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April is Autism Awareness Month and on Wellness Wednesday, the RSMS brings more attention to autism. One out of thirty-six children have been diagnosed with autism and Jennifer Lopez and Bree Phillips from the ABA Center in Atlanta to speak about Autism Awareness Month.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is Hump Day on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast. In this episode, the RSMS crew discuss a variety of topics on today’s show. Former Vice President Kamala Harris is set to make a big speech, which is her first one since she lost the presidential election. Harris is expected to harshly criticize Donald Trump’s economic plan, and she plans to hint at a gubernatorial run in California. In other celebrity news, Mary J. Blige is being sued by her former friend and longtime stylist Misa Hylton for $5 million. Hylton is suing Blige because of a dispute over rapper Vado, who is signed to Blige’s label. The dispute is that Blige and her company will not release his album if they cut ties with Misa Hylton. April is Autism Awareness Month and on Wellness Wednesday, the RSMS brings more attention to autism. One out of thirty-six children have been diagnosed with autism and Jennifer Lopez and Bree Phillips from the ABA Center in Atlanta to speak about Autism Awareness Month. All of this and more on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast. Website: https://www.urban1podcasts.com/rickey-smiley-morning-show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission is on tour! Their “Beloved Community” tour is stopping in towns across the state to host open discussions about civil rights issues in each community. Racquel Williams speaks with Executive Director Chad Dion Lassiter to understand the purpose of this tour, the important work PHRC does, and how to reach out if you're having an issue with any kind of prejudice or discrimination. Then, on Shara in the City, Shara Dae Howard visits the ABA Centers of Pennsylvania in Wayne, a play and therapy center for children with autism, complete with everything from a climbing wall to a bubble machine. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Colin Rule (CEO of Mediate.com) speaks with Bridget McCormick, the CEO of the American Arbitration Association/International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA/ICDR), about the path that led her from being a public defender in NYC, to a law professor in Michigan, to the Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, and now CEO of AAA/ICDR. They discuss her work in mediation and dispute resolution, how Bridget has updated AAA/ICDR's strategy to embrace mediation and expand access to justice, and the role of technology in the future of the ADR field. Learn More: https://adr.org/ https://www.lawnext.com/2024/05/american-arbitration-association-acquires-odr-com-and-mediate-com-to-expand-online-dispute-resolution.html https://mediate.com/the-mediate-com-aaa-partnership/ About Bridget McCormick: Bridget Mary McCormack is President and CEO of the American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution. She is also a Strategic Advisor to the Future of the Profession Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Until the end of 2022, McCormack was Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, a position her peers selected her for in January 2019 after she served for six years as a Justice. While on the Court, she championed innovation and the use of technology to improve access to justice. A graduate of New York University Law School, McCormack started her legal career in New York City. In 1996, she joined the Yale Law School faculty. She then joined the University of Michigan Law School faculty in 1998, where she taught criminal law, legal ethics, and numerous clinics. She was Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs from 2002 until 2012. McCormack was elected to The American Law Institute in 2013. The Attorney General of the United States appointed her to the National Commission on Forensic Science in 2014. In 2019, the Governor of Michigan named her Co-Chair of the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration. In 2020, she joined the American Bar Association's Council on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar and currently serves as Vice Chair. In 2021, the Governor of Michigan asked her to co-chair the Michigan Task Force on Forensic Science and to chair the Michigan Jail Reform Advisory Council. She also chaired the Michigan Judicial Council, the strategic planning body for the judicial branch. In 2021, McCormack was also appointed to serve nationally on The Council of State Governments Healthy States National Task Force and the ABA Center for Innovation's Governing Council. She was also named Chair of the ABA Board of Elections. McCormack is an Editor of the ABA's preeminent publication, Litigation Journal. She speaks and writes frequently about access to justice, innovation in the legal profession, and legal education.

This week, Kathleen Creamer is returning to the EPPiC Broadcast. Kathleen is the managing attorney of the Family Advocacy Unit at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia. This week, Kathleen gives us an overview of many topics under discussions at the ABA Center on Children and the Law's recent National Conference on Parent Representation, which featured panels from many of the top scholars, lawyers, and authors in the world of child welfare reform. Support the Show.

