About HALT
Working on your behalf in Washington and across the nation to make America's civil justice system more accessible and affordable for everyone
Why Join HALT?
By becoming a member, you join a growing number of Americans voicing their support for a simple and affordable civil justice system, and for a legal profession that holds incompetent and unethical lawyers accountable. Click Join Now to learn more and get started!
Legal Resources for You
The Executor's Guide includes everything you need to know if you need to settle a loved one's or friend's estate. Learn what you have to do right away, in a month, and what can wait.
Fighting for Legal Reform
How did your state's small claims system fare in HALT's latest evaluation? Does it offer mediation alternatives? A high dollar limit? Click Report Card for more information on your state.
What's New?
HALT Launches Study Showing States’ Secrecy Regarding Lawyer Ethical TransgressionsHALT released a breakthrough study revealing that most states conceal information about ethics charges against lawyers. To protect lawyers’ reputations, state disciplinary systems are ...Read MoreHALT Study Reveals Half of all States Fail to Protect Clients From Uninsured LawyersIssue Brief: A National Look at Legal Malpractice Insurance Disclosure Requirements HALT, Inc. conducted a landmark study exposing that most states allow attorneys not only to ...Read MoreMichigan SB 269 Advances to HouseA bill to raise Michigan's small claims limit from $3,000 to $10,000 (SB 269) was amended down to $8,000 before passing out of the Senate ...Read MoreHALT Urges California Bar to Protect Clients' Rights to Complain About Their LawyersHALT submitted comments to the California Office of Professional Competence to support a proposed formal opinion of the State Bar Committee on Professional Responsibility and ...Read MoreCalifornia Passes Small Claims LegislationCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown signed HALT-supported legislation (SB 221) to expand consumer access to the state's small claims court. The new law, sponsored by ...Read More |
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HALT Kudos
“As a major ‘Watch Dog’ group of the judicial system, your reporting has definitely put the word accountability back on track. Bravo to the team at HALT.”
—Frank Kurland, HALT Member
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