Sentences with phrase «income access to the civil justice»

U of T's access to middle - income justice initiative, a multi-pronged initiative aimed at addressing the growing problem of middle - income access to the civil justice system in Canada.

2 Middle Income Access to Civil Justice Initiative Steering Committee, «Middle Income Access to Civil Justice Initiative» (University of Toronto Faculty of Law, 2008) at page 58.

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In 2011, a colloquium was held at the U of T law school which lead to Middle Income Access to Justice, a collection of essays about civil justice issues from Canada, Britain, the United States, and AusJustice, a collection of essays about civil justice issues from Canada, Britain, the United States, and Ausjustice issues from Canada, Britain, the United States, and Australia.

AUSTIN — Business and community leader and advocate Priscilla Guajardo Cortez has been selected to lead Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, which helps low - income individuals access the civil justice system by providing volunteer attorneys who donate legal advice and representation.

The Center for Access to Justice at Georgia State University College of Law is working to change that misconception, demonstrating through research how lower - income individuals have a fundamentally different experience with the civil and criminal justice systems, particularly in theJustice at Georgia State University College of Law is working to change that misconception, demonstrating through research how lower - income individuals have a fundamentally different experience with the civil and criminal justice systems, particularly in thejustice systems, particularly in the South.

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.

The Florida Bar Foundation strives to provide greater access to justice in Florida by: expanding and improving representation and advocacy on behalf of low - income persons in civil legal matters; improving the fair and effective administration of justice; and promoting public service among lawyers by making it an integral component of the law school experience.

, «Middle Income Access to Justice» (University of Toronto Press, 2012), the «Introduction» states in part (p. 4): «For our purposes, when we refer to middle income earners, we are contemplating the large group of individuals whose household income is too high to allow them to qualify for legal aid, but too low, in many cases, for them to be in a position to hire legal counsel to represent them in a civil law mIncome Access to Justice» (University of Toronto Press, 2012), the «Introduction» states in part (p. 4): «For our purposes, when we refer to middle income earners, we are contemplating the large group of individuals whose household income is too high to allow them to qualify for legal aid, but too low, in many cases, for them to be in a position to hire legal counsel to represent them in a civil law mincome earners, we are contemplating the large group of individuals whose household income is too high to allow them to qualify for legal aid, but too low, in many cases, for them to be in a position to hire legal counsel to represent them in a civil law mincome is too high to allow them to qualify for legal aid, but too low, in many cases, for them to be in a position to hire legal counsel to represent them in a civil law matter.

Through education, policy research and advocacy, CLASP seeks to improve the economic security of low income families with children and secure access to our civil justice system -LSB-...]

Through education, policy research and advocacy, CLASP seeks to improve the economic security of low income families with children and secure access to our civil justice system by low income persons.

An understanding of the civil equal justice legal needs of low - income people, including the unique needs of populations that experience particular barriers to access to justice systems.

An understanding of the civil legal needs of low - income people, including the unique needs of populations that experience particular barriers to access to justice systems.

ELAP provides access to justice through free civil legal aid to low - income residents of East and Northeast King County (Washington) and domestic violence legal aid throughout King County.

Our mission is to develop and encourage means of expanding access to the civil justice system for unrepresented low - income Wisconsin residents.

ATJCs are state - based leadership bodies in the U.S, with the mandate «to expand access to civil justice at all levels for low - income and disadvantaged people in the state by assessing their civil legal needs, developing strategies to meet them, and evaluating progress.»

It is estimated that all the programs and resources devoted to ensuring access to justice address only 20 percent of the civil legal needs of low - income people in the United States.

The national Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters notes in its final report that only about 6.5 % of legal problems ever make it to court, but it is unlikely in the extreme that so many of the people with high school diplomas or less are bundled into the 93.5 % who manage to resolve their legal issues outside of court, especially when we know that for people with low incomes, legal issues tend not come one at a time but cluster and multiply into other areas of the law.

According to a press release from the Supreme Court of Florida, «Thousands of Floridians struggling to make ends meet, including many Floridians with moderate incomes, still face barriers when they seek meaningful access to civil justice.

The now - permanent Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice will study the unmet civil legal needs of disadvantaged, low - income and moderate - income FloridCivil Justice will study the unmet civil legal needs of disadvantaged, low - income and moderate - income Floridcivil legal needs of disadvantaged, low - income and moderate - income Floridians.

The Commission is working on a range of projects to achieve its mission to develop and encourage means of expanding access to the civil justice system for unrepresented low - income Wisconsin residents.

