CZL P.C. is a Black woman-owned law firm based in Chicago, Illinois. As a registered Benefit Corporation, CZL P.C. provides individuals and communities with affordable, high-quality, customized access to legal services and support to improve and sustain their operations and stakeholder relationships.
Our diversified practice provides both Legal Services and Legal Consulting Services for a wide range of clients, including social entrepreneurs, woman- and minority-owned small to medium-size businesses, nonprofit organizations, benefit corporations, and government agencies.
At CZL P.C., we anchor all of our practices in the ARCDEI principles of anti-racism/colonialism, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Learn More About The Firm
Our Services
Legal Services
With over fifty years of combined experience, our highly trained attorneys provide you and your organization with distinctive corporate legal counseling that is sustainable and effective. We help you navigate the complex, rapidly changing business and legal environment to deal successfully with globalization, generational shifts, and advancing technology.
Legal Consulting Services
Our legal staff provides individualized guidance in compliance, corporate governance, and more to help you transform your organization’s practices to align with your mission and values. We provide DEI management outsourcing and consulting for organizations of all sizes and industries to foster equitable and inclusive governance and operations and communities.
What Makes Us Different
At CZL P.C., we believe:
- Access to justice, protection, and resources should not be hindered by the intersectionality of identities of an individual;
- All individuals are entitled to experience safe and inclusive workplaces and systems;
- All individuals are entitled to experience safe and inclusive workplaces and systems;
- Humanity is best served when we view ourselves as global citizens who value, honor, and protect equity for all.
CZL-P.C.’s mission is to deliver distinctive and affordable legal and legal consulting services to non-traditional clients — including government entities, small to medium size businesses, nonprofit organizations, and benefit corporations — while remaining available to our traditional clients.
We focus on restoring community, equity, inclusion, and transformation by applying a holistic approach to our client relationships that yields long-term sustainable change.
Our Team
Founder, Managing Partner
Chipo C. Nyambuya, Esq.
(She, Her, Ella)
Chipo C. Nyambuya, Esq. is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of CZL P.C., where she leads Legal Services. Her focus is on providing transactional and commercial legal support for domestic and international clients. Chipo brings to her clients a deep understanding of complex legal instruments, strong negotiating skills, and extensive experience in international development and legal reform.
Founder
Carla Madeleine Kupe, Esq.
(She, Sie, Elle, Ella)
Carla Madeleine Kupe, Esq. is a Co-Founder of CZL P.C. In June 2024, she assumed the role of Chief Equity Officer, Office of Equity and Racial Justice of the City of Chicago. During her leadership and service at CZL P.C., she developed and led Legal Consulting Services, which is focused on corporate governance and operations as understood through a DEI and anti-racism/oppression lens.
