WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, will host a panel entitled, "Closing the Justice Gap: The Increased Need for Expanded Access to Justice in Tough Economic Times, " as part of the seventh annual Government Pro Bono Week, on TUESDAY, OCT. 27, 2009 FROM 12:30 - 1:30 P.M., ET.
Panel topics will include the need for expanded access to justice, the impact the economic crisis is having on legal services in Washington, D.C., and nationally and emerging new roles for pro bono attorneys.
WHO:
Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division
Peter Edelman, Chair, DC Access to Justice Commission and a law professor at Georgetown University Law Center
Maureen Syracuse, Director, DC Bar Pro Bono Program and Chair of the DC Consortium of Legal Service Providers
Eric Jackson, Vice Chair of the DC Bar Pro Bono Committee and partner at Jenner & Block
WHAT:
Panel Discussion on Promoting Expanded Access to Justice
WHEN:
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
12:30 - 1:30 P.M., ET
WHERE:
Department of Justice
Seventh Floor Conference Center950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.Washington, D.C.OPEN PRESS
U.S. Department of Justice
