Lawyer Reference Plans

Sep 28, 2026

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“Lawyer Reference Plans” outlines a bar-developed method to connect people needing legal services but lacking funds for charity aid. Instead of a classified directory, a desk administrator uses a registered lawyer card file and schedules a standard first consultation for a fixed fee, with reasonably charged follow-up services. The text reviews the plan’s growth since Los Angeles (1937), highlights a surge tied to a Survey of the Legal Profession manual by Charles O. Porter, and notes promotion efforts by a committee from the American Bar Association.

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Lawyer Reference Plans

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Journal of the AmericanJudicature Society | HISTORY DEPARTMENT
NO. | | --- | | | # LAWYER REFERENCE PLANSEDITORIAL WIRE AND TAPE RECORDINGS AND FILMSFOR LOCAL BAR PROGRAMS ROTATING INTERNESHIP FOR LAWYERSEDWARD L.BRYANT LAWYERS OF TOMORROW AND THE BARCHARLES W.JOINER TARGET:PREVENTIVE LAWWILLIAMM.WHERRY MODELS,MEDIA AND MENCHARLES O.PORTER A MERICAN JUDICATU RE SoCIETYAnn Arbor,Michigan Alabama—WALTER B.JoNESWILLIAM LoGAN MARTINArizona—CHARLES H.WooDSArkansas—HARRY J.LEMLEYLAMAR WILLIAMSONCalifornia—CHARLES A.BEARDSLEYALEXANDER MACDoNALDWILLIAM C.MATHESLoYD WRIGHT Colorado—HUBERT D.HENRYORIE L.PHILLIPS Connecticut—JoSEPH F.BERRYCHARLES E.CLARKCHARLES M.LYMANDelazeare—TAMES R.MoREORDDistrict of_Columbia—WILBUR L.GRAYBoLITHA J.LAwsROBERT_N.MILLERWILL SHAFROTHFlorida—CoDY FoWLERRAYMER F.MAGUIREWILLIAM H.RoGERSGeorgia——E.SMYTHE GAMBRELLIdaho—HUGH A.BAKERIllinois—RICHARD BENTLEYTAPPAN GREGORYCHARLES B.STEPHENSBENJAMIN WHAMIndiana—L.L.BoMBERGERBERNARD C.GAVITCHASE HARDINGIowva—FREDERIC M.MILLERBURT J.THOMPSONKannsas—W.E.STANLEYKentucky—HARRY B.MACKOY THE AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY To Promote the Eficient.Administration of Justice Founded in 1913 by Herbert Lincoln Harley Hutchins Hall Ann Arbor,Michigan President:GEORGE E.BRAND Vice-Presidents:HowARD L.BARKDULI,HoMER CUMMINGS,FRANK C.HAYMOND,JoHN J.PARKER,GEORGE RossMAN Chairman of the Board:ALBERT J.HARNO Secretory-Treasurer:GLENN R.WINTERS D I RE CT OR S Louisiana—PAUL BROSMANEBERHARD P.DEUTSCHMoine—CL.EMENT F.RoBINSONMaryland—EMORY H.NILESCHARLES RuZICKA Massachusetts—FRANK_W.GRIN NELLPAUL F.HANNAHRosCOE PoUND Michigan—GLENN C.GILLESPIEDEAN W.KELLEY E.BLYTHE_STASONEDSON R.SUNDERLAND Minnesota—CHARLES LoRINGMORRIS B.MITCHELL Mississippi—HUBERT S.LIPSCOMBMissouri—JoHN T.BARKER RoNALD J.FoULISLAURENCE M.HYDETHOMAS F.McDoNALD Montana—JULIUS J.WUERTHNERNebraska—HARVEY M.JoHNSENRoBERT G.SIMMONS Nevada—LESTER D.SUMMERFIELDNew Hampshire— WILLOUGHBY A.CoLBY New Jersey—WILLIAM W.EVANSRICHARD HARTSHORNEARTHUR T.VANDERBILT New Mexico--SAM G.BRATTOxNew York—HAROLD R.MEDINAHARRY D.NIMSADOLPH J.RoDENBECKHAROLD J.GALLAGHER THIS JoURNAL will be sent free on request to any person interested in the administration of justice.Extra copies and back numbers are available at prices indicated in the list of publications in this orthe previous issue.Published bi-monthly,in February,April,June,August,October and December.Permission is hereby given to quote from or reprint,with credit,any article or editorial originating inthis or any other issue.The JoURNAL is a clearing-house of fact and opinion with respect to all mattersconnected with the administration of justice in this country.Views and opinions in editorials and arti-cles are not to be taken as official expressions of the Society's policy unless so stated,and publicationof contributed articles does not necessarily imply endorsement in any way of the views expressed there-in.Readers are invited to submit news of developments in the field of judicial administration in theirrespective localities,and articles for publication,which should preferably be not more than 3,000 wordsor ten pages of manuscript,double-spaced.Editorial offices:424 Hutchins Hall,621 S.State St.,AnnArbor,Mich. North Carolina—JoHN S.BRADWAYFRANCIS E.WINSLOW North Dakota一WILLIAM H.HUTCHINSON Ohio—DoNALD A.FINKBEINERJoSEPH O'MEARA,JR.RoBERT_N.WILKINCARL V.WEYGANDT Oklahoma—RAY S.FELLOws A.W.TRICEOregon—JAMES C.DEZENDORF Pennsylvania一JoHN G.BUCHANANRoBERT DECHERTSTERLING G.McNEESWILLIAM CLARKE MASON Rhode Island—HENRY C.HARTSouth Carolina— PINCKNEY L.CAIN South Dakota—VAN BUREN PERRYTennessee— WALTER P.ARMSTRONG,JR.Texas—WILLIAM P.CARSSow JAMES L.SHEPHERD,JR. DAVID A.SIMMONS Utah—PAUL H.RAY Vermont—OSMER C.FITTS Iirginia—STUART B.CAMPBELL EDWARD W.HUDGINS Washington—W.G.McLAREN ALFRED J.ScHWEPPE West Virginia—CHARLES C.WISE Wisconsin—GILSON G.GLASIER RALPHM.HoYT CARL

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What problem do Lawyer Reference Plans aim to solve?

They address the recurring difficulty faced by legal aid officials when people need legal help but are not financially low enough for charity-based services.

How does a Lawyer Reference Plan connect clients to lawyers?

A person is directed to a registered lawyer card file, and the desk office schedules an appointment with the lawyer whose name appears at the head of the list.

What materials supported the spread of Lawyer Reference Plans?

A 62-page manual, Lawyer Reference Plans: A Manual for Local Bar Associations, by Charles O. Porter, is presented as a key publication with detailed methods, history, and blueprints.

Sep 28, 2026

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