Mar. 03, 2026
Tyler Press, Esq.
Public Law Center https://www.publiclawcenter.org/about/staff/#tyler-press
About The Lecturer
Tyler Press is the Chief Legal Programs officer at the Public Law Center (PLC), where she oversees eight legal teams providing 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 (LAFLA), where she led LAFLA’s racial justice policy work and pursued race-equity focused systemic changes in law. Prior to this role, Tyler was an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Fellow and a government benefits staff attorney. 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 from Georgetown University Law Center and her bachelor’s degree from Harvard College.
Practice Area(s)
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Litigation
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
Harvard College, undergraduate degree
