What Towards Justice does

Towards Justice is a Denver, Colorado-based nonprofit law firm founded in 2014 that provides free legal representation to workers in impact litigation and policy advocacy. Its practice spans wage theft and misclassification, discrimination, forced labor and trafficking, exploitation of immigrants and guestworkers, gig economy classification, non-compete and no-poach agreements, abusive debt collection, and abuses of corporate power — including litigation against algorithmic wage-setting by gig platforms. The firm's clients are low-wage workers, immigrants, guestworkers, and other marginalized workers in Colorado and nationwide; it does not charge fees and does not sell products or technology services.

The organization operates with approximately 11 staff — including attorneys, an investigator/analyst, an intake specialist, and law clerks — supported by a Board of Directors whose members include a former EEOC General Counsel, a sitting Rutgers Law School Co-Dean, and a law professor specializing in civil rights. Beyond its in-house team, Towards Justice leverages a Collaborating Attorneys Network of over 50 attorneys and firms and maintains co-counsel relationships with nationally recognized plaintiffs' firms (ACLU of Colorado, Berger Montague, Boies Schiller & Flexner, Cohen Milstein, Public Counsel, Lieff Cabraser, Outten & Golden, Justice at Work, Justice Catalyst Law).

Towards Justice's revenue model is donation-driven (individuals, foundations, and charitable organizations, accepted via its website and Colorado Gives), supplemented potentially by court-awarded attorneys' fees and costs in successful civil rights and public interest litigation. The firm co-chairs the Colorado Wage Theft Task Force with El Centro Humanitario and shapes labor policy through state and national coalitions. Recent strategic output includes a U.S. Supreme Court victory in Menocal v. GEO Group (forced labor), successful challenges to Uber/Lyft price-fixing algorithms, and expansion into housing-insecurity and immigration detention litigation.

Name

Towards Justice

Legal name

Towards Justice

Website

https://towardsjustice.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Towards Justice is a Denver-based nonprofit law firm, founded in 2014, that provides free legal representation to low-wage, immigrant, and gig workers through impact litigation and policy advocacy on wage theft, discrimination, forced labor, and corporate abuses in Colorado and nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Interest Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC), Criminal Justice Reform & Legal System Advocacy (BPAGAFAI)

Keywords

• Nonprofit legal services
• Worker rights litigation
• Wage theft recovery
• Impact litigation
• Policy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Funding: Towards Justice is a nonprofit organization that relies primarily on donations from individuals, foundations, and charitable organizations to fund operations. The organization accepts donations through its website and Colorado Gives platform.
2. Court-Awarded Fees and Legal Cost Recovery: As a nonprofit law firm engaged in impact litigation, Towards Justice may receive court-awarded attorneys' fees and costs when successful in certain types of cases, particularly civil rights and public interest litigation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Towards Justice is a nonprofit law firm that provides free legal representation to workers through impact litigation, policy advocacy, and investigations. The organization handles cases involving wage theft, workplace discrimination, forced labor, trafficking, gig economy misclassification, non-compete agreements, and abuses of corporate power. All services are provided at no cost to clients, and the firm pursues systemic change through class actions and policy reform rather than individual settlements.

Product overview

Towards Justice is a nonprofit law firm (not a technology product company) that provides legal services focused on worker advocacy and economic justice. The organization offers impact litigation, policy advocacy, and legal representation for workers facing issues including wage theft, discrimination, forced labor, and workplace abuses. Their services include an intake form for worker consultations, a Pro Se Guide for self-representation in wage recovery cases, Know Your Rights resources, and collaboration with a network of attorneys. They do not offer a software product, platform, or digital tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Free Legal Representation (Impact Litigation)
• Policy Advocacy
• Investigations Program
• Know Your Rights Educational Resources
• Pro Se Guide for Wage Recovery
• Collaborating Attorney Network Referrals

