Taylor Poppe's Access to Justice: An Introduction

This accessible and engaging volume provides the first comprehensive summary of the field of access to civil justice. The book features key interdisciplinary insights from legal scholars and social scientists, combining essential theoretical grounding with cutting-edge empirical legal research. Early chapters introduce the problem of access to justice, highlighting the increase in civil legal problems experienced by the public, the insufficiency of existing sources of legal assistance, and the consequences of unmet legal need for individuals and families, communities, courts, and democracy. Later chapters consider potential supply-side and demand-side solutions to America's civil justice crisis, including regulatory reform, legal technology, court practices, and upstream policy interventions. In addition to providing a comprehensive resource for instructors, the book provides important context for the fields of civil procedure, the legal profession, legal ethics, and poverty law, with applications to doctrinal as well as clinical courses. The book’s clear presentation and holistic treatment of access to civil justice scholarship make it an invaluable resource for students, instructors, and researchers.