Erika Rickard

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Erika Rickard
Erika Ricard
Erika Rickard
Project Director
Civil Legal System Modernization
The Pew Charitable Trusts

PROFILE

Erika Rickard leads Pew’s civil legal system modernization project, an effort to update the nation’s civil legal system by leveraging technology innovation, policy reform, and process improvement to better serve people navigating courts without a lawyer.

Before joining Pew, Rickard directed field research at Harvard Law School’s Access to Justice Lab, which conducts rigorous studies on access to justice and court administration. She also served as a commissioner on the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission. Rickard was the first Access to Justice coordinator for Massachusetts, where she developed and implemented new policies and programs in the areas of language access, technology, and resources for people without counsel.

Rickard holds a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Mills College and a juris doctor from Harvard Law School.

OUR WORK

The Pandemic's Impact on America’s Civil Courts
The Pandemic's Impact on America’s Civil Courts
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The Pandemic's Impact on America's Civil Courts

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Debt collection cases are the most common civil court cases today, but many Americans are navigating the civil legal system without legal representation and paying heavy consequences. In this episode we hear from Erika Rickard, who leads Pew’s work to modernize civil court systems.