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Brittany Kauffman CEO Last year, IAALS and the National Center for State Courts released a new  Roadmap for Implementation  to guide state courts implementing civil justice reform efforts. The Roadmap is part of the  Civil Justice Initiative (CJI) …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS The Advisory Committee of the Honoring Families Initiative here at IAALS met last month. The Committee, chaired by Bill Howe, a domestic relations practitioner from Oregon, is a group of …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Some experts are predicting that a change in alimony rules under the new tax law passed late last year may  increase  the number of divorces this year. The new tax law changes the alimony deduction, which has been in …

Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession In July 2016, IAALS published  Foundations for Practice: The Whole Lawyer and the Character Quotient , which shared findings from a survey that asked more than 24,000 lawyers …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern FreeFrom , a Los Angeles-based nonprofit, is releasing a self-help  tool  aimed at helping survivors of domestic abuse get the resources and information they need to pursue financial compensation. Many victims of …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS Illinois takes judicial education seriously. In 2015, the state Supreme Court formed the Illinois Judicial College, and very recently I was honored to participate in its first full-week debut of …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern In response to the “enormous pressure” and polarization weighing on the American political landscape, the Brennan Center for Justice has launched the National Task Force on the Rule of Law and Democracy. One of the …

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

Jennifer D. Bailey Administrative Judge (Ret.), 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Circuit Civil Division Bailey Judicial Solutions IAALS, in partnership with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), continued its leadership on implementing Civil …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Bloomberg BNA recently highlighted  IAALS’ Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Protocols , which aim to simplify discovery procedures for FLSA cases. Released last month , the protocols call for a specific set of documents …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Judicial performance evaluation (JPE) took center stage in the Fall/Winter 2017 issue of  Voir Dire , the American Board of Trial Advocates’ magazine. The cover story, written …

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

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern As part of the University of Denver’s Engaging Ideas series, IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis was interviewed about the importance of an independent judiciary—and IAALS’ model for sustaining it. In the  …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Kentucky State Representative Jason Nemes pre-filed bills at the end of 2017 that would change how state appellate judges are selected. Should the bills pass, the governor would select judges from a recommended list of …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern The Wisconsin Lawyer recently  reviewed  IAALS' Foundations for Practice study and discussed some of its ties to Wisconsin's legal community. Of the more than 24,000 lawyers nationwide who participated, 500 were from …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation In August 2016, the Conference of Chief Justices’ Civil Justice Improvements Committee released—and the Conference adopted— Call to Action: Achieving Civil Justice for All , outlining a comprehensive …

Michael J. Madison Faculty Director, Innovation Practice Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Law The theme of the 2017 ETL conference, “ Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers… to Serve Tomorrow’s Clients ,” captures perfectly the attitude that I have …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern No system of judicial selection and retention is perfect; however, merit selection systems attempt to balance judicial independence with voter accountability. Those are the comments of IAALS Executive Director  Rebecca …

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