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PA Legal Aid Network e-News
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
New Website Launched Advocating a Civil Right to Counsel
A new website, http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org, developed by the Sargent Shriver Center for the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, has been launched in support of the Coalition's efforts to secure a right to counsel in civil cases. It offers information and resources on the Coalition and the campaign as well as links to recent developments and articles.
The National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel has approximately 150 participants from 35 states. Participants meet monthly by telephone conference call to coordinate advocacy in support of a civil right to counsel, to strategize, and to share information and tools.
Its mission statement describes the coalition as “an association of individuals and organizations committed to ensuring meaningful access to the courts for all. Our mission is to encourage, support and coordinate advocacy to expand recognition and implementation of a right to counsel in civil cases.”
The coalition began in 2004 following a workshop on civil right to counsel held at the 2003 annual conference of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association. Participants come from legal aid organizations, public interest law firms, the private bar, academia, and state and local bar associations, among other places.
For more information on the Coalition and its work visit the new website at http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org/.
The National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel has approximately 150 participants from 35 states. Participants meet monthly by telephone conference call to coordinate advocacy in support of a civil right to counsel, to strategize, and to share information and tools.
Its mission statement describes the coalition as “an association of individuals and organizations committed to ensuring meaningful access to the courts for all. Our mission is to encourage, support and coordinate advocacy to expand recognition and implementation of a right to counsel in civil cases.”
The coalition began in 2004 following a workshop on civil right to counsel held at the 2003 annual conference of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association. Participants come from legal aid organizations, public interest law firms, the private bar, academia, and state and local bar associations, among other places.
For more information on the Coalition and its work visit the new website at http://www.civilrighttocounsel.org/.
Labels: Access to Justice, Shriver Center
