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R. Joseph Parker, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, was a partner in the Litigation Department and served as the firm's General Counsel. He handled complex and general commercial litigation and was former chair of the firm’s Appellate …

After spending nearly 15 years serving as a judge for the Missouri Court of Appeals, Phillip Garrison decided to return to litigation, helping guide his clients through complex commercial litigation matters at Polsinelli. Mr. Garrison spent his legal …

Peter Salem, M.A., is executive director of the Association of Family of Conciliation Courts (AFCC) an interdisciplinary and international association of more than 5,000 members worldwide. He served as AFCC associate director from 1994-2002. He was a …

Pete Kinser is the Strategic Design Consultant for IAALS' Foundations for Practice project. His career focus is applying Design to drive more equitable environments and systems by encouraging human-centered mindsets, principles, and practices. Kinser has …

Paula Littlewood joined the WSBA staff as deputy director in 2003 and served as its executive director from 2007 until 2019. Before joining the WSBA, Littlewood served as assistant dean for administration and public relations at the University of …

Paula L. Hannaford-Agor is the Director of the Center for Juries Studies at the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). In this capacity, she regularly conducts research and provides technical assistance and education to courts and court personnel on the …

Paul Lippe is CEO of OnRamp Systems, the leader in legal department productivity platforms to improve quality and efficiency and reduce costs of legal work. Legal OnRamp was first developed at a legal department productivity and collaboration platform for …

The Honorable Paul J. De Muniz was elected to the Oregon Supreme Court in 2000 and served as the court’s chief justice and administrative head of the Oregon Judicial Department from January 2006 to May 2012, retiring from the court at the end of 2012. …

Paul C. Saunders retired from his position as Of Counsel in Cravath’s Litigation Department in December 2014. He retired from his former position of Partner of the Firm on August 27, 2010, and was named Of Counsel in the same year. Mr. Saunders is a …

Pamela Gagel worked with IAALS beginning in January 2006, and worked on projects within each of the initiative areas. Gagel served as a Denver District Court magistrate from June 1995 to December 1998 and as an Arapahoe County District Court magistrate …

Nick Catanzarite earned his JD, along with an MA in International Studies, from the University of Denver in November 2011. He was admitted to the Colorado Bar in May of 2012 and soon after joined Peters Mair Wilcox. In January 2015, Catanzarite was …

Nathaniel Baca works as a manager at IAALS, supporting its mission to forge innovative and practical solutions to problems within the legal system. Additionally, his work focuses on creating bridges across content and project areas for the benefit of the …

Natalie Anne Knowlton was an advisor on regulatory innovation at IAALS and is Co-Founder of Access to Justice Ventures, LLC. She formerly served as the Director of Special Projects at IAALS, leading the organization’s work in family justice and regulatory …

Nancy Ver Steegh, J.D., M.S.W., is a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she teaches courses on family law, domestic violence, family law residency, and family mediation. Her publications include articles exploring …

Professor Myra Berman is the Associate Dean for Experiential Learning and the Director of the Collaborative Court Programs at the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. Professor Berman is a relative newcomer to legal education, having attended …

Course Portfolio: Louisiana Civil Law of Persons (Family Law) Monica Hof Wallace is the Dean Marcel Garsaud, Jr., Distinguished Profess of Law at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. Professor Wallace joined the law faculty in 2002 after …

Mitch Morrissey was elected District Attorney of Denver, Colorado in November 2004 and was sworn into office on January 11, 2005. Mr. Morrissey is internationally recognized for his expertise in DNA technology, applying that technology in criminal …

Michelle Morley serves as a Circuit Court Judge in the Fifth Circuit, Sumter County, assigned to family, dependency, delinquency, probate, guardianship, and mental health matters as well as other civil matters. She graduated from Stetson University …

Professor Michele Pistone is a Professor of Law and directs and teaches the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES). She founded the Law School’s in-house Clinical Program, which she built and directed for nine years. …

Michael W. Smith is a partner and serves as chairman of the firm and its Executive Committee, and is head of the Litigation section. He joined the firm following a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Judge, United States District …