BONNIE ROSE HOUGH, ATTORNEY AT LAW
Consultant on Access to Justice Initiatives for Courts, Legal Services and Non-Profit Organizations
CURRENT SERVICES
• Evaluating projects designed to increase access to justice for low income persons
• Providing education for judges, court staff, legal aid providers, community partners, funders, policy makers and the public on access to justice strategies
• Facilitating meetings and providing planning guidance
• Preparing strategic plans, policies and reports on access to justice issues
• Creating plain language legal forms and informational resources for the public
• Reviewing and commenting on research on access to justice issues
SAMPLE COMMENTS
"The guidance you provided and trainings you spearheaded helped us all to become capable of offering invaluable services to so many self-represented litigants up and down the state. You are responsible for creating a cultural shift in the perception of how legal assistance can be provided."
"Your energy, creativity, and positivity were key in helping me understand what we do and why it is so important to be innovative whenever possible."
"Thank you for your vision of self-help and the hope you brought to many who could not hire a lawyer or whose case legal aid could not accept! Thank you for being an innovator and mentor to me and helping me believe in the possible!"
Bonnie, flanked by Tani Canti-Sakauye, California Supreme Court Chief Justice, and Martin Hoshino, California Judicial Council Administrative Director, at Bonnie's Lifetime Achievement Award from the California Lawyers Assoc.- Family Law Section.
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