Beyond Elite Law: Access to Civil Justice in America

Are Americans making under $50,000 a year compelled to navigate the legal system on their own, or do they simply give up because they cannot afford lawyers? We know anecdotally that Americans of median or lower income generally do without legal representation or resort to a sector of the legal profession that - because of the sheer volume of claims, inadequate training, and other causes - provides deficient representation and advice. This book poses the question: can we - at the current level of resources, both public and private - better address the legal needs of all Americans? Leading judges, researchers, and activists discuss the role of technology, pro bono services, bar association resources, affordable solo and small firm fees, public service internships, and law student and nonlawyer representation.

Author: Samuel Estreicher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/23/2017
Pages: 756
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.51d
ISBN: 9781107668621

About the Author
Estreicher, Samuel: - Samuel Estreicher is the Dwight D. Opperman Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, where he directs the Institute of Judicial Administration and the Center for Labor and Employment Law. He is the Chief Reporter of the Restatement of Employment Law and recipient of the Labor and Employment Research Association's Susan C. Eaton Award for Outstanding Scholar-Practitioner. In addition to the law of the workplace, his areas of expertise include alternative dispute resolution, civil procedure, federal courts, and administrative law.Radice, Joy: - Joy Radice is Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law. Her research focuses on the civil access to justice gap and the intersection between civil and criminal law affecting people with criminal records. She teaches advocacy clinic, criminal law, and poverty, race, gender, and the law, and directs a new expungement clinic. She also serves on the Knoxville Bar Association's Access to Justice Committee.