State Bar & Bar Associations,
Law Practice
Jul. 27, 2020
Rural California suffers a painful shortage of lawyers
Although about a fifth of the nation’s population lives in rural areas, these places are home to only 2% of small law practices. These so-called legal deserts are significant barriers to justice for their residents.
Lisa R. Pruitt
Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law
UC Davis School of Law
Until recently, Lisa was co-chair of the Rural Access Committee of the California Commission on Access to Justice, and she was a member of the Commission from 2106-2020. Kelly is co-author of a forthcoming book chapter on the relatively short history of the rural access to justice movement in the United States.
Kelly V. Beskin
Class of 2021
UC Davis School of Law
Kelly is co-author of a forthcoming book chapter on the relatively short history of the rural access to justice movement in the United States.
Rural America lags behind the rest of the nation in access to health care, broadband, quality of education and nearly every other measure of well-being. On Tuesday, the American Bar Association will host an online program featuring leaders and scholars of the legal profession discussing ways to address another rural deficit: the painful shortage of lawyers.
Although about a fifth of the nation's population lives in rural areas, these...
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