“Closing the Justice Gap: Providing Civil Legal Assistance to Low-Income Americans”

May 13, 2008

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on "Closing the Justice Gap: Providing Civil Legal Assistance to Low-Income Americans" for Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

Senator Cardin will preside.

By order of the Chairman

Updated Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee

on

"Closing the Justice Gap: Providing Civil Legal Assistance to Low-Income Americans"

Thursday, May 22, 2008
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
2:00 p.m.

Panel I:

Helaine M. Barnett
President
Legal Services Corporation
Washington, DC

Jonann C. Chiles
Member, Board of Directors
Legal Services Corporation
Little Rock, AR

Panel II:

Rebekah Diller
Deputy Director, Justice Program
Brennan Center for Justice
New York University Law School
New York, NY

The Honorable Lora J. Livingston
Judge, 261st District Court (Texas)
Member, Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants
American Bar Association
Austin, TX

Jo-Ann Wallace
President and CEO
National Legal Aid and Defenders Association
Washington, DC

Wilhelm Joseph
Executive Director
Maryland Legal Aid Bureau
Baltimore, MD

Kenneth Boehm
Chairman
National Legal and Policy Center
Falls Church, VA

Jeanette M. Franzel
Director, Financial Management and Assurance Team
U.S. Government and Accountability Office
Washington, DC