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What Happens When a Federal Court Pays Attention to the Self-Represented — the Central District of California Bankruptcy Court Is A Model for Us All
The Central District of California Bankruptcy Court has released its report on the self-represented. Self-represented, or pro se, litigants comprise over one quarter of the debtors filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. In early … Continue reading
Posted in Bankruptcy, E-filing, Federal Courts, Self-Help Services
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Lawyer Referral Services Are the Key Gateway to Unbundled Services and Calfornia Leads the Way
It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of lawyer referral services (LRS) in opening up unbundling to the millions for whom it is the key to access to justice, and the tens or hundreds of thousands of lawyers who might … Continue reading
Non-Lawyer Practice — Moving the New York Discussion Forward
I blogged recently about testimony at the New York Access to Justice hearings about the potential of non-lawyer practice. I am now able to post the actual testimony that was briefly referenced in the Reuters story. Professor Gillian Hadfield of … Continue reading
American Judges Association Adopts White Paper on Implications of Science for Judging
This White Paper, MINDING THE COURT, should be read by all judges and those who appear in front of, or talk to (professionally or personally), judges. It focuses on the lessons of recent neuroscience and their implications for fair and … Continue reading
Posted in Judicial Ethics, Science
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An International Perspective on Access to Justice Strategies
A 22,000 Mile High View of Access to Justice. In the US, we like to think of access to justice innovators as broad overview thinkers. But, from Hiil in the Netherlands, comes a reminder that we too are grounded in … Continue reading
Posted in Access to Justice Generally
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Advocacy at New York Hearing for Non-Lawyer Access Innovations
This may be a straw in the wind. Reuters, in their report of the second of this year’s New York State hearings on Access to Justice included the following: But money alone will not solve the problem, according to testimony … Continue reading
Posted in Legal Ethics, Self-Help Services
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Child Support Agencies’ Interest in Access to Justice
Last week I attended the Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council Conference in Jackson Hole Wyoming. I was part of a session on the implications of Turner v. Rogers. I talked to people from many states (Wyoming, California, and Colorado … Continue reading
Posted in Funding, Self-Help Services
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Law and Internet Conference to Stream Two Transformative Speakers Monday and Tuesday Morning This Week.
The Law Via the Internet Conference, being held at Cornell Law School this year this week will feature two important Speakers. The Conference is being hosted by the Legal Information Institute, which all readers of this blog should know and … Continue reading
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Branding Right to Counsel
I am, with his permission, sharing something that John Pollock, of the Civil Right to Counsel Coalition, found out and shared on the group’s list. He points out that there has been debate about whether to talk about “civil Gideon” … Continue reading
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LSC Pro Bono Task Force Report Now Out
It’s out and here. It was well worth waiting for, with many recommendations that go way beyond the traditional formulaic praise of pro bono to engage what needs to be done. I thought it might be worthwhile to highlight and … Continue reading
NCSC Summit on Language Access Now Going On
Those interested in the Summit on Languge Access in the Courts that is now going on can see the Agenda here. Self-represented advocates will be particularly interested in the session on Providing Services Outside the Courtroom, which is listed as … Continue reading
LSC TIG Grants Announced — The Year of Mobile and Beyond
They are out, the new TIG grants and it is a great list. In this post, I briefly summarize one significant area, mobile, and how we might take the innovations even further. This is clearly the year of mobile. Grants … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Technology, Technology
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ABA Sets Up Juvenile Collateral Consequences Site
This site is nice clean example of using technology to alert people to problems that they might otherwise ignore. It is designed to let juveniles think about the possible consequences of juvenile pleas that go beyond the obvious. I also … Continue reading
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A Big Step for Pro Se Forms — Supreme Court Access to Justice
As reported by the ABA Journal and the AP (in Seattle Times here), on Tuesday, the Supreme Court granted cert in two self-represented cases. And, as the ABA Journal detailed “One was written in longhand, in pencil, by an inmate … Continue reading
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A Life Worthy of Note
The New York Times City Blog has an obituary of a Catholic priest, Rev. John C. Flynn, who spent much of his time in the Bronx, when it was seen as a war zone. In 2010, Father Flynn retired to … Continue reading
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