From:Access to Justice Law360 <[email protected]> To:< Subject:How Litigation Funding Can Save, And Doom, Poor Plaintiffs Date:Mon, 13 May 2019 12:17:55 +0000 ; t;',Law36 0 Access to Justice Access to Justice I5 arge How Litigation Funding Can Save, And Doom, Poor Plaintiffs Companies that give cash advances on lawsuit settlements can help plaintiffs in need, but few are watching this growing industry, leaving a vulnerable population at the mercy of largely unregulated lenders. Read full article Man Beats Murder Charge, And Odds, By Helming Own Case Eight years into what ultimately became a nearly 13-year prison stint, Hassan Bennett made the rare and often criticized choice to take over as his own counsel as he fought charges for a murder he insisted he didn't commit. This month, however, he finally became a free man. Read full article Can Online 'Pajama Courts' Reshape Justice? At any given hour of the day, someone in Utah could be wearing pajamas, sitting in bed, sipping a coffee — and handling a legal dispute over a 5500 debt. Read full article Legal Aid Groups Think Bold To Fill Rural Gaps Living in a vast state where wide swaths of land are unreachable by road, many Alaskans lack regular access to police, courts and the legal services that concentrate in urban areas. To combat the problem, the Alaska Legal Services Corp. had to accept one fundamental fact. Read full article Female Defenders Decry Handling Of 'Heinous' Sex Conduct A lawsuit against Cook County, Illinois is forcing a discussion on how to protect female public defenders from sexual harassment when they visit clients in Monday, May 13, 2019 LAW FIRMS Adams and Reese Akerman Akin Gump Allen Matkins Alston & Bird Archer & Greiner Arent Fox Armstrong Teasdale Arnall Golden Arnold & Porter Ashcraft & Gerel Atkinson Andelson Babst Calland Baker Botts Baker Donelson Baker McKenzie BakerHostetler Balch & Bingham Ballard Spahr Banner & Witcoff Bara