“Approximately 70% of low-income households face at least one civil legal problem annually, 40% of them face more than five significant civil legal problems annually, and anywhere from 50-90% of those people appear in court without the assistance of a lawyer,” said Janet Sabel, director of the Center on Civil Justice at NYU School of Law.
“Approximately 70% of low-income households face at least one civil legal problem annually, 40% of them face more than five significant civil legal problems annually, and anywhere from 50-90% of those people appear in court without the assistance of a lawyer,” said Janet Sabel, director of the Center on Civil Justice at NYU School of Law.
