Library of Key Materials
| This page provides key materials on the role of establishing a civil right to counsel in creating access to justice. |
Civil Right to Counsel
Websites
- National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel
Coalition of organizations and individuals committed to ensuring meaningful access to the courts for all.
Documents
- Gideon’s New Trumpet: Expanding the Civil Right to Counsel in Massachusetts
- ABA Board of Governors Resolution Endorsing a Civil Right to Counsel (8/2006)
- Is Civil Gideon a Piece of the Puzzle?
A report of the Boston Bar Association Task Force on Expanding the Civil Right to Counsel. (9/2008)
Bar Leader article by Robert J. Derocher. (7/2008)
Models
- California Model Statute
Fourteen-page text of ‘Basic Access Act.’ (2/2008)
Key Issues in Access to Justice
- ATJ Commission Development
On building a successful ATJ commission and communicating the need for access to justice initiatives. - Communication and Public Awareness
On outreach and education about access to justice and civil legal aid. - Resource Development
On funding for civil legal services. - Pro Bono
On the role of volunteer lawyers in creating access to justice. - Self-Represented Litigants
On assisting self-represented litigants gain access to justice through the courts. - Recruitment and Retention
On eliminating student debt as a barrier to public service toward expanding access to justice. - Civil Right to Counsel
On the role of establishing a civil right to counsel in creating access to justice.
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