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Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO On December 31, 2020, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued his annual year-end report on the federal judiciary. In it, he lauds the flexibility and innovation shown by courts across the country as their …

Andrew Arruda CEO, Automate Medical Former Entrepreneur-in-Residence, IAALS We have now hit the necessary escape velocity to punch through the gravitational pull of 2020. 2021 awaits, full of promise, mystique, and excitement. I, like most of my peers, …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager On December 9, IAALS co-hosted a virtual discussion with Dan Rodriguez , former dean of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, on why our balkanized system of professional regulation makes …

Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO Last week, IAALS and our project partner HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law) cohosted a series of virtual Justice Data Lab meetings with our US Justice Needs Advisory Committee and a few additional partners. In …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager On December 4, IAALS Manager Michael Houlberg joined Presiding Judge Clemens Landau of the Salt Lake City Justice Court for a webinar called “Pandemic Positives: The Silver Linings of the Justice …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications IAALS is deeply saddened by the news of Paula Littlewood’s passing, and we extend our sympathies to her family, friends, and colleagues. Paula’s partnership with IAALS was long and deep, and we will sorely miss …

Isabella Banks Justice Sector Advisor, HiiL In June of this year, The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) surveyed 271 thought leaders in the justice sector about what it would mean to deliver justice during the COVID-19 crisis. Our goal was to …

Brooke Meyer Former Manager Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager In the past few months, there have been encouraging updates in several states aimed at more effectively addressing the legal needs of disaster survivors. Two …

Jordan M. Singer Consultant, IAALS Professor of Law, New England Law | Boston On the whole, 2020 was a quiet time for state judicial elections, at least in comparison to recent years. Fewer sitting judges were directly targeted for removal, and most of …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager Earlier this year, Paula Littlewood, IAALS Board of Advisors member and past executive director of the Washington State Bar Association, was a guest on ABA Journal ’s Legal Rebels podcast . During …

Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects In 2019, sports stadiums were selling out seats, office water coolers were drawing crowds, and courthouses were holding hundreds of in-person hearings each day. Fast forward to 2020 and things look quite …

Kelsey Montague Director of Marketing and Public Relations A new report from IAALS showcases the innovative adaptations made around the country to best help those who cannot afford an attorney during COVID-19. IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of …

Andrew Arruda CEO, Automate Medical Former Entrepreneur-in-Residence, IAALS If only 15 percent of people who wanted a haircut could receive a haircut, you’d think the hair grooming governance structure was broken, wouldn’t you? John Lund, one of my …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager On October 27, IAALS and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law co-hosted a virtual panel discussion on how legal regulations in other countries have allowed for greater accessibility to the …

Brian P. Stern Associate Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court Member, Post-Pandemic Civil Working Group, National Center for State Courts Mary Poirier Judicial Law Clerk, Trial Court Law Department, Rhode Island Supreme Court The COVID-19 pandemic has had …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager In September, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences released Civil Justice for All , a report stemming from their Making Justice Accessible project. The report examines the United States’ …

Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Each year, tens of thousands sit for the bar exam nationwide, a final step in demonstrating that new law graduates possess the minimum competence needed to practice law. What exactly minimum …

Brooke Meyer Former Manager We must look back to move forward, so the saying goes. Courts face a backlog of civil cases that have been placed on hold since mid-March because of state and local shelter-in-place orders, court closures, or other …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager On Tuesday, October 20, IAALS hosted a virtual Rebuilding Justice Award Celebration after our annual gala was postponed in April. Instead of gathering for dinner as we normally do, we were joined …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications IAALS is pleased to announce that Carla van Dongen, Vice President - Counsel for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, will chair our Business Leadership Network (BLN). In this role, she will also serve …