Statutory
Right to Counsel – Civil Gideon
For
Information on a Civil Right to Counsel contact:
The
National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel - an association of individuals and organizations
committed to ensuring meaningful access to the courts for all. Their
mission is to encourage, support and coordinate advocacy to expand recognition
and implementation of a right to counsel in civil cases.
Debra Gardner
(Unofficial Coordinator, National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel)
Legal Director
Public Justice Center
500 East Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-625-9409 x228
fax 410-625-9423
gardnerd@publicjustice.org
Litigation
Regarding Civil Right to Counsel
Jerome E. Parrish v. Diana Romfeldt-Mendoza,
Case
filed in Wisconsin Court of Appeals regarding a constitutional right to court appointed
counsel in a child support/custody case.
Brief
of Respondent – Appellant
– 4-20-06
Wisconsin
Amicus Brief Judicare
– 5-24-06
Wisconsin
Brief of Opponent- 5-30-06
Reply
Brief Respondent Appellant
– 6-14-06
Wisconsin
Amicus Brief Legal Aid
Wisconsin
Amicus Motion – opposition – Wisconsin Counties Association –
6-14-06
Presentations
Regarding Civil Right to Counsel
Washington
State Access to Justice Conference – June 10, 2006
Washington equal justice advocates held the state’s 11th
annual Bar Leaders/Access to Justice Conference which included a number of
events of interest.
Former ABA President Michael Greco delivered the conference keynote
address, which may be viewed or listened to via the links below. The
introduction starts roughly 18 minutes into the program and his comments begin
at 23:45.
Also, the conference’s plenary session, attended by at least four
of Washington’s state’s supreme court justices, was devoted to “Crafting a
Vision for the Civil Right to Counsel in Washington.” At the session,
Justice Earl Johnson and Deborah Perluss delivered thoughtful and passionate
presentations while Paula Boggs, general counsel for Starbucks, and Mary Kay
Becker, a state appellate judge, offered their insights into the challenges that
will face efforts to implement the right. Like President Greco’s speech,
the plenary session can be heard by clicking the links listed below.
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