Ted Mermin

Ted Mermin is a Lecturer at Berkeley Law and serves as the Executive Director of the Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice. He coordinates the Consumer Law Program, advises student organizations like the Consumer Advocacy and Protection Society (CAPS), and acts as pro bono counsel to the Consumer Justice Clinic at the East Bay Community Law Center.

Education:

• J.D., UC Berkeley School of Law
• B.A., Yale University

Ted specializes in consumer protection law and economic justice, with a focus on policy advocacy, litigation, and addressing issues such as coerced debt, domestic violence-related financial abuse, and prison service privatization. His work bridges academia, legal practice, and public policy.

As founder of the Public Good Law Center and director of the California Low-Income Consumer Coalition (CLICC), Ted has influenced state and national policy reforms in debt collection, financial protection, and public health law. He has also guided the publication of critical court decisions through the Published Justice project.