The rights of people come before the profits of lawyers. This list is for people who are having trouble getting justice in court and are representing themselves pro se. It is also for people who believe in restoring integrity and honesty to the judicial system and make sure that lawyers and judges are required to follow their own rules.

This community is based on both self help and judicial reform. We believe that every citizen has a right to have access to justice with or without a lawyer, and at an affordable cost. We believe that it is important for society that our courts be both fair and just, and that lawyers and judges be held to the ethical standards as outlined in the rules of court. We believe that lawyers and judges who fail to meet these ethical standards should be prohibited from the practice of law, as the rules of court require.

We also believe that the internet has provided a wealth of legal resources to help individuals who want to speak for themselves in court and that we can share what we learned to help each other learn the law and to effectively represent ourselves or to be informed so we can best assist our attorney to represent us. That the law belongs to the people is not a trade secret of lawyers and judges. We believe that access to the law and legal information is a fundamental right and that it is the duty of the courts to do make every reasonable effort to accommodate the judicial needs of the people regardless of their level of legal skills.

One thing that's important here is to stay on topic. This is a discussion list for legal issues only. There are of course many other interesting issues in the world such as politics but this is not the place for it. So try to stay focused so that people don't unsubscribe because they are getting too many unrelated messages.

Also - PREPAID LEGAL is a scam. They are not to advertise here.