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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. …

Brittany Kauffman CEO In July, the Conference of Chief Justices Civil Justices approved a resolution endorsing the Recommendations of its Civil Justice Improvements Committee. The Committee’s report,  Call to Action: Achieving Justice for All , issues a …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Arizona has long been a leader in civil justice reform, and last week Arizona led the way again with a set of recommendations from its Committee on Civil Justice Reform. The Committee  was established  by the Arizona Supreme Court in …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The American Bar Association recently launched a  free, new resource for income-eligible users with civil law-related questions. The virtual legal advice clinic— ABAFreeLegalAnswers.org —is an online …

Brittany Kauffman CEO When significant amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect last December, we celebrated this important achievement but also  stressed  that  how  the rules were implemented would be key to seeing a positive …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern The American Bar Association’s Commission on the Future of Legal Services recently  released a report  that identifies problems with the delivery of legal services along with suggested remedies. According to the report, despite …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN) recently released America’s Civil Courts: Whom Do We Serve? ­­ —a geospatial story map designed to help the tens of millions of Americans attempting to …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications DENVER —The Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers Initiative of IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, honored Martin “Marty” J. Katz , former Dean of the University of Denver Sturm …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications It’s September which means at IAALS, it's time for our 5th Annual Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers Conference . This year’s Conference comes fresh off the heels of ETL’s groundbreaking report, Foundations for …

Christine Todd Whitman Former Governor of New Jersey, 1994–2001 Constitution Day is observed Friday, September 16, 2016. In celebration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, IAALS is joining with others around the country to share perspectives on …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS Constitution Day is observed Friday, September 16, 2016. In celebration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, IAALS is joining with others around the country to share perspectives on the …

Meryl Justin Chertoff Executive Director, Georgetown Program on State and Local Government Policy and Law (SALPAL) Constitution Day is observed Friday, September 16, 2016. In celebration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, IAALS is joining with …

H. Thomas Wells, Jr. Partner and Founding Member, Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC Past President, American Bar Association Constitution Day is observed Friday, September 16, 2016. In celebration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, IAALS is joining …

Keith Swisher Professor of Legal Ethics, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Constitution Day is observed Friday, September 16, 2016. In celebration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, IAALS is joining with others around the …

Ruth V. McGregor Chief Justice (Ret.), Arizona Supreme Court Chair, O'Connor Advisory Committee Constitution Day is observed Friday, September 16, 2016. In celebration of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, IAALS is joining with others around the …

Jack Zouhary Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division IAALS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to recap our …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern The results of our  Foundations for Practice  study continue to reverberate throughout law schools and the legal profession, and the concepts of “ The Whole Lawyer and the Character Quotient ” are being covered in the press as …