Rebecca Sandefur, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Rebecca Sandefur, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Attorneys' knowledge of the law plays only a small part in their impact in some civil courts, says Illinois professor Rebecca Sandefur, supporting the idea that other kinds of legal assistance might have a role.

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