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Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN) recently released America’s Civil Courts: Whom Do We Serve? ­­ —a geospatial story map designed to help the tens of millions of Americans attempting to …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications DENVER —The Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers Initiative of IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, honored Martin “Marty” J. Katz , former Dean of the University of Denver Sturm …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications It’s September which means at IAALS, it's time for our 5th Annual Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers Conference . This year’s Conference comes fresh off the heels of ETL’s groundbreaking report, Foundations for …

Christine Todd Whitman Former Governor of New Jersey, 1994–2001 Constitution Day is observed Friday, September 16, 2016. In celebration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, IAALS is joining with others around the country to share perspectives on …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS Constitution Day is observed Friday, September 16, 2016. In celebration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, IAALS is joining with others around the country to share perspectives on the …

Meryl Justin Chertoff Executive Director, Georgetown Program on State and Local Government Policy and Law (SALPAL) Constitution Day is observed Friday, September 16, 2016. In celebration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, IAALS is joining with …

H. Thomas Wells, Jr. Partner and Founding Member, Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC Past President, American Bar Association Constitution Day is observed Friday, September 16, 2016. In celebration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, IAALS is joining …

Keith Swisher Professor of Legal Ethics, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Constitution Day is observed Friday, September 16, 2016. In celebration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, IAALS is joining with others around the …

Ruth V. McGregor Chief Justice (Ret.), Arizona Supreme Court Chair, O'Connor Advisory Committee Constitution Day is observed Friday, September 16, 2016. In celebration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, IAALS is joining with others around the …

Jack Zouhary Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division IAALS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to recap our …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern The results of our  Foundations for Practice  study continue to reverberate throughout law schools and the legal profession, and the concepts of “ The Whole Lawyer and the Character Quotient ” are being covered in the press as …

Brittany Kauffman CEO In 2013, our state trial courts reported a total of 94.1 million incoming cases. In comparison, there were just 284,604 civil filings in our federal district courts. These statistics reflect the stark reality that the vast majority …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The Iowa Supreme Court Family Law Case Processing Reform Task Force recently submitted its final report to the Iowa Supreme Court, concluding a year-long study of the family law court system in …

Sue Bell Cobb Chief Justice (Ret.), Alabama Supreme Court IAALS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to recap our accomplishments and national impact — and look …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Mark Staines IAALS Intern After the release of the first two reports from our Foundations for Practice project, Law Week Colorado published an article highlighting the groundbreaking findings, which “have the …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern As the number of self-represented litigants (or  pro se litigants) continue to rise, the legal profession continues to explore alternative means of providing services beyond the traditional lawyer-client relationship. Because …

Brittany Kauffman CEO At IAALS’ Fourth Civil Justice Reform Summit , we brought together federal and state court judges, court administrators, attorneys on both sides of the “v”, academics, and users of the system to brainstorm a vision for the courts of …

Rebecca Berch Justice, Arizona Supreme Court IAALS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to recap our accomplishments and national impact — and look to the …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern Procedural fairness continues to be an area of great importance in the landscape of efforts to improve civil justice. The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) recently  produced four informative training videos  that explore …

Thomas A. Balmer Chief Justice, Oregon Supreme Court Over the last three years, I have had the privilege of chairing the Conference of Chief Justices’ Civil Justice Improvements Committee, whose recommendations were adopted last week by the Conference of …