David Sugerman is used to being a leader. He’s the founder of Sugerman Dahab in Portland, Oregon. He has led important litigation in class actions and mass tort in the areas of consumer protection, civil rights, and personal injury, and now, he’s leading the Public Justice Board as its president. But ask David about his…
How did you get into this work? And what radicalized or moved you to participate in the area of law that you are currently specializing in? Before law school, I was a middle school math teacher. I really loved that job. Every day was so dynamic and exciting. It was super rewarding. I…
On his very first day in office, President Trump signed a series of executive orders that will undermine any efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency to protect clean air and water and curb climate change. While Trump’s nominee to head the agency, former Congressman Lee Zeldin, told Senators during his confirmation hearing that he believes…
Meet Charles Moore, a dedicated staff attorney with our Debtors’ Prison Project. Since joining the team in early 2023, Charles has been committed to challenging unjust systems and advocating for those impacted by debtors’ prisons. Recently, Charles sat down with our Membership Manager, Nikki Duffney, to share his journey to this work, what motivates him…
“The advice that led me into law school in the first place was that your vocation should lie at the intersection of your rage and your joy.” Jacquelyn Oesterblad is a Skadden Fellow in the Debtors’ Prison Project, where she litigates cases related to the criminalization of poverty and homelessness. Jacq’s work is particularly focused…
Tycko & Zavareei LLP’s Public Interest Fellowship is an incredible opportunity for recent law graduates to gain hands-on experience in public interest law. This May, one of the firm’s current fellows, Cort Carlson, embarks upon the non-profit externship portion of his Fellowship with the Debtors’ Prison Project at DC-based non-profit, Public Justice. A Passion…
“It’s kind of can’t stop won’t stop, and sometimes, everything’s on fire. But I wouldn’t trade it.” Meet Leah Nicholls, the Director of our Access to Justice Project. Since she joined Public Justice as a Kazan-Budd Attorney in 2012, Leah has litigated numerous cases involving access to courts, court secrecy, and consumer and worker…
Shariful Khan is a Skadden Fellow with Public Justice’s Students’ Civil Rights Project. In addition to litigating Title IX and VI cases with the SCRP team, Shariful’s fellowship focuses on drawing out the link and overlap between racial harassment and discriminatory discipline in academic environments. He recently sat with Public Justice’s Membership Coordinator Nikki Duffney…
By Tabitha Woodruff, Access to Justice Strategic Outreach Attorney Two societal values so intrinsic to humanity as to make them nearly universal across cultures are these: we care for our sick and we protect our elderly. The ways human societies bring these two values to life around the globe and throughout human history differ greatly,…