Ab Currie, Ph.D. (Sociology, University of Toronto) is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice where he is mainly involved in research on various topics related to the everyday legal problems experienced by the public. He is also presently conducting research with a number of community legal clinics in Ontario on innovations in service delivery based on outreach, on building community capacity to be partners with legal aid in providing access to justice services and on holistic and integrated service. Prior to joining the Canadian Forum Ab was Principal Researcher at the Department of Justice Canada where he conducted research in legal aid and other areas of access to justice for more than three decades. He has conducted extensive research in criminal and civil legal aid, including unmet need for criminal legal aid and four national legal needs studies in Canada.
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