About PILF

The Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) is a non-partisan, nonprofit student organization committed to reducing the financial barriers to working in public interest law. PILF does so by offering summer fellowships to law students who wish to work in the public sector and by educating students about the rewards of pursuing public interest careers.

Thank you for attending this year's PILF Auction! It was a great success. Your help will allow us to support several students working in public interest and government jobs this summer.

Here is a sampling of the great items that people bid on at the Auction:

• A retreat at Lou Ann Moritz Ransom's villa off the coast of South Carolina
• Dinner for two at Rosendale's with Dean Alan Michaels and Professor Sharon Davies
• Homemade Japanese dinner for four with Professor Enns and her spouse Dan
• Texas BBQ for six with Professor Fairman
• Chili, beer, and board games with Professors Jenkins, Cohen, and Tobin
• BarBri review course
• A Braylon Edwards signed Browns jersey
• Four tickets to Britney Spears's Columbus concert
• Dinner for two with the restaurant critic from the Columbus Dispatch
• Signed photograph of Hall of Fame Indians pitcher Bob Feller
• Bow tie signed by OSU President Gordon Gee

A simple way for you to support PILF's mission is to contribute using PayPal. Please click the button below to make your donation, and thank you.

If you would like to stay updated with PILF events, email Secretary Peter Glenn-Applegate, or add yourself to the PILF page on TWEN.

Since its inception, Moritz students have worked providing a variety of services to survivors of domestic violence, children of prisoners, victims of predatory lending, migrant farm workers, Native Americans, people with developmental disabilities, and several other underserved populations. In addition, students have served the public interest in federal, state, and local government offices, including state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice.

In the summer of 2008, PILF Fellows worked at a number of organizations, including: Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Community Advocacy Program with The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Ohio State Legal Services Organization, ACLUs of Colorado and Southern California, Equal Justice Foundation, Erie County Public Defender's Office, Columbus Federal Public Defender, Baltimore City Public Defender, Geauga County Prosecutor's Office, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Appleseed Foundation, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio, Alliance for Children's Rights, Ohio Environmental Council, and U.S. Department of Justice.