ABA Program on Legal Deserts: The Lawyer Shortage in Rural America

Find the full details here.  The event will take place on Tuesday, July 28, at 8 am Pacific time/11 am Eastern time.  An excerpt from the full announcement follows:  

Large swaths of rural America lack access to attorneys--including parts of most states.  As part of the 2020 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession, the ABA gathered information from each of the 50 states and created what is believed to be the most comprehensive set of maps showing where U.S. practicing lawyers are located and where they are missing.  The result presents a startling portrait of the lack of legal access in much of rural America, and the challenge that poses for policymakers and the legal profession in their quest for equal justice for all.

I'm thrilled to join ABA President Judy Perry Martinez, Prof. Lauren Sudeall of Georgia State,  and Patrick Goetzinger of South Dakota for this conversation.