Cy Près Awards

Our Impact

Our Reach: We provide training and technical assistance to over eighty legal services programs in California. We also present a national class action conference and host a listserve for a network of plaintiff-side class action practitioners. We present an annual three-day training institute for practitioners seeking practical and strategy skills for litigating public interest class actions. We also provide hundreds of hours of pro-bono consulting to those working in the field.

Our Distinct Programs: Through our Grants Program, we’ve provided over $10 million to advocates to bring cases advancing economic, environmental and social justice. We also provide litigation and consulting services – counseling, advice, and assistance on complex litigation issues.

We serve as counsel and file amicus briefs every year. We present a wide variety of training programs to support practitioners and our curriculum includes topics such as new case developments, legal writing, and appellate practice.

With our Notice Project, we support access-to-justice in class action lawsuits by providing class action litigators with tools to create class action notices that are easier to understand.

Our Proven Track Record: We have been approved as a cy près recipient in more than 130 cases in both state and federal courts. We ensure good stewardship of funds that we receive.  

Cy près funds allow us to continue this vital work.  Help us continue to make a real impact!

For more information contact: 

Teddy Basham-Witherington

510.845.3473 ext. 302

twitherington@impactfund.org

We thank the following firms for naming us as Cy Près beneficiaries: