In 2010, Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman created The Task Force to Expand Access to Civil Legal Services in New York in an effort to establish a comprehensive approach to providing counsel to low-income New Yorkers in civil cases. Read the Task Force’s 2013 Report here.
Documenting the Justice Gap in America
In 2009, Legal Service Corporation (the institution that oversees federally funded civil legal assistance programs for low-income individuals) released a report on what they perceived as a justice gap for low-income individuals. Annually, LSC organizations turned away 1 million individuals and families seeking civil legal assistance. Read more
Our Clients and the Court 