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| Formation | 1975 |
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| Founder | Robert Schwartz Marsha Levick Judith Chomsky Philip Margolis |
| Founded at | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | Juvenile justice/child welfare reform |
Key people | Marsha Levick (Chief Legal Officer) |
Juvenile Law Center, founded in 1975, is a non-profit public interest law firm for children in the United States. [1]
Juvenile Law Center was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1975 by four Temple University Beasley School of Law graduates: Robert Schwartz, Marsha Levick, Judith Chomsky, and Philip Margolis. [1] [2]
Juvenile Law Center originally operated as a walk-in legal clinic for young people in Philadelphia with legal problems. It grew from a walk-in clinic to a statewide organization and has since grown to a national public interest law firm for children, filing its first brief in the United States Supreme Court in 1983. [3] [4]
Juvenile Law Center played a role in exposing the Luzerne County, Pennsylvania "kids-for-cash" scandal. [5]
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