We'd like to welcome Sally Greenberg of National Consumers League and Jayne Reardon, formerly of 2Civility, to our board of directors! Read more about them and the rest of our amazing team here: responsivelaw.org/staff--board-o…

The ABA represents less than 15% of American lawyers, and it's not a representative sample. Those who want to expand access to legal solutions do; those who don't join the ABA and rail against the wind. responsivelaw.org/blog/aba-takes…

The US is once again ranked among the worst in the world at providing affordable access to the civil justice system. We're the richest country in the world, but we're ranked worse than many of the poorest ones. World Justice Project responsivelaw.org/blog/us-contin…

2022 Countdown #5: U.S. Continues to Provide Worse Access to Legal Help Than World's Poorest Countries - mailchi.mp/responsivelaw/…

2022 Countdown #5: U.S. Continues to Provide Worse Access to Legal Help Than World's Poorest Countries - mailchi.mp/responsivelaw/…

2022 Countdown #4: ABA Votes To Reaffirm Its Antipathy to Consumers - responsivelaw.org/top-stories-20…

2022 Countdown #3: Federal Court Protects Non-Lawyer Advice Program from UPL Prosecution - responsivelaw.org/top-stories-20…

2022 Countdown #2: Former Utah Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas Becomes President of Responsive Law - responsivelaw.org/top-stories-20…

2022 Countdown #1: California Legislature Prohibits State Bar from Studying Legal Access Reforms - responsivelaw.org/top-stories-20…

Our brief in the Upsolve case argues that consumers have a First Amendment right to receive legal advice from trained non-lawyers. The gov't interest in "protecting consumers" (by denying them the only legal help available) doesn't outweigh this right. responsivelaw.org/blog/brief-urg…

Instead of worrying about whether AI is going to put us lawyers out of business (law is a business!), why aren't we curious about how AI can help us help the millions of people that we currently do not help?

Great news out of North Carolina! We're looking forward to seeing how Legal Aid NC will be able to innovate to make legal help more accessible to everyone.

ABA Cracks Down on Its Center for Innovation for Trying to Discuss Innovation responsivelaw.org/blog/aba-crack…

On Bob Ambrogi's podcast, Tom Gordon and mayamarkovich.bsky.social discuss their recent piece that American Bar Association *didn't* publish, arguing that the controversy around DoNotPay shows the need for more nuanced regulation of legal services, not a binary system of "lawyers: in; everyone else: out."

We've filed a brief in federal court in South Carolina supporting the state NAACP's First Amendment right to provide free legal advice to those facing eviction. responsivelaw.org/blog/responsiv…

A federal court in SC has decided not to issue a substantive ruling on whether the SC NAACP may provide advice to tenants facing eviction. The court said that the matter is one for the state supreme court to decide. responsivelaw.org/uploads/1/0/8/…

According to World Justice Project 2023 Rule of Law Index, access to legal help in the U.S. is about as good as in Sierra Leone and Afghanistan. responsivelaw.org/blog/rule-of-l…

Reforming regulations that prevent innovative legal services delivery is key to getting consumers affordable legal help. Our latest blog post (coauthored by our Tom Gordon and Jessica Bednarz) rebuts the false narratives raised bby opponents of reform. responsivelaw.org/blog/texas-pro…

We're proud to announce that @LucianPera and Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair 🦥 have joined our board of directors! responsivelaw.org/blog/responsiv…

The country of Niger is ruled by a military junta and has one of the lowest per capita incomes in the world. Americans and Nigeriens have an equally difficult time finding affordable legal help, according to the just released World Justice Project Rule of Law Index. responsivelaw.org/blog/access-to…