A 100-member citizens commission,
two-thirds of whom are not lawyers, took on the task yesterday of
making New Hampshire’s justice system easier to understand, less costly
and less traumatic for people with legal problems.
Here’s one of the reasons they are doing this:
85 percent of the litigants in the
district courts are representing themselves and 40 to 50 percent are
fending for themselves in the superior courts.
This is a HUGE number. I am a big fan of simplifying this system.
Information needs to be understandable and the courts have to figure
out a way to deal with the large number of people using the court
system without lawyers.
Our office does not see very many personal injury claims where
people are pro-se (unrepresented). That is primarily because most of
the people involved in Auto Accidents or medical malpractice claims in
New Hampshire have insurance of some sort.
I applaud this commission and look forward to their suggestions.
Source: The Union Leader
Jim
Dave