Philadelphia Bar Association's Civil Gideon Resolutions

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Philadelphia Bar Association Resolutions

Philadelphia Bar Association's May 25, 2006, Resolution to Cosponsor the Report and Recommendation of the ABA's Presidential Task Force on Access to Justice in Civil Cases

Philadelphia Bar Association's April 30, 2009, Resolution Calling for the Provision of Legal Counsel for Indigent Persons in Civil Matters Where Basic Human Needs Are at Stake

Philadelphia Bar Association's November 19, 2009, Resolution Adopting and Supporting Preliminary Report, Findings and Recommendations of the Chancellor’s Task Force on Civil Gideon

Philadelphia Bar Association’s May 25, 2010, Resolution to Cosponsor the American Bar Association’s Resolutions Adopting The Proposed ABA Model Access Act And ABA Basic Principles Of A Right To Counsel In Civil Legal Proceedings

NEW: Public Hearings Held by Senate Judiciary Committee on Legal Services!

Click here to read about the Senate Judiciary Committee's public hearings on the need for Legal Services held in Harrisburg on May 7, 2013 at the State Capitol Building. Click here to view the written testimony submitted at the May 7, 2013 hearing, and here to view a video of the proceedings. Click here to read the written testimony submitted at the May 23, 2013 hearing in Philadelphia.

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