by Lee DiFilippo | Sep 12, 2016 | Access to Justice, Press |
I am excited to be featured in this Law.com article which highlights non-profit law firms as a growing movement across the country and an innovative way to deliver legal services to help meet the needs of people in Texas who fall within the Justice Gap. “We say we are...
by Lee DiFilippo | Sep 12, 2016 | Access to Justice |
Obtaining access to the courts for civil matters is not just a problem in Texas according to this article by Think Progress. “Judges across the Country are shaking down poor people”. A fundamental tenet of our justice system is that access to the courts...
by Lee DiFilippo | Apr 6, 2016 | Access to Justice |
On April 1, 2016, the Texas Supreme Court considered whether Tarrant County District Clerk Thomas Wilder should be challenged in a trial court over his conduct in collecting court fees from indigent litigants who displayed their inability to pay. In a historic... by Lee DiFilippo | Dec 18, 2015 | Access to Justice, Press |
DiFilippo Holistic Law Center is honored to be nominated for the 2016 American Bar Association Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access. This award honors programs and law firms who use innovative methods to help meet the largely unmet legal needs of the poor. “This...
by Lee DiFilippo | Dec 11, 2015 | Access to Justice |
Legal aid services are struggling to provide assistance to those who really need it and there are not enough private attorneys providing pro bono (free) legal services to cover this significant unmet need . What does this mean for you if you are a low-income American?...