On October 7, 2008, the Commission released its comprehensive civil
legal needs report, "Justice for All? An Examination of the Civil Legal
Needs of the District of Columbia's Low-Income Community." The report
studied the legal needs in nine areas (consumer, education,
employment, estate planning, family, public benefits, health/disability,
housing, and immigration) and the legal services network's capacity to
meet those needs.
The report draws upon detailed surveys completed by legal services
providers, pro se statistics from the DC Courts and Office of
Administrative Hearings, interviews with community-based organizations
throughout the District, and social science reports. The report provides
ten recommendations to improve the provision of civil legal services in
the District.
Click here to view the full report.
Click here to view the Executive Summary.
Click here to view the press release accompanying the report.
Click here to view photos from the October 7, 2008 release.
legal needs report, "Justice for All? An Examination of the Civil Legal
Needs of the District of Columbia's Low-Income Community." The report
studied the legal needs in nine areas (consumer, education,
employment, estate planning, family, public benefits, health/disability,
housing, and immigration) and the legal services network's capacity to
meet those needs.
The report draws upon detailed surveys completed by legal services
providers, pro se statistics from the DC Courts and Office of
Administrative Hearings, interviews with community-based organizations
throughout the District, and social science reports. The report provides
ten recommendations to improve the provision of civil legal services in
the District.
Click here to view the full report.
Click here to view the Executive Summary.
Click here to view the press release accompanying the report.
Click here to view photos from the October 7, 2008 release.
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Media Coverage
"Attorneys Seek Justice for Low
Income Residents" Street Sense,
October 15, 2008 - October 28, 2008,
at 1, 4
Income Residents" Street Sense,
October 15, 2008 - October 28, 2008,
at 1, 4
"Report Urges Better Legal Services
for Poor" Afro-American Newspaper,
October 2008
for Poor" Afro-American Newspaper,
October 2008
"Poorer DC Residents Lacking Legal
Services" Washington Post, October 8,
2008, at B01
Services" Washington Post, October 8,
2008, at B01
"Limited Justice" Legal Times, October
13, 2008
13, 2008
"Barry: D.C. Needs More Legal
Services Funding for Poor"
Afro-American Newspaper, October
2008
Services Funding for Poor"
Afro-American Newspaper, October
2008
"New Report Details Unmet Civil Legal
Needs of D.C.'s Poor" Legal Services
Corporation Updates, October 9, 2008
Needs of D.C.'s Poor" Legal Services
Corporation Updates, October 9, 2008
"Equal Access to Justice?" The Kojo
Nnamdi Show, October 8, 2008
Nnamdi Show, October 8, 2008
"D.C. Access to Justice Commission
Releases Civil Legal Needs Report"
Washington Lawyer, November 2008,
at 15
Releases Civil Legal Needs Report"
Washington Lawyer, November 2008,
at 15
Danielle M. Reyes, "New Report
Sheds Light on an Under-Used
Strategy" Washington Grantmakers
Daily, January 6, 2009
Sheds Light on an Under-Used
Strategy" Washington Grantmakers
Daily, January 6, 2009