HALT (Help Abolish Legal Tyranny) - an Organization of Americans for Legal Reform, Inc. was founded in 1978, by four pioneering legal reformers - Paul Hasse, Matt Valencic, Bob Tigner and Kathy Ekedahl. In the three decades since then HALT has matured into the nation's largest legal reform organization, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public interest group of more than 50,000 members.
"Instead of working for all Americans, too often our legal system arbitrarily denies us access and unfairly shields unethical lawyers from answering for their misconduct," explains HALT Executive Director Jim Turner. "Sadly, when this happens, it's not justice; it is legal tyranny."
Dedicated to providing simple, affordable, accountable justice for all, HALT's Reform Projects challenge the legal establishment to improve access and reduce costs in our civil justice system at both the state and federal levels.
HALT's educational program has provided over a million copies of self-help books and public educational materials to help citizens understand the legal process and better manage their legal affairs.
Keywords: legal reform, lawyer accountability, access to justice, paralegal, self-help
