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Full Committee

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

Type: Full Committee Hearing
Date:
Time: 02:00pm
Location: Dirksen-226

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

Member Statements

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
  • Jeanette M. Franzel

    Director, Financial Management and Assurance Team
    U.S. Government and Accountability Office
    Washington, DC
  • 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