We like to say we are all equal under the law. And in terms of our rights, that may be true. But it’s just wrong when it comes to access to justice.
Every day, Americans face a legal world of confusing privacy policies and employment contracts, painful family disputes, struggles with insurers, evictions and foreclosures, and more. What unites them is that the vast majority muddle through it all without any legal help.
Why in a world with so much law do so few have access to affordable legal help? The answer is simple: Lawyers cost too much and there’s no good alternative.