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Thursday, October 26
8:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
Hon. Rebecca Love Kourlis, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS)
Charles Garcia, ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services
8:10 a.m. Unbundling Legal Services: Past, Present, and Future
Forrest S. Mosten, Solo Practice in Family Law and Adjunct Professor of Law, UCLA
8:30 a.m. Unbundling within the Access Ecosystem
The session looks at key developments to expand access to justice and the role of unbundled legal services within that context.
Hon. Laurie Zelon, The Justice for All Project
Glenn Rawdon, Legal Services Corporation Legal Portals Project
9:00 a.m. The Baseline – What We Know from the Research
Recent research provides us with a sense of where we are with unbundled legal services. What do pro se litigants want? What are lawyers providing? Presentations on the research involving unbundled legal services will be followed by small group discussions.
Client Demand: Natalie A. Knowlton, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS)
Lawyer Usage: Sara Smith, ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services
Moderator: John Greacen, Greacen Associates, LLC
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Unbundling for the NextGen – From law schools to incubators to pro bono
How do we reach law students, newly-admitted lawyers and even seasoned practitioners to provide a broader platform of unbundled legal services and maybe some experimentation?
Within Law Schools: Danielle Hirsch, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Within Lawyer Incubators: Luz E. Herrera, Texas A&M University School of Law
Within the Pro Bono Community: Monica Fennell, Faegre Baker Daniels
Moderator: Andrew Schepard, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
11:00 a.m. Perspectives from Practitioners
What do we know about the practitioner’s experience with unbundled legal services? Are certain client populations better served than others? Are unbundled legal services more affordable? More accessible? Experienced unbundling lawyers share their insights, followed by small group discussions about how to encourage lawyers to provide unbundled services and what we can learn from those who do. Presentations will be followed by small group discussions.
Forrest S. Mosten, Solo Practice in Family Law and Adjunct Professor of Law, UCLA
Elizabeth Scheffee, Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.
Wayne Moore, Law Office of Wayne Moore
Moderator: Keri Coleman Norris, LegalShield
12:00 p.m. Networking Lunch
1:00 p.m. Best Practices
States are crawling, walking and running in the implementation of unbundling. This session begins with presentations from those who have taken bold steps to advance unbundling, followed by small group discussions about ways to encourage practitioners to provide these services and potential clients to seek them out.
Colorado Bar Roadshow: Hon. Daniel M. Taubman, Colorado Court of Appeals
Oregon Planning Process: William J. Howe, Gevurtz Menashe
The Self-Represented Litigant Legal Coaching Class: Dayna Cornwall, The National Self-Represented Litigants Project
Moderator: Hon. Mark Juhas, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m Collaboration: Where are the opportunities?
Unbundling cannot be successful in a vacuum. This session explores a wide variety of collaborative stakeholders and the nexuses they create for greater unbundled legal services, followed by small group discussions about the roles of collaborators and the creation of their interactions.
The Judiciary: Hon. Dina Fein, Western Division of the Massachusetts Housing Courts
Self-Help Centers: Bonnie Hough, California Judicial Council
Law Libraries: Dan Cordova, Colorado Supreme Court Library
Group and Prepaid Legal Services: Nicolle Schippers, ARAG
Lawyer Referral Services: Theresa Hurley, Contra Costa County Bar Association
Moderator: Jon Asher
4:00 p.m. What if? Technology and that which is still locked in our imaginations
Technology creates a new set of dynamics for the implementation of unbundled legal services, from the straightforward directory to that which have not even conceived yet. This session looks at current tech-based endeavors, followed by small group discussions that consider the unimaginable.
Online Document Preparation: Tony Lai, Stanford Center for Legal Informatics (CodeX) and Legal.io
Artificial Intelligence: Abhijeet Chavan, Urban Insight
Virtual Advice: Esther Sirotnik, Avvo
Moderator: Richard Granat, DirectLaw, Inc.
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Hour
An unaffiliated but related event is taking place in Denver on Thursday evening: Access to Justice through Technology
Friday, October 27
8:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
Dona Playton, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS)
Will Hornsby, ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services
8:15 a.m. Decision Makers and Enabling Rules – Changes that clarify the practitioner’s path
Many lawyers don’t unbundle because they are unclear about its ethical propriety and malpractice risks. This session looks at the need for states to create rule changes that clearly chart that course and provide direction on risk assessment.
Ethics Rules: James C. Coyle, Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, Colorado Supreme Court
Rules of Civil Procedure: Will Hornsby, ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services
Process for Rule Changes: Danielle Hirsch, Illinois Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission
Malpractice Issues: Heather K. Kelly, Gordon Rees
Moderator: Brittany Kauffman, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS)
9:05 a.m. Find Your Community
As we get ready to spend the morning developing strategic plans, conference attendees will self-select into groups. This exercise will help attendees make their selections.
9:15 a.m. Arranging of Small Group Settings
9:30 a.m. Breakout for Strategic Planning
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Reports on Strategic Plans
11:30 a.m. Wrap-up and Next Steps
12:00 p.m. Adjourn
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