Listen to the podcast of the program titled "The justice gap - the challenge of providing legal services for poor people" and broadcast on WHYY Radio in March 2013, the 50th anniversary of Gideon v. titled "Ensuring Access to Justice When It Really Counts" from The Pennsylvania Lawyer magazine of March/April 2013. Read the "Side Bar" column by PBA President Thomas G. Marking the 50th Anniversary of Gideon v. 29, 2012, New York Times by Matthew Desmond titled "Tipping the Scales in Housing Court." Read the article, linked here by the author's permission. The article " Gideon and Civil Right to Counsel: Two Sides" by John Pollock appeared in the National Legal Aid & Defender Association's NLADA Cornerstone magazine issue of January-March 2013. 8, 2013Īrticle Draws Connection between Gideon and Civil Right to Counsel LSC, White House Co-Host Forum on Increasing Access to Justice, April 16, 2013Īccess to Justice: Discussing the Right to Counsel in Civil Cases, Feb. PBA and Other Resolutions and Recommendation on Access to Justice 2013ĪOPC Report on Self-Represented Litigants, Aug.
Wilkinson Jr., Pennsylvania Lawyer Magazine, Nov./Dec. "Mind the Gap: Taking Steps to Bridge the Gap in Access to Civil Legal Services," by Thomas G. Philadelphia Bar Association Resolution in Support of a Pennsylvania Access to Justice Commission, Dec. Read the resolution and background material.Īllegheny County Bar Association Resolution in Support of a Pennsylvania Access to Justice Commission, Jan. The resolution next goes to the PBA House of Delegates for review and final approval in May 2014. Meeting during the 2014 Midyear Meeting, the PBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the resolution supporting the establishment of a Pennsylvania Access to Justice Commission. PBA Board Endorses Access to Justice Commission, January 2014 Read the news release from the coalition. Report Finds Unrepresented Poor in Civil Matters 'Adversely Impacts' Justice for All, May 6, 2014Ī report by the Pennsylvania Civil Legal Justice Coalition has concluded that the high number of unrepresented low-income litigants in civil legal matters “adversely impacts the quality of justice for all parties in Pennsylvania courts, negatively impacts the courts’ administration of justice and undermines the rule of law.” The report, released at a meeting of the state Senate Judiciary Committee, recommends creation of an Access to Justice Commission to serve as a vehicle for studying and implementing measures to expand access to justice in the state.
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Most low-income households find that private counsel is unaffordable and free legal aid is unavailable due to the high demand and legal aid programs' limited time and resources. National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, 2014Įvery year, millions of low-income people throughout the United States struggle through serious, complex civil legal disputes without the help of a lawyer. Go to the Pennsylvania listing in the ABA directory. The ABA Directory of Law Governing Appointment of Counsel in State Civil Proceedings can be found on the ABA website. In keeping with the movement both nationally and in Pennsylvania to promote access to justice, the American Bar Association has created a 50-state resource that tells judges in each state when they must, can and cannot appoint counsel in various types of civil cases. ABA Directory on Appointment of Counsel in State Civil Proceedings, 2014
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