Category Archives: Self-Help Services

Consumer Reports Misses the Boat on Online Legal Tools

Posted on August 6, 2012 by richardzorza

I have always had the greatest respect for Consumer Report Magazine, and its commitment to standing up for the little guy in their dealings with the providers of products and services. I was disappointed to see that the current September … Continue reading →

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The Prezi as a Self-Help Information Tool Generator

Posted on July 16, 2012 by richardzorza

Prezi is a tool to create zooming informational materials. The Napa Valley Self-Help Center has created two:  one describing the center, and one on California Divorce, Legal Separation & Nullity. The zooming gives you much more control over how the … Continue reading →

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SJI Technical Assistance Grants focus on Self-Represented and Re-Engineering

Posted on June 29, 2012 by richardzorza

Here is the way SJI described its latest technical assistance grants: Nine (9) Technical Assistance (TA) Grants were approved, including: development of appellate court time standards by National Center for State Courts (NCSC) in close coordination with the Conference of … Continue reading →

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Office of Child Support Enforcement Highlights ATJ Innovations

Posted on June 25, 2012 by richardzorza

This is big.  At the DOJ/HHS Turner anniversary Symposium last week, The Office of Child Support Enforcement unveiled four Fact Sheets, an Information Memorandum, and an Action Transmittal. One Fact Sheet, is titled Access to Justice Innovations (yes, you read … Continue reading →

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More on the Turner v. Rogers Anniversary Forum — DC In Person and Streaming Seats Available

Posted on June 12, 2012 by richardzorza

Here is the text of the invite from HHS to the 2 PM Eastern, Wed June 20th session, to be held at Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 1st Floor Auditorium, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201: You are invited to … Continue reading →

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Department of Justice and Office of Child Support (HHS) Anounce Webcast Forum on Turner v. Rogers on June 20

Posted on May 24, 2012 by richardzorza

I am proud that I will be part of a live and streamed Forum on Turner, on its first anniversary. Here is the announcement: Turner v. Rogers Anniversary Forum:  Fundamental Fairness and the Ability to Pay in Child Support Proceedings … Continue reading →

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MIE Journal Article on Relationship of Right to Counsel and Self-Represented Litigant Movements

Posted on May 17, 2012 by richardzorza

Management Information Exchange Journal has just published an article of mine called: The Relationship of the Right to Counsel and Self-Represented Litigant Movements.  The paper attempts to identify the common assumptions of the two movements, the possible sources of their … Continue reading →

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Setting Public Goals for Access Commissions: The Massachusetts Model

Posted on May 7, 2012 by richardzorza

Kudos to the Massachusetts ATJ Commission for publicly setting itself objectives that are both concrete and ambitious — and for assigning groups and individuals to be responsible for moving them forward.  I am particularly impressed that goals for working with … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon — Public Welfare Foundation Funded NCSC Access to Justice Center

Posted on May 7, 2012 by richardzorza

Here’s a heads up. Very soon we will be seeing the launch of the Access to Justice Center of the National Center for State Courts, funded by the Public Welfare Foundation. The Center, for which I will be a consultant, … Continue reading →

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Google Map Showing Self-Help Services in CA

Posted on May 4, 2012 by richardzorza

Check this out.  It speaks for itself, as maps always do. Lets hope that we can get a national map showing both the availability, and gaps in, self-help services.  Maybe someone can create a GIS map version of the data … Continue reading →

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Utah Passes Law Library Self-Help Center Bill

Posted on May 3, 2012 by richardzorza

Here is the key language in the description of the bill passed by the Legislature: This bill: creates a self-help center within a court’s law library; requires that the self-help center be staffed by licensed attorneys;  allows the self-help center … Continue reading →

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More Information on SRLN Pre-Conference May 16, Jacksonville Fl

Posted on April 23, 2012 by richardzorza

Here is a preliminary agenda for the SRLN Pre-Confernce, held in association with the ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference in Jacksonville Florida. Self-Represented Litigation Network 2012 Pre-Conference at the Equal Justice Conference Jacksonville Florida, May 16, 2012, Hyatt Regency Riverfront City … Continue reading →

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Excellent Idea

Posted on April 22, 2012 by richardzorza

I pass on a great idea from Glenn Rawdon.  He suggests as a general matter that we need a Siri-like app that gets people to the right online access to justice information for their problem.  As the Apple site puts … Continue reading →

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Southern District of NY Pro Se Trial Manual

Posted on April 16, 2012 by richardzorza

The Southern District of New York provides to all self-represented litigants whose cases are scheduled for trial this Trial-Ready Manual, prepared with the assistance of the Committee of the Federal Courts of the New York County Lawyers’ Association. As the … Continue reading →

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NPR Story on Alaska Pro Bono SRL Unbundled Dispute Resolution

Posted on April 5, 2012 by richardzorza

NPR (US National Public Radio) has done a great story on Alaska’s program that uses unbundled pro bono assistance to speed the resolution of cases that are “almost there.” As I understand the process, the court Self-Help program reviews the … Continue reading →

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