Tyler Press Sutherland, Esq.
Public Law Center https://www.publiclawcenter.org/about/staff/#tyler-press-sutherland
About The Lecturer
Tyler Press Sutherland is the Director of Legal Services at Public Law Center (PLC), overseeing a fifty-five-person legal team that provides free services to low-income residents of Orange County.
Before joining PLC, Tyler was the inaugural Director of Racial Justice and Equity at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, where she led LAFLA’s racial justice policy work, supported staff in pursuing race-equity-focused systemic changes in law, and led LAFLA’s Race Equity Initiative.
Tyler started her legal career at LAFLA as an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Veterans’ Legal Fellow. She later became a staff attorney in the Economic Stability Work Group, representing hundreds of low-income clients in government benefits cases. She’s litigated numerous cases in state and federal court, including the 2020 decision in Ortega v. Johnson, which ensures that recipients of CalFresh food benefits who are victims of electronic theft are reimbursed after they report the theft.
Tyler received her Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center and her bachelor’s degree from Harvard College. She can be reached at tpress@publiclawcenter.org and 714-541-1010.
Practice Area(s)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Litigation
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
Harvard College, undergraduate degree
