In the United States, we face a staggering crisis in access to justice, with over 90% of low-income Americans\u2019 civil legal needs estimated to be going unmet. But what if there was a way to dramatically expand legal help by empowering a new category of legal helpers? That\u2019s exactly what today\u2019s guest, Nikole Nelson, is [\u2026]<\/p>\n
In the United States, we face a staggering crisis in access to justice, with over 90% of low-income Americans\u2019 civil legal needs estimated to be going unmet. But what if there was a way to dramatically expand legal help by empowering a new category of legal helpers?<\/p>\n
That\u2019s exactly what today\u2019s guest, Nikole Nelson<\/a>, is working to achieve as CEO of Frontline Justice<\/a>. After 25 years as a legal aid lawyer in Alaska, Nelson now leads this national nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing and supporting \u201ccommunity justice workers\u201d \u2013 people who are not lawyers but who are trained to provide essential legal assistance to those who cannot afford attorneys.<\/p>\n