Founder and executive director of Responsive Law. Husband, dad, baseball fan (Go Phils!). Tweets are my own views and often coincide with others' views.
Joined September 2021
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25 Oct 2024
The U.S. lawyer cartel's impact on access to legal help is equal to the combined impact of a military junta and some of the world's worst poverty.
25 Oct 2024
The country of Niger is ruled by a military junta and has one of the lowest per capita incomes in the world. Americans and Nigeriens have an equally difficult time finding affordable legal help, according to the just released @TheWJP Rule of Law Index.
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26 Aug 2024
Thanks to @LucianPera and @senatorshoshana for joining the Responsive Law team. I'm looking forward to working with both of you!
26 Aug 2024
We're proud to announce that @LucianPera and @senatorshoshana have joined our board of directors!
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Tom Gordon retweeted
21 May 2024
America is in the midst of an access-to-justice crisis and broad prohibitions on the unauthorized practice of law are not helping.
For many Americans facing routine legal issues (related to divorce, child custody issues, etc.) hiring a lawyer is simply unaffordable.
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13 Feb 2024
False narrative #2: Allowing non-lawyer ownership and non-lawyer provision of legal services will harm the public. Nope again. When regulations have been reformed, evidence shows consumers get legal services as good or better than under traditional models.
13 Feb 2024
Reforming regulations that prevent innovative legal services delivery is key to getting consumers affordable legal help. Our latest blog post (coauthored by our @ATomGordon and @JessicaBednarz) rebuts the false narratives raised bby opponents of reform.
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13 Feb 2024
False narrative number one: "Access to justice is a low-income problem." Nope. Most people would have to work a week or more to afford one hour of a lawyer's help.
13 Feb 2024
Reforming regulations that prevent innovative legal services delivery is key to getting consumers affordable legal help. Our latest blog post (coauthored by our @ATomGordon and @JessicaBednarz) rebuts the false narratives raised bby opponents of reform.
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14 Aug 2023
Query: Should Pullman abstention apply when the state court's potentially clarifying action is regulatory in nature. Is a state SCT using power granted it by legislation to create an exception to UPL laws a resolution of unclear state law under Pullman?
14 Aug 2023
The federal district court in SC has granted a stay in NAACP v. WIlson, holding that Pullman abstention applies. So tenants in SC will have to wait for months/years while this case takes a ride on the procedural merry-go-round.
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14 Aug 2023
The federal district court in SC has granted a stay in NAACP v. WIlson, holding that Pullman abstention applies. So tenants in SC will have to wait for months/years while this case takes a ride on the procedural merry-go-round.
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Tom Gordon retweeted
8 Aug 2023
We've filed a brief in federal court in South Carolina supporting the state @NAACP's First Amendment right to provide free legal advice to those facing eviction. responsivelaw.org/blog/respo…
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Tom Gordon retweeted
8 Aug 2023
On @bobambrogi's podcast, @ATomGordon and @MarkovichMaya discuss their recent piece that @ABAesq *didn't* publish, arguing that the controversy around DoNotPay shows the need for more nuanced regulation of legal services, not a binary system of "lawyers: in; everyone else: out."
7 Aug 2023
Last week, I wrote about the op-ed on regulatory reform by @MarkovichMaya and @ResponsiveLaw that @ABAesq wouldn't publish. Now here's the @LawNextPodcast interview with Maya and Tom that expands on their op-ed.
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3 Aug 2023
Oh, and there's a pretty good piece about UPL and DoNotPay by me and @MarkovichMaya in the middle of all of this. @bobambrogi @JusticeTechAssn @PalaceLaw @natalalleycat
3 Aug 2023
Here's my take on the latest nonsense from the ABA. TL;DR: The ABA, which spouts rhetoric about access to justice and upholding the rule of law is trying to silence @ABAInnovation for talking about the former by acting like despots who destroy the latter.
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3 Aug 2023
Here's my take on the latest nonsense from the ABA. TL;DR: The ABA, which spouts rhetoric about access to justice and upholding the rule of law is trying to silence @ABAInnovation for talking about the former by acting like despots who destroy the latter.
3 Aug 2023
ABA Cracks Down on Its Center for Innovation for Trying to Discuss Innovation responsivelaw.org/blog/aba-c…
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Tom Gordon retweeted
12 Jan 2023
Our brief in the @upsolvebk case argues that consumers have a First Amendment right to receive legal advice from trained non-lawyers. The gov't interest in "protecting consumers" (by denying them the only legal help available) doesn't outweigh this right. responsivelaw.org/blog/brief…
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26 Oct 2022
New @TheWJP Annual Rule of Law Index, same old story.
26 Oct 2022
The US is once again ranked among the worst in the world at providing affordable access to the civil justice system. We're the richest country in the world, but we're ranked worse than many of the poorest ones. @TheWJP responsivelaw.org/blog/us-co…
Tom Gordon retweeted
12 Aug 2022
The ABA represents less than 15% of American lawyers, and it's not a representative sample. Those who want to expand access to legal solutions do; those who don't join the ABA and rail against the wind. responsivelaw.org/blog/aba-t…
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Tom Gordon retweeted
21 Jun 2022
If you live in CA, please call into the hearing Tuesday, June 21, 10am PT and state your opposition to AB 2958. The hearing phone number is 877-226-8163 and the access code is: 5069107.
More about the bill here: responsivelaw.org/blog/ca-se…
20 Jun 2022
California Assembly Bill 2958 would prohibit reforms of the civil legal system necessary to allow Californians to exercise their civil rights. It puts the interests of lawyers ahead of the interests of the people. It will harm the public. Oppose AB 2958. @SenatorUmberg
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10 May 2022
Hope to see my DC-area friends at our reception next Thursday!
10 May 2022
There's still time to register for our May 19 reception in DC to welcome former Utah Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas as our new board president. Register and/or make a donation at flipcause.com/secure/cause_p…
4 May 2022
I'm very excited to be working with Justice Himonas to remove barriers to affordable legal help. If you're in the DC area, I hope to see you at our reception on May 19! #A2J #lawtwitter
4 May 2022
In the DC area? Join us on May 19 at a reception to welcome former Utah Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas as our new board president. Register and/or make a donation at flipcause.com/secure/cause_p…
31 Mar 2022
I'm so excited to work with Deno! His work in Utah to make legal help more accessible and his continuing commitment to doing so in his post-judicial career are inspiring and energizing!
31 Mar 2022
We're proud to announce that former Utah Supreme Court Justice Deno Himonas is the new president of our board of directors! He's joining a great team, including @SonjaEbron, @rgranat, @joshuamking, @Chasramp, and @DBRodriguez5.
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31 Mar 2022
@jasonsolomon_ @natalalleycat @z_demeola @mjburnett @MarthaBergmark @jordan_law21 @orgoodenough @ghadfield @margarethagan @KenFriedmanLA @Chase_Hertel
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14 Feb 2022
This should be a great discussion, and I'm not just saying that because 75% of the panelists are on the @ResponsiveLaw board of directors.
14 Feb 2022
Upsolve v. New York:
Do Unauthorized Practice of Law Restrictions Violate the First Amendment?
Register to join our Law and Technology Initiative virtual program on Thursday, February 17, Noon to 1:00 p.m. Central Time (Chicago): northwestern.zoom.us/meeting…
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