Gary Blasi

Professor Gary Blasi, from UCLA School of Law, is the founding and core faculty of the law school’s unique David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy. He is an expert on public interest policy and law, with an emphasis on the homeless and the poor. Blasi has researched and written extensively about advocacy on behalf of children in substandard schools, homeless families and individuals (including homeless veterans), low-income tenants, low-wage workers, and victims of discrimination. He has also conducted studies on the effect of law enforcement programs and activities on homelessness in downtown Los Angeles.