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Perspective

May 12, 2011

Litigating With Paper Clips and Rubber Bands

The greatest area of unmet legal need is found in family law, where most of the litigants are women. By Judith R. Forman and Terry A. Steen of Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law.


By Judith R. Forman and Terry A. Steen


Most lawyers' personal lives never lead them to the inside of a courtroom. When they do, those who face personal legal battles generally have the benefit of friends or colleagues with whom to consult, access to resources with which to face the dispute, and either a working knowledge of the court system or the know-how to find out.


But now think back to your former life, those pre-law days: What did you know ab...

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