Charles Delbaum

Senior Attorney

Charles Delbaum is a senior attorney at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) focusing on class action litigation and has been counsel in scores of consumer class action cases that have been brought to a successful conclusion.

He has also co-authored and edited many editions of NCLC’s Consumer Class Actions manual, including the recent Eleventh Edition. 

Prior to joining NCLC, Charles was director of litigation at New Orleans Legal Assistance, where he litigated class action cases for public benefits. He previously served as a staff attorney in the law reform division of the Cleveland Legal Aid Society specializing in nursing home patient rights, a founding partner of a small social justice-oriented firm in Cleveland, Ohio, and a law clerk to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. 

Education: 

J.D. Harvard Law School

B.A. Amherst College