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WASHINGTON—����51 (����51) will host a forum on increasing access to justice on Monday, March 27 from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. EDT at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Congressional Auditorium, CVC 200).  &�Բ�����; &�Բ�����;

Distinguished national leaders will share remarks, including Sen. Ben Cardin (MD); Sen. Chris Murphy (CT); Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-9); Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5); Rep. Kelly Armstrong (ND-at-large); Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-8); bestselling novelist, John Grisham; Director of the Office for Access to Justice at the U.S. Department of Justice, Rachel Rossi; American Bar Association President, Deborah Enix-Ross; and ����51 Board Chairman and Senior Counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John G. Levi. The speakers will address the devastating impact of the justice gap on low-income Americans and efforts to increase access to justice through policy and resources for civil legal aid.  

������’s —which details the difference between the civil legal needs of low-income Americans and the resources available to meet those needs—found a staggering deficit. Low-income Americans received no or insufficient legal help for 92% of their civil legal problems. Nationally, 74% of low-income households faced at least one civil legal problem—an increase from pre-pandemic numbers.  &�Բ�����;

The event will also include two panel discussions on efforts to expand access to justice: 

“The Promise of Legal Regulatory Reform” &�Բ�����;

• Hon. Meagan A. Flynn, Chief Justice, Oregon Supreme Court &�Բ�����;

• Hon. Lorie S. Gildea, Chief Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court &�Բ�����;

• Hon. Nathan L. Hecht, Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court &�Բ�����;

• Hon. Loretta H. Rush, Chief Justice, Indiana Supreme Court &�Բ�����;

• Moderator:  Ronald S. Flagg, President, ����51 &�Բ�����;

 &�Բ�����;“Corporate Perspectives on Closing the Justice Gap” &�Բ�����;

• Ivan K. Fong, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Medtronic &�Բ�����;

• Rena H. Reiss, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Marriott International &�Բ�����;

• John F. Schultz, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise &�Բ�����;

• Moderator: Harriet Miers, Co-Chair, ����51 Leaders Council; Partner, Locke Lord LLP &�Բ�����;

For a full list of speakers and panelists, see the . The forum will be available to livestream on .  

Following the forum, a closed reception will take place at the U.S. Supreme Court.