The Connecticut Law Tribune Reports:
"Non-lawyers used to represent themselves in only the simplest cases. Even that caused challenges for the court system, as trial judges had to slow down and explain procedural matters to these novice litigators.
"Non-lawyers used to represent themselves in only the simplest cases. Even that caused challenges for the court system, as trial judges had to slow down and explain procedural matters to these novice litigators.
But things are getting even more ticklish for the Judicial Branch, which now notes that a rising tide of self-represented parties is beginning to inundate the more complex world of the state Appellate Court. As a result, court officials at a recent Pro Bono Summit hope to recruit appellate attorneys to help them.
Chief Judge Alexandra DiPentima said nearly 30 percent of Appellate Court cases involve at least one self-represented party. They aren't a factor in criminal cases, as the Office of the Public Defender provides counsel for low-income parties. But they are a growing presence in "family cases and other civil matters," DiPentima told the audience of 80 in-house lawyers, large law firm partners and regular bar members who attended the summit in the Legislative Office Building in Hartford."
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