ABA Committee Recommends Referral Resolution

beSpacific 2017-07-16

“RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges courts and other governmental entities, bar associations, non-profit organizations and entrepreneurial entities that make forms for legal services available to individuals through the Internet to provide clear and conspicuous information on how people can access a lawyer or a lawyer referral service to provide assistance with their legal matters to prevent errors or omissions.”

The full resolution (PDF) including an extensive discussion of self-help services is available at: https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/delivery_legal_services/ls_del_links_to_lawyers_proposed_resolution.authcheckdam.pdf