There is little doubt that there are parts of Canada as well as other states where obtaining a reasonably local attorney is difficult. Kansas faces ‘constitutional crisis’ with rural attorney shortage,Kansas Supreme Court justice KJ Wall recently said recently.at a news conference that released the findings of the Rural Justice Initiative.

Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Marla Luckert established the Rural Justice Initiative Committee on Dec. 1, 2022. The 35-member committee included judges, legislators, attorneys, educators, business leaders, and organizations that serve victims of sexual or domestic violence.

Luckert said at Friday’s news conference that she formed the committee after hearing from judges who said they couldn’t find attorneys who were qualified or willing to take cases, from attorneys who wanted to retire but didn’t want to leave their communities without legal help, and from local governments that struggled to hire a city or county attorney.