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04/15/09
Although over the past few years, access to
legal counsel for low-income Tennesseans has been a priority, the need has increased due to the economic turbulence. The need for free legal counsel has always outweighed the availability, but the slow economy has created an even larger gap between demand and availability.
The changes to the rules include encouraging “lawyers to provide 50 pro bono hours of work annually; enabling lawyers to provide limited scope legal assistance to persons without formally becoming their attorney-of-record, and enabling lawyers to earn one hour of continuing legal education credit for every five hours of pro bono services they provide.”
According to state Supreme Court Chief Justice Janice Holder, ''it is no exaggeration to say that low-income Tennesseans have little hope of
legal assistance when they encounter civil legal problems. Only one in five income-eligible people will receive the legal help they need.''
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