Most people today consider out legal system to be riddled with problems, from courts that don't provide access to the citizenry to lawyers who protect their legal cartel while price-gouging consumers. Can the system be changed? Here are more than 40 suggestions for making our legal system fairer, faster, cheaper, and more accessible.
Ralph "Jake" Warner, co-founder of Nolo in 1971, was a trailblazer in the do-it-yourself law movement. He helped make legal guidance widely accessible through books, software, and online resources. A prolific author and editor, Warner wrote titles like Retire Happy and Save Your Small Business. He earned his law degree from Boalt Hall at UC Berkeley and his undergraduate degree in history from Princeton.