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Lawyer2Lawyer: The Impact of Civil Gideon

By Robert J. Ambrogi

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The Supreme Court's 1963 decision, Gideon v. Wainwright, guaranteed that criminal defendants unable to afford their own lawyer would have one appointed at the public's expense. Should there be a corollary right in certain types of civil cases that involve basic human needs, such as when a person faces eviction from a home or the loss of parental rights? California recently made history by enacting a pilot program to appoint lawyers in certain civil cases and other pilot programs are underway elsewhere in the country.<br /><br />This week on the legal-affairs podcast <a href="http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/2009/11/the-impact-of-civil-gideon/">Lawyer2Lawyer</a>, we look at the Civil Gideon movement. Joining us as guests to discuss this topic are two lawyers who have been deeply involved in promoting Civil Gideon: <a href="http://www.agg.com/contents/AttorneyDetail.aspx?ID=378" target="_blank" title="Attorney Robert L. Rothman">Robert L. Rothman</a>, partner of the Atlanta firm <a href="http://www.agg.com/Contents/home.aspx" target="_blank" title="Arnall Golden Gregory">Arnall Golden Gregory</a> and former chair of the Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association, and <a href="http://www.mofo.com/attorneys/42/summary.html" target="_blank" title="James J. Brosnahan">James J. Brosnahan</a>, senior partner with <a href="http://www.mofo.com/index.html" target="_blank">Morrison & Foerster</a> and member of the <a href="http://www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_generic.jsp?cid=10126&id=1077" target="_blank" title="California Commission on Access to Justice">California Commission on Access to Justice</a>.<br /><br />Listen to or download the program from the <a href="http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/2009/11/the-impact-of-civil-gideon/">Legal Talk Network</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3958829-6244068682810910598?l=www.legaline.com%2Flawsites.html' alt='' /></div>

Full post as published by Lawsites on December 04, 2009 (boomark / email).