The Eastside Legal Assistance Program (ELAP) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit agency that provides access to justice through free civil legal aid to low - income residents of East King County Washington and to low - income survivors of domestic violence throughout King County.

Rhode Island Legal Services provides high quality legal assistance and representation to low - income individuals and eligible client groups for the purpose of improving their economic condition and overall wellbeing by protecting and enforcing legal rights, stabilizing the family unit and communities where clients live, promoting self reliance, ending domestic violence, preventing homelessness, affording dignity to all people, and reaching out to groups with added burdens on their ability to access the civil justice system.

The commission was created to expand access to and enhance the quality of justice in civil legal matters for low - income Oklahomans, Combs said.

The Access to Justice Commission filed Petition 15 - 06 seeking a rule change that would allocate 50 % of unclaimed class action awards to support civil legal services to low income persons (aka cy pres).

ALA provides the low income and the Asian and Pacific Islander community equal access to the legal justice system through direct legal services and community education in the areas of immigration and citizenship, public benefits, domestic violence, consumer rights, housing, and civil rights.

The initiative, started by Attorney General Eric Holder in March 2010, aims «to address the access - to - justice crisis in the criminal and civil justice system» by helping to ensure that the justice system is accessible to all people, regardless of income.»

Laurel strives to ensure access to justice by providing free «civil» legal services to low income individuals and families.

Congress provides funding through the national Legal Services Corporation (LSC), established in 1974 to promote equal access to justice and to provide high quality civil legal assistance to low - income persons.

The LSC was formed by Congress in 1974 to promote equal access to justice and to provide high quality civil legal assistance to low - income persons.

The Commission on Access to Civil Justice will study the unmet civil legal needs of disadvantaged, low - income, and moderate - income FloridCivil Justice will study the unmet civil legal needs of disadvantaged, low - income, and moderate - income Floridcivil legal needs of disadvantaged, low - income, and moderate - income Floridians.

Advocating for inclusion of civil legal aid in federal grant programs that target low - income people, building upon the efforts of the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable and U.S. Department of Justice Office for Access to Justice, and growing the capacity for civil legal services programs to apply for and manage these programs

The Legal Services Corporation, established by Congress in 1974 to promote equal access to justice, is an independent 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation that is the single largest funder of civil legal aid for low - income Americans.

About: Nassau Suffolk Law Services (NSLS) is dedicated to providing equal access to basic human rights and services through provision of high quality legal representation, public information and community advocacy training to ensure that low income, disabled and disadvantaged individuals have equal access to the civil justice system on Long Island.

The Goldmark Award commemorates the extraordinary contributions of former LFW Board president, Charles A. Goldmark, who played a singularly important role in the creation of the IOLTA program, designed to complement state and federal funds that enable low - income people in Washington state access to the civil justice system.

December 31, 2014 — «Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr. earlier this month launched the Access to Justice Commission, a task force focused on helping low - to moderate - income individuals obtain legal services for criminal and civil cases.

Working with a broad range of state, community, and national civil legal assistance, civil rights, and community - based organizations to advance racial justice and leadership development as core values in the civil justice community and to help low - income people have meaningful access to a full range of legal assistance services

Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin spoke last week at the University of Toronto's Access to Civil Justice for Middle Income Canadians Colloquium about how ordinary people risk being priced out of the justice Justice Beverley McLachlin spoke last week at the University of Toronto's Access to Civil Justice for Middle Income Canadians Colloquium about how ordinary people risk being priced out of the justice Justice for Middle Income Canadians Colloquium about how ordinary people risk being priced out of the justice justice system.

The Executive Director will uphold a culture of collaboration and transparency to ensure operations consistently support exceptional quality services, which in turn meet the civil legal needs of low - income people, empower them to transform their lives and assure equal access to opportunities and justice with an appreciation for the barriers low - income people face.

Established by Congress in 1974, LSC promotes equal access to justice by funding high - quality civil legal assistance for low - income Americans.

The mission of Legal Aid Society of Orange County and Community Legal Services of southeast Los Angeles County is to provide civil legal services to seniors and low - income individuals and to promote equal access to the justice system through advocacy, legal counseling, innovative self - help services, in - depth legal representation, economic development and community education.

Rhyannon has a keen interest in access to justice and is an active volunteer with the Edmonton Community Legal Centre's civil and family law projects where she provides legal assistance to low income individuals and gives free public presentations on various family and civil law topics.

Legal Aid of North Carolina is a statewide, nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services in civil matters to low - income people in order to ensure equal access to justice and remove legal barriers to economic opportunity.