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Links to Other Websites with civil right to counsel information

 

The following are links to organizational pages specifically about the right to counsel in civil cases:

 

• Children-related:

• ABA Section of Litigation Children's Right to Counsel Committee

• Natiional Association of Counsel for Children Right to Counsel Campaign

• General right to counsel:

• ABA page on civil right to counsel (including the ABA Directory of Law Governing Appointment of Counsel in Civil Proceedings)

• ABA Access to Justice Commission news archives (select "Right to Counsel" from the "Category" menu)

• ABA SCLAID page on legal impact studies

• Democracy Policy Network - Legal Aid for All

• Justice in Government Project Toolkit (contains data on effectiveness of counsel in a number of civil areas)

• LegalAidResearch.org (NLADA)

• Housing-related: see our Tenant Right to Counsel page

• Immigration-related:

• American Immigration Council

• Vera Institute's Universal Immigration Representation Toolkit and the early results of the SAFE Network

 

• State specific:

• Maryland Access to Justice Commission - Supporting a RTC in Maryland

• Maryland Legislative Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel

• New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services: Family Court Representation

• Philadelphia Bar's Civil Gideon page