David Christensen

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David E. Christensen is a trial lawyer representing seriously injured people in Detroit, Michigan. He served on the Conference of Chief Justices Civil Justice Improvements Committee, and on the State Bar of Michigan Civil Discovery Court Rule… MORE

Efficiency in Motion

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Much has been done over the past several years to address the cost and delay in the civil justice process, and much of that work has focused on discovery. Recognizing that there are equal challenges and opportunities for improvement in the area… MORE

Recommendations for Judicial Discipline Systems

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The public must have confidence that judges who misbehave in office, who abuse their power or who undermine the justice system, are not above the law and will be disciplined. So, IAALS determined that we needed to better understand how judicial… MORE

Better Access through Unbundling

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In October 2017, IAALS partnered with the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services to host a national two-day conference on advancing implementation of the unbundled legal services model. Better Access through… MORE

Non-ALJ Adjudicators in Federal Agencies

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This report to the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) describes a large but relatively unknown group of executive branch adjudicators who are not “Administrative Law Judges” (ALJs) governed by the… MORE

The Landscape of Domestic Relations Cases in State Courts

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A first of its kind study, this report brings together national data from family cases that confirms what we have long known at IAALS: family courts must do more to focus on problem solving rather than rely on the traditional structure framed… MORE

Eighteen Ways Courts Should Use Technology to Better Serve Their Customers

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Courts are—to a great extent—in the business of customer service. Yet often, their focus when upgrading their technology doesn’t extend beyond their own internal needs. That’s a recipe for disaster in a world where consumers are increasingly getting… MORE

Efficiency in Motion

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Judges and attorneys from across the country point to dispositive motions as a critical area for reform. When used appropriately, these motions can make civil litigation more efficient, saving the court and the litigants time and money. But when… MORE

Listen > Learn > Lead

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The tech industry has long known something that courts are just beginning to discover: If you want to build a better mousetrap, you need understand the user experience directly from those who use the mousetrap. Courts around the country are… MORE

Initial Discovery Protocols

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These Initial Discovery Protocols for First-Party Insurance Property Damage Cases Arising from Disasters (Disaster Protocols) provide a new pretrial procedure for cases involving first-party insurance property damage claims arising from… MORE