Panel discussion to examine right to an attorney in civil matters

The State Bar of Michigan Equal Access Initiative will host a panel discussion called "Right to Counsel: National Update, Michigan Perspectives" from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1, at Wayne State University's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium located at 471 Palmer Street in Detroit. The program is also being hosted by Wayne State University Law School. Although Gideon v. Wainwright established a right to legal counsel for indigent criminal defendants in 1963, no such protection currently exists for civil indigent litigants. The panel will discuss the forays some jurisdictions are making to provide representation for indigent defendants in civil legal matters. The panel will feature John Pollock, coordinator of the National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel of the Public Justice Center. Other panel members include Joan Glanton Howard, chief counsel of the Legal Aid & Defender Association Civil Law Group; Dawn Van Hoek, director of the State Appellate Defender Office; David Moss, clinical education director of Wayne State University Law School; and Angela Tripp, co-managing attorney of the Michigan Poverty Law Program and Project Manager of the Michigan Legal Help Program. There is no cost to attend the panel discussion. To register, visit http://www.michbar.org/programs/RightToCounsel.cfm. For additional information, contact Michelle Erskine at 517-346-6316 or merskine@mail.michbar.org. Published: Thu, Mar 13, 2014

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