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In 1977, the name was changed to Public Counsel when the Los Angeles County Bar Association joined the Beverly Hills Bar Association as a sponsor of the Law Foundation. The foundation expanded on their existing involvement in public interest litigation to also work on pro bono efforts with the Los Angeles legal community to serve the poor.
The Office of the County Counsel is headed by the Los Angeles County Counsel, an appointed County officer whose duties include providing legal advice and representation to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, County officers, County departments, and various other public agencies in civil matters.
The Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) is a voluntary bar association with more than 16,000 members throughout Los Angeles County, California, and the world. [1] Founded in 1878, LACBA has strived to meet the professional needs of lawyers, advance the administration of justice, and provide the public with access to justice.
Los Angeles City Hall. This is a list of elected officials serving the city of Los Angeles, California. It includes member of the Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, California State Assembly, California State Senate, United States House of Representatives, and Los Angeles citywide officials.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works: operates countywide flood control system, constructs and maintains roads in unincorporated areas; Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning: [9] responsible for planning functions for unincorporated areas. The Department maintains the Zoning Code that regulates land use in the ...
In 2009, Ramírez joined the United States Department of Justice, serving as counsel to then-Assistant Secretary Tom Perez. She later served as senior counsel and deputy chief of staff for Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole. From 2012 to 2015, she served as an assistant United States attorney for the Central District of California.
In 1966, the Bureau of Public Assistance became the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS). [4] In 1984, after public discussion and hearings, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors created both the Department of Children Services and the Commission for Children's Services. [5]
Prior to centralization (similar to a council-manager government prevalent in most of the cities in Los Angeles County) and after reversion to the previous structure, the CEO (CAO prior to 2007) provides Countywide coordination and strategic guidance. Departments report directly to the Board of Supervisors and their deputies and are hired and ...