Peter Edelman, professor of law, on the 80 percent of low-income Americans who need legal help in civil cases, but don’t receive assistance:

That includes "not only people who show up at the door and are turned away, which is a large number, but also those who don’t even try because it’s so hopeless."

Growing Numbers Of Poor People Swamp Legal Aid Offices In U.S.

July 12, 2009, Detroit Free Press