Name: Greening Legal Deserts: Solutions to Rural Lawyer Scarcity
Start: 2026-09-02T15:30:00-0500
End: 2026-09-02T16:30:00-0500

Greening Legal Deserts: Solutions to Rural Lawyer Scarcity

Wednesday September 2, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT

Conference Room 301

Every rural community deserves a legal system that is both high-functioning and well-resourced. But lawyer scarcity across much of Texas makes such systems aspirational. This session will discuss solutions to the problem of rural legal deserts: Programs that have supported rural doctors for decades can be models for recruiting rural lawyers; Lawyers' educational, licensing, and practice structures can be updated and tailored to rural needs; and courts can modernize their practices. Learn about recent innovations and successes in these areas, and share your own approaches to rural lawyer recruitment.

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Camilla Hsu

Senior Staff Attorney, Dedman School of Law, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center

Camilla Hsu joined the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center as a senior policy attorney in September 2024. Her work focuses on litigation related to Due Process and the Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel and supporting the Center’s mission of advocating for innovative criminal legal... Read More →

Wednesday September 2, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm CDT
Conference Room 301

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