His special interests have been assistance to pro se litigants and assurance that low income domestic violence victims
obtain equal access to justice.
For solos who often recover fees through statutes like
Equal Access to Justice Act, lack of time sheet will effectively disqualify them from recovering fees.
Lawyers and advocates in the NLADA community are on the front lines working to make equal justice a reality every day by providing low - cost or pro bono legal services and pushing for policies that
support equal access to our justice system for all, regardless of income.
In 1974, Congress chartered the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to promote
equal access to justice in the civil judicial system by providing low - income Americans with high quality legal aid.
Partner Ashley Campbell addressed the NC
Equal Access to Justice Commission informing the group of the advocacy and representative work of the Campbell Community Law Clinic.
From Texas comes word of an innovative program to help meet the mounting legal needs of low - income victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Lend - A-Lawyer, organized by Texas Appleseed and the Texas
Equal Access to Justice Foundation and supported by the law firm of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, which will underwrite a year - long fellowship position -LSB-...]
LRAP Minnesota helps reduce the education debt burden experienced by dedicated public interest lawyers who represent low income clients seeking legal services to secure essential needs like food, shelter and safety, and fundamental rights
like equal access to justice.
This year, the MBF provided $ 2.15 million in grants to nonprofit organizations across the state whose attorneys and staff are working hard to
make equal access to justice a reality.
«It was a pleasure and a privilege to have served as Chair of the EJC and to have worked with so many dedicated people committed to
increasing equal access to justice for all of the Commonwealth's residents,» Mr. Moskowitz said.
This meeting was held among leaders of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, legal aid providers, and the Chief Justice to discuss the crucial importance of funding legal aid for the poor and to explore ways the Court and the legal aid community can work together to
improve equal access to justice for all litigants.
The Los Angeles Superior Court is dedicated to serving our community by providing
equal access to justice through the fair, timely and efficient resolution of all cases.
The Illinois Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission similarly is charged with «promoting, facilitating and enhancing
equal access to justice with an emphasis on access to the Illinois civil courts and administrative agencies for all people, particularly the poor and vulnerable».
«Clearly the fact that he's talking about people
needing equal access to justice and feeling that they're getting it is an important part of what we're saying as a conference,» said Democratic conference leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who is the top black elected official in the Senate.
As part of the Montana Justice Foundation's commitment to working with community partners to
create equal access to justice for all, MJF provides administrative support for the Montana State Supreme Court's Access to Justice Commission.
It is important for each law society to acknowledge these contextual differences and provide tailored guidelines for lawyers dealing with SRLs, which ultimately will help protect the public interest and
facilitate equal access to justice.
«The ABA submits that imposing governmental attorneys» fees on patent applicants who choose civil actions under [patent law] will
hamper equal access to justice and chill the assertion of meritorious claims,» the brief says.
The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has produced an Election Engagement Kit that will «
put equal access to justice on candidates» radar and publicly call for enhanced federal leadership in this area».
By working full - time for people like those I was trying ineffectually to help in Hampstead I thought I could help to provide them with something approaching that
equal access to justice which I naively thought the rule of law was all about.
Two examples demonstrate the Law Society's effort to create a profession that affords not
only equal access to justice, but also equal access to the profession by lawyers from certain disadvantaged groups.