Legal Aid Society

2007

New York Enacts Law Requiring Client Caseload Limits

Through the joint efforts of The Legal Aid Society and the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, New York State enacted a law requiring client caseload limits for attorneys representing children in Family Court. In 2008, the State Office of Court Administration went on to establish a cap of 150 children as the limit for the number of clients an attorney for children can represent at one time.