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Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications IAALS is pleased to welcome Dona Playton as its new Director of the Honoring Families Initiative effective December 23, 2016. Dona comes to IAALS from the University of Wyoming College of Law where she …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS We are reaching out to encourage you—as a supporter of our work—to vote! Recently, the Center for Out-of-Court Divorce , together with IAALS at the University of Denver, was honored to be a nominee …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) released a Request for Proposals  to identify potential participants in a pilot project for implementing access to justice portals. The …

Martin Katz Professor and Former Dean, University of Denver Sturm College of Law (Review of Rachel Arnow-Richman and Nantiya Ruan, Developing Professional Skills: Workplace Law (West 2016)) There is an exciting movement toward practical legal education in …

Barbara Blackwell Former Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships Mark Staines IAALS Intern IAALS works extensively with partners from around the country as we take on the toughest problems in the legal system. Our Business Leadership Network brings …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications Reporter Haley Cohen of The Economist recently toured the Center for Out-of-Court Divorce (COCD) in Denver and wrote about her experience in a December article titled Disruptive Innovation: A spate of …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern By now, anyone who is familiar with the Foundations for Practice study knows that the data gathered from the 24,000+ lawyers surveyed provides a gold mine of information for law schools, the legal profession (especially legal …

Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO One year ago today, on December 1, 2015, the long awaited amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect. The “package” of amendments included changes across a number of rules (specifically Rules 1, 4, 16, …

Matthew Menendez Counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice On November 3-4, 2016, IAALS convened a blue ribbon group of judges, scholars, and attorneys from across the country to discuss best practices for procedural rules for judicial …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP) has launched a new resource in Canada. The National Database of Professionals Assisting SRLs contains contact information for attorneys offering …

Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO On November 3, the federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee met in Washington D.C. to discuss a range of issues—from current proposed rule amendments to future projects focused on discovery practice and active judicial case …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Here's an overview of 2016 election outcomes that impacted state courts and judges. Ballot Measures Georgia voters approved Amendment 3, which abolishes the Judicial Qualifications Commission (the …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The Tennessee Supreme Court  recently adopted statewide forms for parties in uncontested divorce cases with minor children. The plain-language forms and instructions will go into effect statewide …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative Since Colorado is IAALS’ home base, we are thrilled to join in the celebration of the state’s 50th anniversary of the adoption of merit selection for judges. Colorado was at the forefront of a …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Last month, we gathered legal educators, practitioners, and judges from across the country for—wait for it—our 5th Annual Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers Conference . As we kicked off the conference on the first day of …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nancy Rice is implementing a new resource for self-represented litigants—the Colorado Equal Access Center. The Center supplements the Colorado Judicial …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern As a current second-year law student at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, having the opportunity to attend the 5th Annual Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers Conference last month felt a little bit like eavesdropping on my …

Carlos A. Samour, Jr. Justice, Colorado Supreme Court On October 5, 2016, I was honored to be a panelist at IAALS’ joint Law Firm Council and Business Leadership Network meeting. There were three panels at this plenary session: 1) a panel of corporate …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern Implicit bias can obstruct the goal of fair, trusted, and accountable courts, and many groups have recognized how such unconscious perceptions can affect litigants, judges, and other aspects of the legal system. Recently, the …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative This election year, supreme court justices are on the ballot in 32 states, so chances are they’re on the ballot in your state. Yet, voter participation in judicial elections is notoriously low. …