Deputy Director of Litigation, Public Citizen
Karla Gilbride is Deputy Director of Public Citizen’s Litigation Group and a former general counsel at the EEOC, where she led the agency's litigation and amicus program to combat discrimination in the workplace. She previously co-directed Public Justice’s Access to Justice Project and secured the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Morgan v. Sundance, advancing fairness in contract enforcement for workers and consumers. Drawing on her lived experience as a blind person, she continues to be a champion of civil rights and accessibility.
Dec. 23, 2025
Sticky Lawyers Looks Back: The Crusaders
What drives a lawyer to fight legal battles that others won't, to challenge an unacceptable status quo, or course-correct alarming trends? They may not be lucrative or glamorous causes. So why do it?
Because it's the right thing to do.
This special compilation episode celebrates the crusader…
Nov. 13, 2025
A Voice for the Underdog: Championing Civil Rights at the EEOC, SCOTUS, and Beyond
What drives someone to dedicate their entire legal career to fighting for the little guy? For Karla Gilbride, it began early—a fierce intolerance for injustice, amplified by her own lived experience as a blind person in a world that often told her, "No, you can't."
A path that started with mock …