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      	Law Day Address, New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippmann Calls for guarantee of civil right to counsel, announces creation of Task Force to Expand Civil Legal Services Funding, regional judicial hearings. May 3, 2010 [ more info ]
      	"Access to Justice in North Carolina," by Gene R. Nichol Article in North Carolina State Bar Journal, Winter 2009, reviews accomplishments and calls for court leadership in expanding civil right to counsel. [ more info ]
      	“Is There a Right to Counsel?” by Michael S. Greco, Past President, American Bar Association. Keynote Remarks to Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention, June 15, 2011 [ more info ]
      	Access to Justice: Is Civil Gideon a Piece of the Puzzle article in ABA Bar Leader magazine, July-August 2008 [ more info ]
      	“Accessing Justice, Rationing Law." materials from Liman Colloquium, Yale Law School, March 2012. Bibliographies and materials on access to the courts. [ more info ]
      	"Three Phases of Justice for the Poor: From Charity to Discretion to Right," Justice Earl Johnson, Jr. (ret.) Closing keynote speech at California Pathways to Justice Conference, June 2008. [ more info ]
      	Gideon’s New Trumpet: Expanding the Civil Right to Counsel in Massachusetts Report from Boston Bar Association September 2008 Includes specific proposals in housing, juvenile, family and immigration law. [ more info ]
      	State Basic Access Act Model Civil Right to Counsel Statute, drafted by California Access to Justice Commission 2/08. [ more info ]
      	"This Issue Will Not Go Away": Continuing to Seek the Right to Counsel in Civil Cases article by John Nethercut from Clearinghouse Review magazine [ 12/01/04  |  more info ]
      	Boston Bar creates "Civil Gideon" Task Force press release 9/4/07 [ more info ]
      	ABA Board of Governors Resolution Endorsing Civil Right to Counsel (July 2006) This resolution is offered to put the ABA on record in support of a defined, limited right to counsel in certain civil matters where basic human needs are at stake. These needs are defined to include shelter, sustenance, safety, health or child custody. [ more info ]
      	Conference of Delegates of California Bar Associations passes resolution calling for right to counsel in key civil matters, support offered by Chief Justice Ronald M. George October, 2006 [ more info ]
      	New York City Senior Citizen Civil Right to Counsel bill Bill submitted to New York City Council, November 2007 [ more info ]
      	"A Nation of Do-It-Yourself Lawyers" Op-ed by New Hampshire Chief Justice John T. Broderick, Jr., and California Chief Justice Ronald M. George in New York Times promoting “unbundled” legal services as a step toward bridging the justice gap. (1/2/10) [ more info ]
      	Civil Right to Counsel Resolution enacted by ABA House of Delegates at August 2006 ABA Annual Meeting. [ more info ]
      	Access to Justice in Civil Cases: A RIght Whose TIme Has Come Interview with Boston Bar President Anthony Doniger, from Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, August 2007 [ more info ]
      	“Accessing Justice, Rationing Law." materials from Liman Colloquium, Yale Law School, March 2012. Bibliographies and materials on access to the courts. [ more info ]