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Civil Access to Justice Series

CT Civil Access to Justice Series

  • What is civil access to justice? 
  • How do we define and measure the civil access to justice gap in Connecticut? 
  • What are the most critical areas of unmet civil legal needs? 
  • How does Connecticut rank in its efforts to improve civil access to justice in comparison to other states? 
  • Where do we need to focus our attention?

Co-sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) and Connecticut Judicial Branch

Alexis Smith

Alexis Smith

Alexis is currently NHLAA’s executive director. She previously served as the organization’s Deputy Director, and before that was a staff attorney at Greater Hartford Legal Aid where she represented children facing denial of their educational rights. In addition to leading NHLAA, Alexis has served in numerous leadership roles for the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA), including as Secretary of the CBA, a member of the CBA’s House of Delegates, co-chair of the CBA Task Force on Policing, a member of the CBA Awards Committee, and the Pandemic Recovery and the Future of Court Technology Task Force. She has also served as president of the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association and has earned awards from The West Haven Black Coalition, Junior Achievement, New Haven Probate Court, and Gateway Community College Foundation. Committed to community service, she currently serves on a number of local non-profit boards. Born and raised in Connecticut, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Duke University and law degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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