Do you worry about applying the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard as a foster parent? Check out this interview with Rhonda Serrano, a senior attorney at the ABA Center on Children and the Law, and Kate Schultz, the Deputy Director at Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina and a licensed foster parent. In this episode, we cover:Where does the concept and term for “reasonable and prudent parent” come from?What were the problems that the reasonable and prudent parent standard is trying to address? The intent is to promote and support normalcy. Why is normalcy so important for foster youth?Who does this standard apply to? Does it apply to all children and youth in foster care?Why is the distinction between an “activity” vs. a “service” important? What is included in extracurricular activities?What is included as an enrichment activity? What is included in cultural activities?What is considered a social activity?Would these activities usually be included?Phone and computer useBeing on social mediaReasonable curfews and rules for dating and socializingDriver's licenses and learner's permitsSocial activities with friends and peers, including unsupervised social activities, such as:Going to the moviesDatingVisiting friends' houses overnightWould background checks be needed to spend the night at a friend's or foster grandparent's house?Are there some activities that are inherently too risky for the foster parent to make the decision on whether to participate?The activity is supposed to be age or developmentally appropriate. Who makes this decision?Factors to consider when applying this standard. Does the child/youth want to do this activity? Does it fit with their interests, likes, and dislikes?Is this activity appropriate for their age and something other kids their age get to do? Can this youth/child participate safely for their selves and others, given their behavioral history?Is there appropriate adult supervision for this activity?Does this activity encourage the child's emotional and developmental growth?Does participating in this activity normalize life for this child/youth? Does it provide a more family-like experience?Does this activity provide a way for the child to further their self-identity (including ethnic, cultural, religious, etc)?Does it provide an opportunity for healthy risk-taking?Will the youth gain adult skills for transitioning?Does the biological parent want the child to participate in this activity? Can you afford this activity?Risk factorMental health: are there any triggers to be aware of?What liability does the resource parent have if things go wrong at the activity?How can biological parents be included in decisions about the reasonable and prudent parent standard?What happens when the biological parent objects to an activity, but the foster parents are in favor of allowing the child to participate? This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them. Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:Weekly podcastsWeekly articlesSupport the showPlease leave us a rating or review RateThisPodcast.com/creatingafamily

Our guest today is Zack DeMeola, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), a not-for-profit organization with the goal of advancing law and justice by promoting access, equity, and fairness in law school admission and supporting learning journeys from prelaw through practice. A former corporate litigation attorney, Zack left practice after several years to join the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS). There, he led the Foundations for Practice project, the most comprehensive study to date of the skills, competencies, and characteristics new lawyers need, and the Unlocking Legal Regulation Project, where he directed a team of researchers and lawyers to promote a regulatory system that meets the demands of everyday people. From 2020-2023, Zack promoted innovation in the legal profession and in addressing the access to justice crisis as a member of the Governing Council of the ABA Center for Innovation. Today, at LSAC, Zack supports a range of initiatives, from overseeing research into trends affecting current and prospective law students and advocating for a better way to regulate legal education to working with cross-functional teams to design and implement specific programs, learning outcomes, and standards-based assessments in the organization's educational programs. Zack is also committed to continuous improvement in legal education as a co-chair of the ABA Resources on Outcomes and Assessments Committee. Additionally, he co-founded Access to Justice Ventures with Natalie Anne Knowlton—a past guest on the podcast. In 2023 the ABA Journal named Zack a Legal Rebel for his groundbreaking work creating a holistic way for law students to find where they fit into the profession, including his work with Foundations for Practice. In our wide-ranging discussion, Zack talks about the mission of LSAC, reconsidering the way we educate and test new lawyers, professional identity formation, and how clerking at the Arkansas Supreme Court shaped his career.

Our guest today is Sarah Glassmeyer, Director of Data Curation at LegalTechnology Hub. Sarah has worked in various roles as a problem-solver in the legal community. For several years, she was a law librarian at universities around the US. Since then, she has worked as Director of Content Development at the Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI), as a research fellow at Harvard's Library Innovation Lab and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, as project manager and legal counsel for the ABA Center for Innovation and Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services, and as a Legal Tech Curator at Reynen Court Inc. At the time we recorded this episode, Sarah was Senior Solutions Analyst at LegalTechnology Hub, but her role has recently changed to Director of Data Curation. In this position, she oversees the content in the LegalTechnology Hub directory. Additionally, Sarah has received numerous accolades and honors. She was part of the inaugural class of the Fastcase 50, was named an ABA Legal Rebel, and has earned a “le Hackie” award from the Legal Hackers organization. In our discussion, Sarah talks about making "lucky jumps" in her career, how being a law librarian has changed over time, her current work at LegalTechnology Hub, and what excites her the most in legal tech.

