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Julia F. Weber IAALS Consultant Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Family courts operate within a larger court structure that generally reflects the traditional, adversarial approach, which can exacerbate existing tensions between …

Guidance for Trial Judges in Cases Involving Self-Represented Litigants John M. Greacen Principal, Greacen Associates, LLC Special Projects Advisor, IAALS Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects Once a case is filed in court, it becomes the court’s …

Lois R. Lupica IAALS Consultant Maine Law Foundation Professor of Law, University of Maine School of Law Self-represented litigants face a variety of challenges navigating the process without legal help. There are widespread efforts by courts around the …

Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Understanding what clients want and expect from their lawyers is imperative for the provision of high-quality legal services, as well as for lawyers’ success in the legal profession. While we …

Report on an Interdisciplinary Out-of-Court Approach to Separation and Divorce Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Every year, millions of married couples decide to divorce. The legal system provides a means for sorting out …

This publication is a supplemental guide to the Family Justice Initiative's Principles for Family Justice Reform  and sets forth best practices to triaging domestic relations cases that match parties and cases to resources and services. A Streamlined …

Family Justice Initiative As state courts around the country began developing plans to implement the broader civil justice reform recommendations developed by the Conference of Chief Justices in 2016, IAALS, National Center for State Courts, and National …

for First-Party Insurance Property Damage Cases Arising from Disasters Brittany Kauffman CEO These  Initial Discovery Protocols for First-Party Insurance Property Damage Cases Arising from Disasters  (Disaster Protocols) provide a new pretrial procedure …

A Guide to Improving Court Services through User-Centered Design Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects Janet Drobinske Senior Executive Legal Assistant Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal …

Recommendations for Improving Dispositive Motions Practice in State and Federal Courts Brittany Kauffman CEO Judges and attorneys from across the country point to dispositive motions as a critical area for reform. When used appropriately, these motions …

John M. Greacen Principal, Greacen Associates, LLC Special Projects Advisor, IAALS Courts are—to a great extent—in the business of customer service. Yet often, their focus when upgrading their technology doesn’t extend beyond their own internal needs. …

Family Justice Initiative Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation A first of its kind study, this report brings together national data from family cases that confirms what we have long known at IAALS: family courts must do more to focus on …

From Ideation to Implementation Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation In October 2017, IAALS partnered with the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services to host a national two-day conference on …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS Keith Swisher Professor of Legal Ethics, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Russell Wheeler President, Governance Institute Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution Former Deputy …

Summary Judgment in the U.S. District Courts Brittany Kauffman CEO Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Much has been done over the past several years to address the cost and delay in the civil justice process, and much of that …

Status, Selection, Oversight, and Removal Kent Barnett J. Alton Hosch Associate Professor of Law, University of Georgia School of Law Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure …