PACER's flaws run counter to original purpose of increasing access to law Friday, May 1, 2020

ABA Journal

Like any lawyer, Tina Willis, owner of Tina Willis Law, a personal injury law firm in Orlando, Florida, frequently accesses court records electronically. But as a general rule, she tries to avoid PACER.

That’s because PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) requires payment to access certain documents—costs she has to pass on to her clients by deducting them from finalized settlements.

“Most of my personal injury and accident clients have very little money, so they really shouldn’t have to pay any costs to access publicly available documents that are necessary for them to have access to the justice system,” Willis says.

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