The Right to Counsel Project, at the state level, seeks to gain recognition under the Maryland Constitution to appointed counsel for indigent people in basic human needs civil cases, such as determinations of child custody.
At the national level, the PJC has led, since 2005, a national coalition whose mission is to encourage, support and coordinate advocacy to expand recognition and implementation of a right to counsel in civil cases. We coordinate national legal and social science research, file amicus briefs, provide legislative support to localities and enlist bar associations to support the right.
www.civilrighttocounsel.org
"Fighting Foreclosure: Why Legal Assistance Matters” is a project of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and the National Coalition for the Civil Right to Counsel, which the Public Justice Center helps lead. This video series features interviews with homeowners, attorneys, housing counselors, judges, and others involved in the foreclosure process. The videos connect individual stories with the larger national crisis and demonstrate why providing all homeowners with counsel is critical in these types of proceedings. The videos also point out that no state currently provides a right to counsel for any types of housing proceedings.
Overview Charles Guider Bertina Jones
Christine Muniz Louise Golden Judge Annette Rizzo
