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Morning Docket: 05.05.21

Above The Law

* Attorneys in the Gates divorce also worked on the Bezos split-up. Maybe Gates read a good online review of the lawyer written by Bezos. [ Huff Post ] * The military promotion of the South Dakota Attorney General has been blocked because of his involvement in a deadly car collision last year. [ Juris Lab ].

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Why Regulatory Reform Is Desperately Needed in the U.S.

Attorney at Work

million lawyers in the United States. Nationwide, there are approximately four lawyers for every 1,000 residents, but the number doesn’t reflect the reality. Most lawyers work in urban areas, while many rural areas of the country have few or no lawyers. have less than one lawyer per 1,000 residents. .”

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Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

CourtTechBulletin

From there is a link to their courthelp web page ( [link] ) that "can help you when you don't have a lawyer". For example, USLegalPro has guided forms for divorce, name change, eviction, and small claims. There is a lot of information there. There is also a video "Your Day in Circuit Court" that provides an orientation to the courts.

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Lack of Rural Lawyers Leaves Much of America Without Support

The Crime Report

While the running joke may be that there are too many lawyers in the world, in many rural places in the United States, there are demonstrably too few. Despite efforts in recent years by a handful of states, universities and legal associations to ease the problem, there remains a glaring lack of lawyers in many far-flung places.

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