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New York State introduces “SRL Navigators”: Can We Narrow Judicial Discretion on Allowing McKenzie Friends into Canadian Courtrooms?
Last week Justice Jonathan Lippman - Chief Judge of New York State - announced a pilot program that will allow non-lawyer “Navigators” ...
Realizing the Pro Bono Potential of the “Third Flank”: Suggestions for What Every Lawyer Who Cares about A2J Can Do (Right Now)
Last week’s blog “’Lawyers do more pro bono work than any other profession”: Why Pro Bono Will Not and Can Not Save Us from the A2J Cri...
“Lawyers do more pro bono work than any other profession”. Why Pro Bono Will Not and Can Not Save Us from the A2J Crisis
I have many times heard lawyers make the following statement (often with some irritation or a measure of defensiveness)
“You know, law...
Please Don’t Make Me: Why is Acknowledging and Talking about the A2J Problem with the Public So Hard?
“I think I would tell them this is a system that has worked for 200 years and I believe that it is the best system that we could have."...
Now You See Them, Now You Don’t: Your Clients are Just Loaned to You by VISA, You Do Not Own Them
I heard this week from a veteran family lawyer, esteemed in her community and a published author.
She was reflecting on what might be ...