Joey Gartner, Director of the ABA Center for Innovation, shares a 2-minute definition AI and the key terms attendees should know prior to the ideation session. 

AI is already changing the legal profession, and law schools have a responsibility to stay on the cutting edge of this technology to equip future lawyers with all they need to know about its impacts and uses. Sharon Nelson and John Simek talk with Dean Andy Perlman about the current landscape of AI in legal practice and education. They discuss ChatGPT's debut, shaping ethical and socially responsible uses of AI, the importance of embracing AI in legal education, and much more. Andrew Perlman is the dean of the Suffolk University Law School and the inaugural chair of the governing council of the ABA Center for Innovation.

AI is already changing the legal profession, and law schools have a responsibility to stay on the cutting edge of this technology to equip future lawyers with all they need to know about its impacts and uses. Sharon Nelson and John Simek talk with Dean Andy Perlman about the current landscape of AI in legal practice and education. They discuss ChatGPT's debut, shaping ethical and socially responsible uses of AI, the importance of embracing AI in legal education, and much more. Andrew Perlman is the dean of the Suffolk University Law School and the inaugural chair of the governing council of the ABA Center for Innovation.

Is it better for your child to have ABA in-home or is it better to have a center? The truth is there are many factors and questions to consider when making this choice for your family. I will go over some of the important things you should look at when choosing therapy and care for your autistic child. 

The legal industry is constantly changing—client expectations have evolved, law firms are running remotely, and the use of legal technology has increased. So how can litigators keep up and continue to grow and improve their practice? In this episode of Litigation Radio, top legal experts discuss ideas and technology to help build a more scalable and sustainable law practice. Joining this episode are Don Bivens (Chair, ABA Center for Innovation); Kimberly Bennett (Lawyer, Strategist, and Tech Co-Founder for Social Impact Entrepreneurs); Joseph Raczynski (Global Leader in Leveraging Emerging Technologies); and Joseph Gartner (Director, ABA Center for Innovation).   Discussed in this episode: New AI-powered legal writing tools Scheduling software for lawyers Legal chatbots Law firm sales customer relationship management (CRM)  Lawyer payment methods your clients want Client portals and experience platforms for law firms And much more...

Part of our mission at Litigation Radio is to help litigators build a scalable and sustainable law practice; one in which serves our clients well, and ensures that we can continue to focus on our own wellbeing, relationships, and a positive work-life balance. As we begin 2023, we wanted to delve deeper into this topic of sustainability, and discuss ideas and technology we can use to help build a more scalable and profitable practice.    Joining this episode include special guests: Don Bivens (Chair, ABA Center for Innovation); Kimberly Bennett (Lawyer, Strategist, and Tech Co-Founder for Social Impact Entrepreneurs); Joseph Raczynski (Global Leader in Leveraging Emerging Technologies); and Joseph Gartner (Director, ABA Center for Innovation). Topics & Tips Discussed in this Episode: New AI-powered Legal Writing Tools Scheduling Software for Lawyers Legal Chatbots Law Firm Sales CRM Lawyer Payment Methods Your Clients Want Client Portals and Experience Platforms for Law Firms And much more...

 To truly unlock the latent market in legal and help serve legal needs that go unmet, Ed Walters, CEO of Fastcase, and Jack Newton, CEO of CLIO, make a case for how lawyers can think about the future.  It's not about reregulation, but investment, vision, and changing the way the industry thinks.  Follow Ed Walters on Twitter. Follow Jack Newton on Twitter. Patrick can be found on social media at @PalaceLawA special thank you to Laurence Colletti at the Legal Talk Network for sharing their podcasting setup with us.  #ABACIN   Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on Twitter: @ABAInnovation

To truly unlock the latent market in legal and help serve legal needs that go unmet, Ed Walters, CEO of Fastcase, and Jack Newton, CEO of CLIO, make a case for how lawyers can think about the future.    Follow Ed Walters on Twitter. Follow Jack Newton on Twitter. Jack's Book "The Client-Centered Law Firm" can be found here. Patrick can be found on social media at @PalaceLaw#ABACIN   Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on Twitter: @ABAInnovation

