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Brittany Kauffman CEO In 2013, our state trial courts reported a total of 94.1 million incoming cases. In comparison, there were just 284,604 civil filings in our federal district courts. These statistics reflect the stark reality that the vast majority …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The Iowa Supreme Court Family Law Case Processing Reform Task Force recently submitted its final report to the Iowa Supreme Court, concluding a year-long study of the family law court system in …

Sue Bell Cobb Chief Justice (Ret.), Alabama Supreme Court 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 accomplishments and national impact — and look …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Mark Staines IAALS Intern After the release of the first two reports from our Foundations for Practice project, Law Week Colorado published an article highlighting the groundbreaking findings, which “have the …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern As the number of self-represented litigants (or  pro se litigants) continue to rise, the legal profession continues to explore alternative means of providing services beyond the traditional lawyer-client relationship. Because …

Brittany Kauffman CEO At IAALS’ Fourth Civil Justice Reform Summit , we brought together federal and state court judges, court administrators, attorneys on both sides of the “v”, academics, and users of the system to brainstorm a vision for the courts of …

Rebecca Berch Justice, Arizona Supreme Court 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 accomplishments and national impact — and look to the …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern Procedural fairness continues to be an area of great importance in the landscape of efforts to improve civil justice. The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) recently  produced four informative training videos  that explore …

Thomas A. Balmer Chief Justice, Oregon Supreme Court Over the last three years, I have had the privilege of chairing the Conference of Chief Justices’ Civil Justice Improvements Committee, whose recommendations were adopted last week by the Conference of …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications Zachary Willis Director of Communications A just-released report recommending concrete improvements in the American civil justice system has been endorsed by the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ), the …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern “It is no secret that high-conflict litigation, particularly over a protracted period of time, only serves to increase hostility between a couple,” said Josepha Madigan, a member of the Irish Parliament who is  advocating  for a …

Brittany Kauffman CEO This week, former New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, was presented with the first-ever Mary C. McQueen Award for Excellence and Leadership in Justice System Improvement as part of the annual joint conference of the Conference of …

Jennifer C. Alldredge Attorney, Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, P.C. “Imagine spreading everything you care about on a blanket and then tossing the whole thing up in the air. The process of divorce is about loading that blanket, throwing it up, and watching …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Thirteen years ago this week, I took the bar exam in Colorado. Later, sitting in my new office in my new law firm with my new computer and my new-to-me view of Denver, I distinctly remember swiveling in my office chair, …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications Zachary Willis Director of Communications Most Comprehensive Study of Its Kind Closes Gap Between Legal Education and Legal Employment Today, aspiring lawyers across the country will sit for a bar …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern In Maryland, the creation of special family divisions in the state’s five largest jurisdictions has transformed the way courts handle family law cases. A recent article in the National Center for State Courts’ 2016 Trends in …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern Last summer, the Washington State Bar Association held its  first round of exams  in a new Limited License Legal Technician program (LLLT) aimed at bridging the access to justice gap by allowing non-lawyers to provide legal …

Mark Staines IAALS Intern As the legal profession and technology (and society at large) continue to evolve, many legal educators are working on creative ways to adapt their teaching methods and ensure that today’s students have the skills they need to …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The National Center for State Courts’ 2016  Trends in State Courts  includes an article focused on the impact that high-volume cases, such as consumer debt collection, landlord/tenant, and small claims, have on the overall civil …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP) recently released  Canadian data on case outcomes for self-represented litigants (SRLs) . These new figures come shortly after NSRLP published …