Agenda

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< Back to event homepage Thursday, February 25 7:15 a.m. Registration and Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions Hon. Rebecca Love Kourlis (Ret.) Brittany K.T. Kauffman 8:15 a.m. State Projects and Rules Update:… MORE

Distinguished Faculty

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< Back to event homepage Keynote Speaker Hon. Carolyn Kuhl Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles, CA Faculty Hon. Jerome B. Abrams District Judge, First Judicial District of Minnesota Hastings, MN Thomas Y.… MORE

Electronic Filing in Colorado Family Law Cases Expands Amid Growing Trend

News and Updates
In May, the Colorado Judicial Branch announced that a pilot program allowing documents in family court cases to be filed online will expand to seven more counties. The two-year pilot program allows online filing in divorce and custody… MORE

Florida Joins Growing List of States Testing Legal Regulation Reforms

News and Updates
On June 28, the Special Committee to Improve the Delivery of Legal Services submitted its final report to the Florida Supreme Court, recommending that Florida adopt a Law Practice Innovation Laboratory Program. The committee had… MORE

Andrew Unthank

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Andrew Unthank is the chair of Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell’s Recruiting Committee, and he is heavily involved in the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Drew has been instrumental in introducing new behavior-based recruiting and… MORE

The IAALS Effect on Hiring at Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell

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At Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell (WTO), we’ve been fortunate to have a front-row seat to the outcomes and transformation that IAALS has achieved through Foundations for Practice and resulting efforts. After Foundations launched in 2016… MORE

Judicial Discipline and Recusal

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Recommendations for Judicial Discipline Systems The public must have confidence that judges who abuse their power or undermine the justice system by engaging in misconduct are not above the law and will be disciplined. So, IAALS determined that we… MORE

Heather Buchanan

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Heather Buchanan joined IAALS in June 2017 as an Intern and Online Contributor, working on projects for all initiatives.

Riyaz Samnani

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Riyaz Samnani served as Project Consultant for the Court Compass project at IAALS. He compiled the database of court technology offerings in production or development around the country upon which this report is based. He also serves as IAALS’… MORE

Anna Carpenter

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Anna Carpenter is a professor of law at S.J. Quinney College of Law and project director for presidential initiatives for the University of Utah President’s Office. She founded Justice Lab, a legal clinic where students help client organizations… MORE