - Lawyers' Committee's Opposition to Proposed Oakland Gang Injunction Featured in Oakland Tribune. Read more here.
April 8, 2010 - ACLU, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights File Court Papers Against Proposed Oakland Gang Injunction. Read the press release here and the proposed brief here.
April 3, 2010 - Lawyers' Committee urges San Mateo County to change its election system. Read more here.
April 1, 2010 - Lawyers' Committee Fellow Laura Hurtado talks with abc 7 about San Francisco's proposed sit/lie ordinance. More here.
April 1, 2010 - Lawyers' Committee, Morrison & Foerster file Amicus Brief Challenging Unlawful Detention of 27-Year-Old Somali Refugee. Press Release here, Amicus Brief here.
March 3 & 4, 2010 - Visalia Unified School District Heads for District Elections. Read more here and here.
“Injustice anywhere
is a threat to
justice everywhere.”
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
OUR MISSION
The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights champions the legal rights of people of color, poor people, immigrants and refugees, with a special commitment to African-Americans.
OUR HISTORY
The Committee is affiliated with the national Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, begun in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy. Leading members of the San Francisco Bar established the San Francisco office in 1968--shortly after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.--to advance civil rights. Towards this end, the Lawyers' Committee staff--with the assistance of hundreds of pro bono attorneys--provides free legal assistance and representation to individuals on civil legal matters. In addition, the Lawyers' Committee handles policy impact cases that focus on important civil rights issues.
OUR ANNUAL LAW FIRM CAMPAIGN
As one of the premier legal services organizations in the region, for more than 40 years the Lawyers' Committee has worked closely with top-tier Bay Area firms to safeguard the civil rights of low-income people of color and immigrants and refugees. Dozens of law firms and countless attorneys participate in the pro bono opportunities the Lawyers' Committee provides, allowing both transactional and litigation attorneys to gain crucial experience by volunteering with our direct service programs and co-counseling on high-profile impact litigation. It is the generous financial support of Bay Area law firms, through our annual Law Firm Campaign and other opportunities, that enables the Lawyers' Committee to leverage these pro bono contributions.
On Wednesday, July 21, we kicked off our 2010 annual Law Firm Campaign at our first-ever "Living the Dream" awards and reception, generously hosted by Morrison & Foerster LLP. Our 2010 campaign co-chairs - Charles S. Crompton of Latham & Watkins and Daniel M. Hutchinson of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein - presented seven firms with our "Living the Dream" award for going above and beyond in their financial support, either by contributing to our 2009 campaign (click here to see the list of contributors) at the leadership level or at the suggested level of $250 or more per the firm's Bay Area attorney. The firms who received our "Living the Dream" award are: Bingham McCutchen LLP; Law Offices of Fellow & Solorio; Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen & Dardarian; The Morrison & Foerster Foundation; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP; and Price And Associates. Click here to read the inspiring remarks of guest speaker Bill Lann Lee, of Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson P.C.