MassLive: Meet the volunteer lawyers trying to protect Boston tenants from eviction

“People are so familiar with public attorneys in our criminal legal system, that it just doesn’t occur to them that this kind of court case can limit when someone has the right to an attorney,” Councilor Henry Santana said during the March 21 hearing on the proposal. “This is one of those issues that as soon as you hear the problem, it seems very obvious to fix it.”