• DOI:10.1037/law0000229
Corpus ID: 214461634

Underestimating the unrepresented: Cognitive biases disadvantage pro se litigants in family law cases.

@article{Kroeper2020UnderestimatingTU,
  title={Underestimating the unrepresented: Cognitive biases disadvantage pro se litigants in family law cases.},
  author={Kathryn M. Kroeper and V. Quintanilla and Michael Frisby and Nedim Yel and Amy G. Applegate and Steven J. Sherman and Mary C Murphy},
  journal={Psychology, Public Policy and Law},
  year={2020},
  volume={26},
  pages={198-212}
}

Kathryn M. Kroeper, V. Quintanilla, +4 authors Mary C Murphy

Published 2020

Psychology

Psychology, Public Policy and Law

The majority of civil cases in the United States involve at least one pro se party—more often than not, at least 1 litigant is unrepresented by legal counsel. Despite efforts to provide pro se parties with information that decreases the procedural complexity of litigation, wide access to justice gaps persist between counseled and pro se litigants. We argue that, although helpful, information alone is not enough to close access-to-justice gaps, because the mere presence of counsel gives… CONTINUE READING

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