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Litigation

Feb. 22, 2012

SF seeks to fund pro bono civil litigation program

San Francisco has moved one step closer to having the country's first-ever city funded pro bono civil litigation program with the goal of making it a right for every resident to have access to representation.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


San Francisco has moved one step closer to having the country's first-ever city funded pro bono civil litigation program with the goal of making it a right for every resident to have access to representation.


The city's Rules Committee - which consists of San Francisco Board of Supervisors Jane Kim, Mark Farrell, and David Campos - unanimously approved the concept on Thursday. It will go in f...

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