Fee Schedules and Prepaid Legal Services

The Subcommittee on Representation of Citizens' Interests of the Senate Commit.tee on the Judiciary was established in the 93rd Congress to study the citizens' access to legal services. The Subcommittee, of which Senator Mathias is a member, has focused its attention on two issues: the effect of fee schedules on legal representation and the desirability of prepaid legal service plans. Senator Mathias' comment reviews the testimony before the Subcommittee on these two recurring topics.