Select Appeals to a higher court of civil trial court decisions and orders Appeals to a higher court of criminal trial court decisions and sentences Rights based upon race, religion, sex, creed or sexual orientation Rights and privileges resulting from a national constitution Defending against criminal charges from the federal government Defending against criminal charges from a state, or local, government Students, parents, faculty and administrators of educational institutions The elderly and disabled persons Political elections, campaigns for office, and voting Employee benefits such as insurance, hospitalization and retirment security. Actions effecting the air, sky, earth and the environment Rights between family members such as husband and wife, parents and children Political institutions, laws, and customs under which government is conducted. Rights, duties and obligation of a doctor, hospital or other health care provider. Laws, regulations and rules effecting the right of a person to enter a country. Laws, regulations and rules effecting indigenous peoples, for example American Indians. Rights of employees and employers Rights of a client against a lawyer who has committed a wrongful act Enforcing, or defending, a right in a court of law Rights of a patient against a medical professional who has committed a wrongful act Soldiers, and the laws that control them. Rules for the protection of workers' health and safety. A wrongful act involving the negligent, or intentional, harming of one person by another. Harming of a person by a product that was wrongfully manufactured. A wrongful act by a person who, through training or license, owes a duty of care. Taxation and the law controlling the requirement to pay taxes. A wrongful act involving a toxic substance such as an oil spill or chemical contamination. Trusts and estates, including enforcment of trust agreements and estate planning. Distribution of property at death by will, including probate and intestacy. Rights of an employee to be compensated for a work-related injury.
