Access to Justice

Healthcare & Pharmaceutics

Health Equity Challenges in Rural America

By Erika Ziller and Andrew Coburn

Part of the challenge in understanding and improving the health of rural populations lies in determining the causes of poor health and increasing access to data on rural health.

Ethics

Attorney-Client Matchmaking and For-Profit Referral Services: 21st Century Innovation Clashes with 20th Century Rules and the End of Avvo Legal Services

By Alberto Bernabe

Check out two pieces that were developed by presenters at the Center’s 2018 National Conference on Professional Responsibility held in Louisville in June. Alberto Bernabe’s article on attorney-client matchmaking and for-profit referral services and Douglas Richmond’s work on lawyer liability for aiding and abetting a client’s misconduct are must reads. Bernabe teaches professional responsibility at The John Marshall Law School. Richmond is the Managing Director of Aon Professional Services Group.

Immigration

Statement of Bob Carlson, ABA president Re: Improving the U.S. immigration system

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27, 2018 — As tensions escalate on the Mexican border, the American Bar Association urges Congress and the White House to craft a comprehensive, peaceful resolution to our nation’s immigration challenges and to devote more resources to alleviate the backlog of asylum claims on the border and in United States’ immigration courts.

Client Protection

New guidance for lawyers helping clients who seek loans for legal fees

With some clients needing assistance to pay their legal fees for either civil or criminal matters, the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has issued Formal Opinion 484 that outlines model rules for lawyers who refer clients to fee financing companies or brokers.