Thank you for
your interest in our Walk to the Hill Briefing.
Unfortunately we must cancel this evening's presentation, but you can still
get more information about January 26th's events!
On January
26th, be sure to join us for Breakfast before
heading to the State House. We’ll be welcoming members with hot coffee and
breakfast treats starting at 8:30am and will walk over to the Great Hall at
10:30am. Let us know if you’ll be joining us for breakfast here.
2017 is a very
important year for civil legal aid. Following "Investing in Justice,"
the report of the BBA Statewide Task Force to Expand Civil Legal Aid in
Massachusetts, we now know more about the justice
gap than every before. We know that nearly 2/3 of eligible individuals are
turned away from legal aid services for essential life necessities such as
shelter or protection from an abuser due to lack of providers. This results
in an untold amount of individual hardships and a glut of pro se litigants,
straining the courts and hindering access to justice. In addition, our
society must bear the costs of police, shelter, and medical services arising as
a result. "Investing in Justice " demonstrates that funding civil legal aid will result in
substantial cost savings for the Commonwealth.
Want to know
more about the State Budget? Check out the BBA’s Government Relations Podcast,
Geeking out on the State Budget!
Looking for
even more information?
Contact
Cassandra Shavney at cshavney@bostonbar.org
Read
more about the BBA's
involvement in the matter.