Civil Litigation,
Law Practice,
Government
Jan. 8, 2019
Pro bono litigation over homeless issues spurs major change in Orange County
An ongoing federal civil rights lawsuit has led to what attorneys and city officials describe as unprecedented change
Attorneys Carol A. Sobel, left, and Brooke A. Weitzman monitor police efforts to disperse a homeless encampment in an Anaheim park in December 2018.
ANAHEIM -- Pro bono litigation by two lawyers led in 2018 to an unprecedented effort to help homeless people in Orange County, with a federal judge overseeing the emergence of a social services network that includes shelters and mental health care.
Brooke A. Weitzman, co-founder of the Elder Law and Disability Rights Center, and Carol A. Sobel, a Santa Monica sole practitioner, have for the last year pursued a federal civil rights l...
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