Hosted by IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, and sponsored by DISH Network L.L.C.

This educational summit will bring together nationally recognized experts in the area of eDiscovery to discuss the challenging and unique issues that face practitioners in today’s legal world. Panelists will present practical solutions to the unique issues presented by eDiscovery, including applying cooperation, transparency, and proportionality in cases.

Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis and Quality Judges Initiative Director Malia Reddick will participate in a panel with the Honorable Janice B. Davidson, Colorado Court of Appeals chief judge; Gene A. Ciancio, a shareholder of Donelson, Ciancio, & Grant. P.C.; and Theresa Spahn, of counsel for Wedgle and Associates.

This national conference considered ways to improve existing processes for evaluating the performance of appellate judges and for informing voters about evaluation results.

On October 21, 2010, IAALS hosted more than 100 guests, Board members, and friends of the Institute for our fourth annual award dinner. This year's recipients of the Transparent Courthouse® Award were Nevada Senator William J. Raggio, Nevada Assembly Speaker Barbara E. Buckley, and former Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer, posthumously.

New Hampshire Chief Justice John T. Broderick Jr. received a standing ovation from a capacity crowd of judges, attorneys and business leaders at the 2009 Transparent Courthouse® Award dinner on October 22. In recognizing Chief Justice Broderick, IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis stated, "He gets what the problems are; he gets that we must find solutions; and he has the courage and commitment to fight for those solutions."

On September 9, 2009, more than 70 veteran attorneys, business executives and judges gathered to discuss an issue that many believe has had the biggest impact on the practice of law in recent years – electronic discovery.