Nonprofit Excellence &
Pro Bono Program Excellence
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Take Your Nonprofit or Pro Bono Program to the Next Level

For 33 Years Ken served in Southern California Nonprofit Pro Bono Legal Aid Leadership. Ken’s expert assistance can help your nonprofit or law firm move forward.

“I’ve had the honor of spending 33 years simultaneously emersed in two very different sectors – nonprofit leadership and pro bono legal services. I fervently believe in the importance of excellence in both. The lessons I’ve learned are many. Let me bring what I know to help you take your nonprofit or law firm pro bono program from good to great.”

Kenneth Babcock
Ken Babcock

Nonprofit Services

  • Leadership Development
  • Executive Coaching
  • Board Development
  • Program Development
  • Business Practices Review
  • Strategic Planning
  • Meeting Facilitation

Law Firm Services

  • Pro Bono Policy Development
  • Pro Bono Systems Development
  • Engagement with Nonprofit Organizations

Community Leadership

Involvement in community activities concerning access to justice has played a significant role in Ken’s professional life. He is a member of the California Commission on Access to Justice’s Funding Committee and Public Policy Committee. He previously served as the Commission’s Vice-Chair and Chair of its Funding Committee. He has also served on the California Judicial Council’s Civil & Small Claims Advisory Committee, the State Bar’s Applicant Evaluation and Nomination Committee, the Judicial Council’s Community Focused Court Planning Committee, the Aranda Access to Justice Award Selection Committee (Chair), the State Bar’s Legal Services Section (Chair) and the Orange County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee (Co-Chair).

Awards and Accolades

  • Individual Honoree – Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund (2022)
  • Community Service Award – Orange County Women Lawyers Association (2014)
  • Dorsey Award – American Bar Association Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division (2010)
  • Attorney of the Year Award – Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County (2009)
  • Bernard E. Witkin Amicus Curiae Award – Judicial Council of California (2008)
  • Marcus M. Kaufmann Jurisprudence Award – Anti-Defamation League Orange County/Long Beach (2007)
  • Legal Services Provider of the Year Award – California Bench-Bar Coalition (2007)
  • Distinguished Alumni of the Year – U.C. Davis School of Law (2001)
  • Los Angeles Daily Journal 100 most influential lawyers in California (2003 & 2008)

Education & Experience

Ken is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. with highest honors, Political Science 1978) and the University of California, Davis (J.D. 1981) where he was the Legal Research Editor of the Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Board. Prior to joining PLC in 2000, Ken was in leadership at a Los Angeles nonprofit pro bono legal services program, Public Counsel, for 11 years. Before entering the nonprofit sector, Ken was a litigator with two Los Angeles civil law firms.

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