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully challenged Uber/Lyft price-fixing algorithms
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• El Centro HumanitariocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTowards Justice co-chairs the Colorado Wage Theft Task Force with El Centro Humanitario. The organizations collaborate to facilitate information and idea exchange among groups advancing workplace justice in Colorado.
• Colorado Wage Theft Task ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTowards Justice co-chairs this task force, which brings together advocates and policymakers working on wage theft issues in Colorado.
• ACLU of ColoradomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship for impact litigation on civil rights and worker issues.
• Berger MontaguemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship for complex litigation.
• Boies Schiller & Flexner, LLPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship for impact litigation.
• Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship for class action litigation.
• Public CounselmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship for public interest litigation.
• Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship for class action cases.
• Outten & Golden, LLPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship for employment litigation, including Menocal v. GEO Group case.
• Killmer Lane & Newman, LLPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship for civil rights litigation.
• Colorado Law School's Civil Practice CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with university law school clinic to create Pro Se Guide for workers recovering stolen wages without a lawyer.
• University of Denver Sturm College of Law's Civil Litigation CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with university law school clinic to create Pro Se Guide for workers recovering stolen wages.
• National Consumer Law CentermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for consumer and worker rights advocacy.
• Together ColoradomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on legal challenges to immigration detention facilities and worker rights advocacy.
• Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partnership for immigrant rights and worker justice advocacy.
• American Economic Liberties ProjectmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on anti-monopoly and worker power issues, including surveillance pricing advocacy.
• Tech Equity ActionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partnership addressing technology and worker rights issues.
• Justice at WorkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship for worker justice litigation.
• Justice Catalyst LawmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-counsel relationship for impact litigation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Public Counsel: Public Counsel is the largest pro bono law firm in the nation, providing free legal services and impact litigation on behalf of vulnerable populations including workers. Directly comparable as a nonprofit impact litigation firm serving marginalized communities; already a co-counsel partner of Towards Justice.
• National Employment Law Project (NELP): NELP is a worker-focused advocacy organization that combines policy research, advocacy, and litigation to improve workplace conditions for low-wage and immigrant workers. Highly comparable mission in worker rights impact litigation and policy advocacy, operating at national scale.
• National Consumer Law Center: NCLC is a nonprofit that uses impact litigation, policy advocacy, and training to protect low-income consumers, including from abusive debt collection practices. Overlaps directly with Towards Justice's abusive debt collection and consumer protection litigation; listed as a strategic partner.
• Justice at Work: Justice at Work is a nonprofit legal aid organization that uses litigation and policy advocacy to advance worker rights, particularly for low-wage workers. Direct peer in worker justice impact litigation; existing co-counsel relationship with Towards Justice.
• Justice Catalyst Law: Justice Catalyst Law is a nonprofit legal incubator and impact litigation organization focused on social and economic justice. Direct peer in mission and operating model; existing co-counsel partner.
• Public Justice: Public Justice is a national public interest law firm that uses impact litigation to fight consumer and worker abuses, including class actions and antitrust matters. Directly comparable in using class action impact litigation to pursue systemic worker and consumer justice outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC): SPLC is a large nonprofit legal and advocacy organization that uses impact litigation to fight civil rights abuses, including worker exploitation and immigrant rights. Comparable in impact litigation model but operates at significantly larger scale and broader civil rights scope.
• Center for Constitutional Rights: Center for Constitutional Rights is a nonprofit legal organization that uses impact litigation to advance civil rights and social justice, including immigrant rights and worker rights. Comparable impact litigation model with broader civil liberties focus.
• Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law uses impact litigation to secure civil rights for marginalized communities, including immigrant workers. Comparable nonprofit impact litigation model with broader civil rights scope.

Emerging players

• Impact Fund: Impact Fund is a nonprofit that provides strategic funding and litigation support for impact lawsuits advancing social justice, including worker rights. Comparable in mission but operates as a funder rather than direct legal services provider, partially overlapping the impact litigation ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/towardsjustice
• Facebookfacebook.com/towardsjusticeco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/towards-justice

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Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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