Category Archives: Access to Justice Generally

Turner Symposium — Link to Review and Refocusing Questions

Posted on June 23, 2011 by richardzorza

Here is the first couple of paras of the review and refocusing post on the Turner Symposium on the ConcurringOpinions blog: As of day three, post Turner, some trends have begun to emerge in the commentary, on this blog at … Continue reading →

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Get That CLE Before the End of the Month In Something You Care About — Accredited Program Will be Posted Online Mid-July

Posted on June 17, 2011 by richardzorza

I am pleased to spread the word that Monica Fennel, Executive Director of the Indiana Pro Bono Commission, David Udell, Executive Director of the National Center for Access to Justice and Visiting Professor from Practice at Cardozo Law School, and … Continue reading →

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Lack of Civil Gideon and Unauthorized Practice of Law Rules — Are They Consistent?

Posted on June 5, 2011 by richardzorza

I have just posted a blog post on the above subject as a pre-post to our upcoming Symposium on Turner v. Rogers on ConcurringOpinions. Here is the post, very slightly modified:

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Access to Justice Commissions Gathering Keynotes: CJ Lippman and Justice Zelon on Legal Aid Funding and Court Transformation

Posted on June 2, 2011 by richardzorza

Here are some of the highlights from the presentations of Chief Judge Lippman of New York, and Associate Justice Laurie Zelon of the California Court of Appeal to the gathering at the Equal Justice Conference of Access to Justice Commissions … Continue reading →

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Is Language Access the Best Phrase? Should We Start Talking About Language Participation?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by richardzorza

There’s rightly lots of attention to language access these days.  Triggered in part, of course, by the DOJ letter to the state courts. A genuinely modest proposal:  Lets think about talking about language participation rather than language access. “Participation” is … Continue reading →

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Taking Advdantage of the Moment of Opportunity — An Institutional Strategy for Access

Posted on May 23, 2011 by richardzorza

As I indicated in a recent prior post about the EJC, this is a moment of great opportunity for the access to justice community, but one that is occurring in a complex larger environment.  The complexity of the environment may … Continue reading →

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Headline Observations From the 2011 EJC – We Must Grab This Moment of Opportunity

Posted on May 22, 2011 by richardzorza

Some thoughts and conclusions from the 2011 Equal Justice Conference (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas it was not!) Jim Sandman is a great speaker and a powerful voice for access to justice.  He tells a powerful personal story, carries … Continue reading →

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“Freedom Riders” on PBS American Experience Monday May 16

Posted on May 13, 2011 by richardzorza

I don’t usually use this blog to push TV programs, but this is different. I was privileged to see this film at the National Archives yesterday, in the presence of some of the original Riders, and to hear from the … Continue reading →

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UK Court Criticizes Govt for Sectetly Trying to Block UK Legal Aid Funding for Anti-Torure Cases: Court Overturns Standing Regulations

Posted on May 12, 2011 by richardzorza

US readers may find that wrapping our minds around this one takes a bit of effort. In a recent case, a British court has criticized the government for secretly trying to block legal aid funding for cases that challenged torture, … Continue reading →

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Self-Represented Appeals — Article on Los Angeles Program

Posted on May 6, 2011 by richardzorza

Just out.  Article on Los Angeles appellate program for the self-represented. From the Abstract: In Los Angeles, a new model seeks to better meet the needs of both indigent pro se appellate litigants and the courts, by providing a staffed … Continue reading →

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More On Poll Showing Demand for Unbundled Services: NewsMaker Interview with Richard Cassidy, Chair, ABA Delivery Committee

Posted on May 3, 2011 by richardzorza

Our next NewsMaker Interview is with Rich Cassidy, chair of the ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services, and focuses on the major implications of the important recent poll that Committee conducted on questions related to how people … Continue reading →

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Calculating Broad Economic Jobs and Tax Impact of Court Cuts — Bloomberg Businessweek Cites Los Angeles Study — Methodology, National Court Funding Campaign

Posted on May 2, 2011 by richardzorza

Bloomberg Businessweek has a useful story on the impact of court cuts on the overall economy.  As well as quoting Steve Zack (ABA President), David Boies (Prop 8, Microsoft and Bush Gore litigator) and David Udell (National Center for Access … Continue reading →

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Wayne Moore Part Two: Roles of ATJ Commissions, Pro Bono, LSC etc., and A Ten Year Vision

Posted on April 28, 2011 by richardzorza

This is Part Two of our NewsMaker Interview with Wayne Moore, author of Delivering Legal Services to Low-Income People.  Part One, here, included discussion of what Wayne has learned about how a system should be built, what components it should … Continue reading →

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Finally Posted — Judges’ Journal Article on Self-Represented Cases: 15 Techniques for Saving Time in Tough Times

Posted on April 27, 2011 by richardzorza

This is long overdue, but I thought some of you might like to know that a list of ideas for how judges might respond to the increase in the numbers of self-represented, written by Judges Mark Juhas (of California), Maureen … Continue reading →

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Wayne Moore Discusses His Comprehensive Vision for Legal Aid Programs — Part One of Our NewsMaker Interview

Posted on April 25, 2011 by richardzorza

Wayne Moore has been an access to justice leader for almost 30 years.  Two of his greatest achievements have been helping to conceptualize and operationalize the hotline and pro bono movements.  He has now drawn upon his long experience to … Continue reading →

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