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Session Type: AALS Open Source Programs

Session Capacity: N/A

Location: Hilton New Orleans Riverside

Room: Grand Salon Section 9

Floor: First Floor

Rural America has an access to justice problem. The existence of the lawyer shortage is becoming well-known, but the extent of that shortage, the populations it affects the most, and possible solutions are often underexplored and misunderstood by the legal academy. This program showcases different regions of the country, different types of states, different minority communities and the particular barriers they face, and different areas of law where access to justice poses significant challenges. This panel will bring these issues to the forefront, particularly for those in the legal academy who have not yet contemplated the access to justice issues that exist in rural America.