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About richardzorza

I am deeply involved in access to justice and the patient voice movement.

Maybe a Good Time to Approach Philanthropy

Posted on April 9, 2016 by richardzorza

Now might be a particularly good time to approach foundations and other philanthropists.  We all know about the incredible work that the Public Welfare Foundation has done to support access to justice. (Disclosure: including by helping me.) Now, President Mary … Continue reading →

Posted in 100% Access Strategy and Campaign, Funding, Systematic Change | 1 Comment

Study on Legal Service Providers in the UK Operating as Alternative Business Structures

Posted on April 6, 2016 by richardzorza

In the UK, there is now a system in which lawyers and non-lawyers can co-own and can have outside investors in legal service providing organizations.  They are called ABS (Alternative Business Structures handbook here).  A recent research report on pricing … Continue reading →

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Get a Webinar Preview of the Resource Guide on Remote Services for Self-Represented

Posted on April 6, 2016 by richardzorza

On April 27, 1-2pm EST, under the auspices of SRLN, John Greacen and others will be presenting a webinar on the new Guide to Remote Services for the Self-Represented. Given the new focus on strategic planning, for 100%, as called … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Court Management, Self-Help Services, Technology | Comments Off on Get a Webinar Preview of the Resource Guide on Remote Services for Self-Represented

We Lose a Special Giant, Pro Bono Pioneer Esther Lardent

Posted on April 5, 2016 by richardzorza

The Pro Bono Institute, which she founded, has announced the death of Esther Lardent. It is with profound sorrow that the Board of Directors of the Pro Bono Institute marks the passing of our beloved friend and founder Esther F. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Pro Bono, Vocation | 3 Comments

Thoughts For Federal Agencies and ATJ Commissions Building on the White House LAIR Meeting

Posted on April 3, 2016 by richardzorza

I am not sure that the ATJ Community fully appreciates the scope of the implications of the recent Legal Aid Inter-agency Round-table inaugural meeting, about which I first blogged here.  Nor, I suspect do all Federal agencies yet realize the … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Boards, Administative Proecdure, Dept. of Justice, Federal Agencies, Federal Courts, Funding, LAIR, White House | Comments Off on Thoughts For Federal Agencies and ATJ Commissions Building on the White House LAIR Meeting

The Key to Making “Uber for Lawyers” Work

Posted on April 2, 2016 by richardzorza

A recent blog post by a professor at Albany Law School explores whether an “Uber for Lawyers” would work.  (Longer paper, which includes triage and continuum of services, here). His argument: By offering technology-enabled legal services through an internet- or … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Counsel, Access to Justice Boards, Funding, Technology, Triage | 2 Comments

Does the Concept of “Entity Regulation” Provide an Entry Point for Access Contribution Requrements

Posted on April 2, 2016 by richardzorza

The ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services has just released for comment an Issues Paper Concerning Unregulated LSP Entities.  The basic idea is that currently unregulated legal services provider entities, such as online document assembly services, might be … Continue reading →

Posted in 100% Access Strategy and Campaign, ABA, De-Regulation, Document Assembly, Incnetives, Metrics | 2 Comments

What the 100% Access Movement Can Learn From the Cancer Moonshot

Posted on April 1, 2016 by richardzorza

Earlier this week, I was at the Johns Hopkins Hospital launch of their Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.   This is part of the Obama Administration’s Cancer Moonshot, led by Joe Biden.  The PR was brilliantly handled, and Joe Biden spoke from … Continue reading →

Posted in 100% Access Strategy and Campaign, Medical System Comparision | Comments Off on What the 100% Access Movement Can Learn From the Cancer Moonshot

Towards a “Long Term Impact” Component for Triage Systems

Posted on March 31, 2016 by richardzorza

We have long recognized that triage systems designed for access maximization may have different algorithms for what to do with a case than those designed for poverty minimization, as those deployed by community-based advocacy organizations might choose to develop. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, Transparency, Triage | 1 Comment

Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable Inaugural Meeting is Springboard for Federal ATJ Initiatives

Posted on March 28, 2016 by richardzorza

The Federal Government Legal Aid Inter-agency Roundtable met for its inaugural meeting on February 29.  The Roundtable is under the White House Domestic Policy Council and DOJ. As Co-Chair Attorney General Loretta Lynch put it: “The consequences of limited access … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Dept. of Justice, LAIR, White House | 2 Comments

ABA Commission Paper on Legal Check-Ups Could Offer Opportunity to Integrate Private Providers Into ATJ Triage Movement

Posted on March 25, 2016 by richardzorza

A few days ago, the ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services, fresh from a major step forward in getting House of Delegates approval for their Model Regulatory Objectives, issued for comment a draft Issues Paper Concerning Legal Checkups. … Continue reading →

Posted in ABA, Access to Counsel, Attorney-Client, Bar Associations, De-Regulation, Incnetives, Non-Lawyer Practice, Technology, Triage | 2 Comments

Recommending the Weekly SRLN Twitter Trends List — Showing Just How Much Innovation is Spreading

Posted on March 22, 2016 by richardzorza

I thoroughly recommend SRLN’s recently launched Access to Justice Twitter Trends. Originally developed for SRLN Working Group members, the weekly listing is now available to all through the new SRLN website (itself massively redesigned from the old one.) Based on … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally | 2 Comments

A Reassuring Thought During Hard Times For Those Who Believe in Facts, Fairness, Reason and Rules

Posted on March 18, 2016 by richardzorza

I think it is fair to say that those of us who are working for access to justice believe in “facts, fairness, reason, and rules” for resolving disputes at both the individual and societal level.  The access to justice movement … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Political Support | 4 Comments

Jim Sandman’s Comment on the Nomination of Judge Garland and Access to Justice

Posted on March 17, 2016 by richardzorza

Many of us have been wondering about the potential implications of the nomination of Judge Garland for access to justice. Well, here is one very important clue, a comment by LSC President Jim Sandman.  Jim is, of course, a former … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Federal Courts, Supreme Court, White House | Comments Off on Jim Sandman’s Comment on the Nomination of Judge Garland and Access to Justice

DOJ Dear Colleague Letter on Fines and Forfeiture is Another Game Changer

Posted on March 14, 2016 by richardzorza

As the Times reports, DOJ has issued and sent to all the state chief  justices and state court administrators a Dear Colleague letter on the subject of court fines and fees.  The helpful and positive tone of the letter is … Continue reading →

Posted in Access to Justice Generally, Bail, Chasm with Communities, Court Fees and Costs, Funding, Judicial Ethics | 2 Comments