For purposes of these rules, the following terms identify areas of high legal need:
(a) Rural County. Any county with a total population less than 40,000, with a population density of less than 100 people per square mile, and the population of the largest city in the county is less than 10,000. (b) Legal Desert. Any county or zip code within a non-rural county that has a ratio of less than 1.0 for attorneys (by business address) to total population. (c) Underserved Communities. Communities with insufficient attorneys to serve legal needs as determined by the Indiana Office of Judicial Administration based on data. The IOJA shall maintain and publish a list of the areas in Indiana that meet these definitions.
Ind. R. Att'y Adm. & Discip. 1.2
Adopted October 3, 2024, effective 10/15/2024.