Bio
Rebecca L. Sandefur joined the American Bar Foundation in 2010 to found and lead a new access to justice research initiative. She continues to head up this initiative as Faculty Fellow at the Foundation and also serves on the Sociology and Law faculty of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
Professor Sandefur studies access to civil justice from every angle - from how legal…
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Research focus
Access to justice, how legal services are delivered and consumed, how civil legal aid is organized around the nation, the role of pro bono, the efficacy of lawyers and non-lawyers as advocates and representatives, and how ordinary people think about their justice problems and try to solve them
Professional Service & Recognition
2018 MacArthur Fellow
2013 The Hague Visiting Chair in the Rule of Law
Collaborator, Cost of Justice Research Alliance, Canadian Forum on Civil Justice
Sargent Shriver Civil Right to Counsel Evaluation Committee
Member, Research Advisory Board of the Civil Right to Counsel Leadership and Support Initiative