The Task Force on Rural Justice shall examine the current state of rural law practice in New York. Topics of investigation will include the impact of rural attorney shortages on access-to-justice, challenges in delivering legal services in rural areas, and the unique practice needs of rural practitioners. The Task Force will make recommendations for potential changes in law and public policy and will identify viable solutions to support rural law practice and greater access-to-justice in New York’s rural communities.
New York State Bar Association to Examine the State of Rural Law Practice, NYSBA News Release, July 2, 2019
TASK FORCE IN THE NEWS
Lawyers
Retire, Move Out of Rural Upstate NY at Alarming Pace, New York Law Journal,
July 1, 2019
Bar
association: Rural New York facing access-to-justice crisis, NY Daily Record July 3, 2019
Task
Force Eyes Dearth of Rural Lawyers, Register Star, July 5, 2019
‘Crisis
Point’ Approaches as Rural N.Y. Loses its Lawyers, Albany Times Union, July
21, 2019
NYS
Bar Association to Examine State of Rural Law Practice, The Spectator, July
25, 2019
Upstate’s
Rural Towns Struggle with Shortage of Lawyers, Daily Star, July 26, 2019
The article also appeared in the Plattsburgh
Press Republican and Niagara
Gazette.
Rural
America: Are the Pastures Greener? (Letter to the Editor), New York Times, July
28, 2019
Could
a Lawyer Shortage Compromise Vermont’s Criminal Justice System?, WCAX CBS-3,
July 29, 2019
Non-Lawyer
Justices Play Key Role in Rural Areas, Daily Record, August 2, 2019
Towns
and Villages: Lawyer Shortage Underscores Need for Non-Attorney Justice, New
York Law Journal, August 2, 2019
No Country for Rural Lawyers: Small-town attorneys still find it hard to thrive, ABA Journal, February 1, 2020
Legal deserts: How Texas, New York are tackling the problem, ABA Journal, February 15, 2020
Task Force Roster