David Slayton and Judge Scott Schlegel have been pioneers in helping courts and judges adapt and innovate through the covid-19 pandemic.  Today they open up to Patrick about the tools and tricks that have helped them thrive over the last two years.   Follow Judge Scott Schlegel on Twitter. Follow David Slayton on Twitter. Patrick can be found on social media at @PalaceLaw#ABACIN   Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on Twitter: @ABAInnovationFor more information on the American Legal Technology Awards, click here. 

Jim Doppke is a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility. He is currently serving as Co-Chair of the CBA's Professional Responsibility Committee. Learn more: https://rsmdlaw.com/our-team/jim-doppke-illinois-legal-ethics-attorney/

David Slayton and Judge Scott Schlegel have been pioneers in helping courts and judges adapt and innovate through the covid-19 pandemic.  Today they open up to Patrick about the tools and tricks that have helped them thrive over the last two years.   Follow Judge Scott Schlegel on Twitter. Follow David Slayton on Twitter. Patrick can be found on social media at @PalaceLaw#ABACIN   Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on Twitter: @ABAInnovationFor more information on the American Legal Technology Awards, click here. 

Jim Doppke is a member of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility. He is currently serving as Co-Chair of the CBA's Professional Responsibility Committee. Learn more: https://rsmdlaw.com

Jayne Reardon and Zack DeMeola are back with Patrick to discuss how reregulation may help rebuild the public trust and restore consumer confidence in the justice system. Inspired by Jayne Reardon's 2021 article  "As Lawyers, We Must Further the Public Interest" these thought leaders will share their visions of the future of legal and how unlocking the unserved legal market will open new opportunities for lawyers to thrive.  Follow Jayne Reardon on Twitter. Follow Zack DeMeola on Twitter. Patrick can be found on social media at @PalaceLaw#ABACIN   Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on Twitter: @ABAInnovation

Jayne Reardon and Zack DeMeola join Patrick to discuss how regulatory expiration may help build more vital law firms designed to serve more people. Inspired by Jayne Reardon's 2021 article  "As Lawyers, We Must Further the Public Interest" these thought leaders will share their visions of the future of legal and how unlocking the unserved legal market will open new opportunities for lawyers to thrive.  Follow Jayne Reardon on Twitter.Follow Zack DeMeola on Twitter.Patrick can be found on social media at @PalaceLaw#ABACIN Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on Twitter: @ABAInnovation

Patrick wraps up his conversation about the legal market and how to unlock its potential using marketing.  Two experts in the field  Gyi Tsakalakis, CEO of Attorneysync, and Mark Homer, CEO of GNGF, will build a hypothetical firm and give you practical tips for how to maximize its growth with marketing.  Follow Gyi Tsakalakis on twitter.Click the link to find out more about Attorneysync.Follow Mark Homer and GNGF on Twitter. Click the link to find out more about GNGF.Patrick can be found on social media at @PalaceLaw#ABACIN Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on Twitter: @ABAInnovation  

Few people understand the legal market and how to unlock its potential like marketing professionals.  Today Patrick is joined by two experts in the field who share real world examples of how marketing can be a game changer for your firm.  Gyi Tsakalakis, CEO of Attorneysync  and Mark Homer, CEO of GNGF, discuss the market opportunities that are beginning to unfold and how lawyers can be at the forefront of these changes.  Follow Gyi Tsakalakis on twitter.Click the link to find out more about Attorneysync.Follow Mark Homer and GNGF on twitter. Click the link to find out more about GNGF.Patrick can be found on social media at: @PalaceLaw#ABACIN Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on twitter: @ABAInnovation

Patrick Palace wears many different hats, Former President of the Washington State Bar, small firm practitioner and now podcast host.  Patrick will be joining to co-host the Innovation Network's third season.   He will lead discussions with industry experts and discuss how solo, general practice and attorneys at small firms can thrive and grow through innovative thinking.   This season is all about embracing the optimism of the future of the legal profession and talking to the industry leaders who are making it happen.Patrick can be found on social media at: @PalaceLaw#ABACIN Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on twitter: @ABAInnovation

