Resources

• Access to Justice: Assessing Implementation of Civil Gideon in Minnesota: report of the MSBA Civil Gideon Task Force

• Cy Pres Manual
  • Supplemental Cy Pres Materials
    • Nachshin v. AOL (9th Cir. 2011)
    • Protecting Class Action Settlements (Harry Snyder 2003)

• Minnesota Client Access, Barriers and Solutions Study

The Minnesota Client Access, Barriers and Solutions Study ("MN-CABS Study") was a joint project of the Minnesota State Bar Association, the Bremer Foundation, the Minnesota Legal Services Coalition and the Legal Services Advisory Committee.  The purpose of the MN-CABS Study was to identify specific groups of legal services-eligible clients around Minnesota, the barriers they face to obtaining legal services, and strategies for overcoming those barriers. Read the report.  Read a summary of the report.

The LAD Committee has developed a Program Self-Audit to help programs include the findings and recommendations of the MN-CABS report as they set local priorities.

Minnesota legal services programs have previously implemented a number of the strategies recommended in the MN-CABS report. A sample listing of those efforts is here.

• Pro Se and Unbundled/Limited Scope Resources
  • Directory of Pro Se Services by Judicial District
  • Risk Management Materials for Unbundled Services
  • Limited Scope Legal Services Agreement
  • Recommendations of the Pro Se Implementation Task Force