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Zachary Willis Director of Communications Momentum building to ensure that courts meet the 21st Century needs of families In an important step toward making family courts more user-friendly and less adversarial, the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) has …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS It was IAALS’ honor to know and work closely with Justice Daryl Hecht of Iowa, who passed away last week of melanoma. Justice Hecht was on the Iowa Supreme Court. Prior to his appointment to that …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Last October, the Federal Judicial Center (FJC) released a report titled, “Initial Discovery Protocols for Employment Cases Alleging Adverse Action.” This is the FJC’s second report on the Pilot …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS “Justice for all.” It is a promise of American democracy and enshrined in our Pledge of Allegiance. And yet, it is not a reality. IAALS wants to change all of that. We are proud to present you with …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Divorce is a highly stressful experience for all those involved, but the impacts on children can be especially profound. A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the Effects of Conflict and Divorce is a new, …

Brittany Kauffman CEO This month IAALS is co-hosting the third in a series of webinars with the National Center for State Courts focused on providing practical information and guidance on implementing civil justice reform. The webinars are part of our …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS IAALS simply would not be what it is without the support of our staff, partners, and friends. They are essential to our efforts and hail from a wide range of backgrounds, viewpoints, and sectors. …

Brittany Kauffman CEO In February, IAALS released a set of initial discovery protocols for first-party insurance cases arising from disasters , both natural and man-made. These cases have a clear core of basic information the parties need to exchange in …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Given the large number of people who navigate the legal system without any representation, justice system stakeholders have a duty to cut through the legalese and ensure that the system is more understandable to …

Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects The National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP)  recently announced the launch of their rebranded blog, “The Access Revolution Blog: Dispatches from the Frontlines.” The NSRLP is an organization whose …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications After 13 years of growing IAALS—the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver—from a fledgling idea to a nationally recognized force for change and evolution on the …

John Montgomery Former Communications Coordinator In family courts around the country, substantial numbers of people represent themselves in court.   Recent national statistics suggest that a majority of divorce and separation cases (72%) involve at least …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS IAALS simply would not be what it is without the support of our staff, partners, and friends. They are essential to our efforts and hail from a wide range of backgrounds, viewpoints, and sectors. …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications John Montgomery Former Communications Coordinator As we move into the New Year, everyone at IAALS is excited to be taking on new projects, creating new relationships, and continuing the important work that moves …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications When disasters hit, whether by hurricane, tornado, earthquake, or fire, the impacts extend beyond the immediate recovery. For the property owners, their insurers, and the courts, there is often a flood of first …

Randall Warner Judge, Superior Court, Maricopa County, Phoenix I wrote lots of summary judgment motions in the day. Partial motions and total motions. One-issue motions and complex motions. Early motions to smoke out legal theories. Late motions to knock …

John Montgomery Former Communications Coordinator Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern The American legal system is in the midst of a transformation. As compared to our historical notions in America of litigants being represented by an attorney in every …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects This time last year, the Court Compass project team was in Boston, Massachusetts, wrapping up the prototype test of the first Court Compass design …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS IAALS simply would not be what it is without the support of our staff, partners, and friends. They are essential to our efforts and hail from a wide range of backgrounds, viewpoints, and sectors. …

Laura Storovich When I first considered getting divorced, I knew that it was going to be difficult emotionally. We had young children, I was going through chemotherapy, and my ex-husband did not want to get divorced. What I did not know, however, was just …