Thought sandboxes are interesting after the last episode?  Welcome back for part 2.Alberta became the most recent province to vote to create a regulatory sandbox for the delivery of legal services in October.   In Canada there are now three sandboxes as Alberta joins British Columbia and Ontario..  Join the Law Society of Alberta's Chioma Ufodike, Cori Ghitter and Len Polsky as they talk with us about the road to sandbox creation and what the next steps will be.  Guests:Chioma Ufodike, Senior Manager, Risk & Compliance,  The Law Society Of Alberta  Cori Ghitter, Deputy Executive Director and Director, Policy and Education,  The Law Society Of AlbertaLen Polsky, Manager, Legal Technology and Mentorship, The Law Society Of AlbertaShow Notes:The Law Society of Alberta Sandbox homepageRedesigning Legal:  As part of our Redesigning Legal Speaker Series, on December 7, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. MDT, The Center For Innovation and its partners will explore the opportunities  being created by regulatory innovation for legal education.  Titled  "The Role of Legal Education, Clinics, and Legal Labs" This program will explore the opportunities being created by regulatory innovation for legal education. Panelists will focus on how law schools are responding and adapting to the prospect of fewer barriers to innovation that offer increased employment opportunities for their students, more roles for people other than lawyers in the delivery of legal services, the creation of tiered legal service providers, and collaboration across professional fields to provide more and new kinds of legal services.  This panel will include Stacy Butler (Director of the Innovation for Justice Program, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law), Anna Carpenter (Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law), April Dawson (Associate Dean of Technology and Innovation, North Carolina Central University School of Law), and Michele Pistone (Professor of Law and Director of the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law), whose conversation will be moderated by Jordan Furlong (Principal, Law21).    Register for Free here. Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on twitter: @ABAInnovation

If you need a primer on what a legal sandbox is then this is the episode for you.   Utah developed the first sandbox environment to allow new approaches in the delivery and structure of legal services in the US.  North Carolina is one of the many states evaluating what a sandbox may look.  One of the key voices in that conversation is Jeff Kelly.     As the point person for North Carolina's sandbox proposal, Jeff talks to us about what a sandbox is, how North Carolina State Bar's Issues Subcommittee Studying Regulatory Change decided a sandbox was right for them and what happens next. Featured Guest:     Jeff Kelly Attorney at Nelson Mullins, Advisory member of the North Carolina State Bar's Issues Subcommittee Studying Regulatory Change, Chair of the North Carolina Bar Association's Future of Law Committee, Fellow with Duke Law's Center on Law and Technology  Jeff's Art icicles and Resources: Jeff recently wrote a post on a FinTech sandbox that launched in North Carolina earlier this month.  Redesigning Legal:  As part of our Redesigning Legal Speaker Series, on December 7, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. MDT, The Center For Innovation and its partners will explore the opportunities  being created by regulatory innovation for legal education.  Titled  "The Role of Legal Education, Clinics, and Legal Labs" This program will explore the opportunities being created by regulatory innovation for legal education. Panelists will focus on how law schools are responding and adapting to the prospect of fewer barriers to innovation that offer increased employment opportunities for their students, more roles for people other than lawyers in the delivery of legal services, the creation of tiered legal service providers, and collaboration across professional fields to provide more and new kinds of legal services.  This panel will include Stacy Butler (Director of the Innovation for Justice Program, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law), Anna Carpenter (Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law), April Dawson (Associate Dean of Technology and Innovation, North Carolina Central University School of Law), and Michele Pistone (Professor of Law and Director of the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law), whose conversation will be moderated by Jordan Furlong (Principal, Law21).    Register for Free here. Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on twitter: @ABAInnovation

