Date of Defense
4-26-1993
Department
Political Science
First Advisor
Dr. Peter Renstrom
Second Advisor
Norma Van Rheenen
Third Advisor
Dr. Michael Pritchard
Keywords
Dr. Ralph Clark Chandler
Abstract
The movement to respond to the civil legal needs of the poor had its beginning in New York City in 1876 with the German Legal Aid Society, which was created by German-American laypersons to provide aid for indigent German immigrants. By 1910, legal aid societies had been set up in eight additional cities (Stumpf, 1975) . The purpose of these organizations was, and still is, to provide legal assistance to low-income people in civil cases exclusively. Their structure remains the same as well--each of the offices is set up as a private, non-profit, charitable organization.
Recommended Citation
DeNault, Donald Peter, "The Availability of Legal Services to the Indigent" (1993). Honors Theses. 887.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/887
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Campus Only