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Abstract: On March 18, 1996, a group of judges, legislators, law school teachers, practicing lawyers and other interested persons held a full-day meeting at the Connecticut State Capitol Building to discuss the survival of legal services for the poor in Connecticut. The meeting was convened by the Connecticut Bar Foundation (CBF) and its James W. Cooper Fellows. Approximately 150 people attended. Part I of this document describes at some length what transpired on March 18. Part II is an outline of the problems, the possible solutions, and possible methods for solutions raised by the conference. The impact of the 1996 meeting has already become visible, as noted in the epilogue to this report.
Legal services, pro se, poor
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