Legal services

“No victim should ever walk into a courtroom by themselves,” says retired St. Louis County Circuit Judge Mike Burton, who launched St. Louis Survivors Legal Support to provide legal representation for victims of domestic violence.

The centers give people a space to address outstanding warrants and other legal matters without risking arrest.

The St. Louis County Library's Tap In Center seeks to provide a safe space for people who need assistance in resolving warrants, meeting with an attorney, learning their case status or applying for a public defender.

In 2014, 1.8 million people appeared in New York courts without a lawyer. Included in that figure were 96 percent of eviction cases, 95 percent of child…

Norm London, as he was wont to introduce himself, was a criminal attorney who represented the powerful and the powerless with equal vigor. For 40 years,…

When people of means encounter injustice or are accused of crimes, they hire an attorney to represent them in a court of law. But for people living in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 15, 2011 - Stephen N. Zack, the president of the American Bar Association, found himself alone…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 2, 2011 - For a 5 year old, Calvin Campbell has quite a reputation at Shenandoah Elementary…