By: shlep: the Self-Help Law ExPress » Blog Archive » HALT joins the shlep team

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:19:59 +0000

[...] david giacalone – October 16, 2006 @ 1:19 pm · Website Admin The “perfect” member of our shlep Team would have deep experience both assisting the legal self-helper directly (with litigation and transactional problems) and working to change the legal system to make justice for all a reality. This teammate would also be willing to contribute useful material regularly to the website. With that standard in mind, the Management here feels like shlep just signed our first-round draft choice: The legal reform group HALT has generously agreed to join Team Shlep, and will begin posting here weekly as of Wednesday (October 18th). If you’re a regular visitor here or at f/k/a, or you’ve had even a glancing interest in consumer-oriented legal reform or self-help law, you are already familiar with HALT. If not, here’s a description in the plain-English, direct style for which HALT is known: Founded in 1978, HALT – An Organization of Americans for Legal Reform, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest group of more than 50,000 members, is the nation’s largest and oldest legal reform organization. Dedicated to the principle that all Americans should be able to handle their legal affairs simply, affordably and equitably, HALT’s Reform Projects challenge the legal establishment to improve access and reduce costs in our civil justice system at both the state and federal levels. Since 1978, HALT has provided self-help books and public educational materials to help citizens understand the legal process and better manage their legal affairs. Each of HALT’s major reform projects — freedom of legal information, small claims reform, lawyer accountability, legal consumers bill of rights, and judicial integrity — fulfills its founder’s vision of an organization seeking legal reform through both strong advocacy and effective consumer education. A major part of its efforts since 1978 has been the creation (and analysis) of self-help resources. I could say much more about HALT, but you can best see the breadth and depth of their excellent work by browsing the information-packed HALT website. Beware, however, you might feel a great need to join HALT’s “powerful voice — working on your behalf in Washington and across the nation — to make America’s civil justice system more accessible and affordable for everyone.” Contemplating the HALT-shlep partnership, James C. Turner, HALT’s Executive Director, said “HALT has been committed to improved consumer self-help legal resournces for nearly three decades and looks forward to constructive conversatoins with other reformers in the shlep community.” It goes without saying that we have high hopes for our Wednesdays with HALT installments and warmly welcome Jim and his dedicated staff (including their shlep coordinator, Mary Thuell) to Team Shlep. p.s. Find HALT’s Do-It-Yourself Best Buys list here. [...]

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