Partners & Allies

Medical

Docs4POC is “a resident physician-led group of healthcare professionals across the United States dedicated to advocating for social justice for communities of color.”

Ask Nurses & Doctors champions health care coverage for all.

Legal

The Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs “works to create legal, economic and social equity through litigation, client and public education and public policy advocacy.”

The Elder Law & Disability Rights Center is a public interest legal services organization located in Santa Ana, CA. Their purpose is to ensure “access to justice and education through legal services for seniors, people with disabilities, and their families.”

Community Legal Aid SoCal “promotes equal access to the justice system through advocacy, self-help services, community education, legal counseling and representation.”

FAMM advocates against mandatory minimum sentencing requirements and “seeks to create a more fair and effective justice system that respects our American values of individual accountability and dignity while keeping communities safe.”

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Our Founder

Elizabeth Levy, MD JD

Elizabeth Levy has a medical-legal background. She is a graduate of the USC Keck School of Medicine and the UC Irvine School of Law. As a second-year internal medicine resident at LAC+USC Medical Center she was diagnosed with cancer and took an extended break from clinical training. Instead of returning to residency, she decided to pursue full-time interdisciplinary work focusing on the social determinants of health. In 2017 she founded Physicians for Justice, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization devoted to facilitating cross-professional collaboration between doctors and lawyers. Dr. Levy can be reached at elizabeth@physiciansforjustice.org.