Services are provided for a flat fee or on a sliding fee scale, based on a person’s financial situation.
News Story (Texas)
Cassie L. Smith
Waco Tribune-Herald (TX)
October 25, 2017
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Tags: Justice for All, Low Bono
Organizations mentioned/involved: Greater Waco Legal Services (TX)
News Story (Texas)
Cassie L. Smith
Waco Tribune-Herald (TX)
October 25, 2017
READ THE FULL STORY HERE
Tags: Justice for All, Low Bono
Organizations mentioned/involved: Greater Waco Legal Services (TX)
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Five paid staff members, two interns and a Baylor work-study staff member help keep work moving, he said. They haven’t determined how many customers to expect, he said.
The main goal is to address the “justice gap.”
“It’s really the people who don’t qualify for free legal aid or court-appointed attorneys, but then they can’t afford a private attorney,” he said. “There’s a very large gap. Across the U.S., studies have shown it’s 60 to 70 percent, probably even higher here in Waco, of households that fall into that gap.”