INTERACTIVE MAP

Interactive Map

Our interactive map allows you to see recent activity, established rights to counsel, NCCRC involvement, and NCCRC presence by state.

Without a lawyer, I could lose access to my child.
"I'm a good mother; I'm a lousy lawyer." - Unrepresented custody plaintiff in King v. King
Without a lawyer, I could lose access to my housing.
Without a lawyer, I could lose access to my income.

Upcoming Event

 

Conversations on Civil Justice: The Civil Justice Crisis in Housing Cases 


April 7, 2023 (10:00 am PT / 1:00 pm ET)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant right to counsel

 

We maintain a comprehensive tenant right to counsel resource page, including a guide to all of the enacted city/ state laws, organizing success stories, and more. Check it out!

 

Why a Right to counsel?

 

For many types of civil cases, the potential consequences of losing are dramatic: loss of one's home, children, livelihood, education, health, safety, liberty, or even life.  The right to an attorney for people who can't afford one in such cases protects these basic rights, helps the court reaches the correct result, saves more money than it costs, and serves as a best practice in our communities.  While every state provides a right to counsel for some types of civil cases, it's a patchwork at best.  Since 2003, the NCCRC and its participants and partners have fought for such a right in states across the country.

 

The NCCRC: 20 years of progress!

 

That's right! The NCCRC has been advancing the right to counsel in civil matters for two decades now! We are so excited by the work we've done and supported throughout the years. Learn more about how far we've come!

 

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

 

Want to find out about practically everything (media story, study/report, law review article, etc.) that's ever been written about the civil right to counsel?  You'll find it in our bibliographies.