Gunderson Dettmer partner and chair of the firm's labor & employment practice, Natalie Pierce believes that life is a working towards a constant state of improvement. Stephanie Goutos, Gunderson Dettmer's practice innovation attorney, agrees and shares her expertise on how automated processes can foster those improvements. After a year the results have been clear.  According to Pitchbook, Gunderson Dettmer has had a record breaking year in 2020 and continues to experience unprecedented growth.Today we talk with two brilliant innovators about the incredible growth they have seen in the last year and how that growth will be sustainable into the future. We discuss automated intake procedures, how to reduce email and the benefits of data collection and analysis.  Featured Guests:·       Natalie Pierce: Partner & Chair of Gunderson Dettmer's Employment Practice·       Stephanie Goutos: Practice Innovation Attorney, Gunderson Dettmer's Employment Practice    Gunderson Dettmer: Gunderson Dettmer is a leading law firm for entrepreneurs, emerging growth companies and the VC firms that support them. You can follow their social media here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gunderson-dettmer http://twitter.com/gundersonlaw Future work Playbook Podcast:The Future Work Playbook podcast looks at how the future of work will be shaped by technology, robotics, Artificial Intelligence, automation, and other innovations and how visionary leaders can successfully guide their companies through it all. Join Gunderson Dettmer partner, chair of the firm's labor and employment practice, and host Natalie Pierce as she interviews top emerging companies and leaders from around the globe to help you and your company develop new playbooks for work.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/futurework-playbook/id1568361184  Redesigning legal: As part of our Redesigning Legal Speaker Series, on October 20, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. MDT, The Center For Innovation and its partners will explore how regulatory reform efforts can strike a balance between broader access to justice, sustainable access, and public protection.   Public protection has long been the stated justification for our strict licensing and regulation of lawyers—and the broader practice of law. Yet in our multi-jurisdictional and increasingly remote practice environment, lawyers who innovate are put in the crosshairs of unauthorized practice of law (UPL). Is it time for things to change? In a time when legal deserts—many of which are in areas bordering multiple jurisdictions—are widespread, access to justice is more critical than ever, and regulatory reform efforts are gaining unprecedented momentum, how can we strike a balance between broader access, sustainable practice, and public protection?  This panel will include Mike Kennedy, bar counsel for the Vermont Judiciary; Andrew Perlman, dean of Suffolk Law School; and Wendy Muchman, professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Their conversation will be moderated by Lynda Shely, ethics lawyer at the Shely Firm PC.Register for free here:https://iaals.du.edu/events/redesigning-legal-lawyer-upl-has-it-jumped-shark   Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on twitter: @ABAInnova

As Hurricane Ida devastated Louisiana, Amanda Brown, the executive director at Lagniappe Law Lab, helped create a tool designed to assure that people could get information in the days and weeks following the storm.  Amanda tells us how a simple solution designed around SMS capabilities is able to provide information to the public at time they need it most.   We also talk about her approach to design thinking and Lagniappe's other projects.If you would like to find out more about Amanda and her work at the  Lagniappe Law Lab:https://lagniappelawlab.org/@Accesstowhat Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on twitter: @ABAInnovation  

There may be no more critical issue facing the legal profession than reregulation of legal services. Amid an escalating crisis in access to justice, proponents of regulatory reform argue that the only way to meaningfully address the crisis is to loosen restrictions on non-lawyers investing in and providing legal services.  So critical is the issue that GPSolo, the magazine of the American Bar Association's Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division, has devoted its most recent issue to the topic, assembling a roster of contributors who are among the nation's leading experts on regulatory reform.  In this special LawNext episode in conjunction with GPSolo, five of those contributors come together to share and discuss their views on reregulation: Zachariah DeMeola, director of legal education and the legal profession at the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System. Joseph Gartner, director and counsel, ABA Center for Innovation. Judy Perry Martinez, past president of the ABA and former chair of the ABA's Presidential Commission on the Future of Legal Services, whose 2016 Report on the Future of Legal Services influenced many of the reform initiatives now underway.  Patrick Palace, the past president of the Washington State Bar Association and current member of the executive council of the National Conference of Bar Presidents and the board of the ABA Center for Innovation, who served as editor of the GPSolo issue.  Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer of the Arizona Supreme Court, who chaired the Arizona Supreme Court's Task Force on the Delivery of Legal Services, which recommended rules ultimately adopted by the court that created a new tier of legal services provider and eliminated the ban on non-lawyer ownership.   Note: For previous LawNext episodes featuring some of these panelists, see: Supreme Court Justice Ann Timmer on Arizona's Sweeping Regulatory Reforms (2021). Incoming ABA President Judy Perry Martinez (July 29, 2019).  LawNext Episode 34: Alternative Legal Models – A Panel Discussion (with Patrick Palace and others)(April 9, 2019). Thank You To Our Sponsors This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsors. We appreciate their support and hope you will check them out.

Today we sit down with Mat Rotenberg to talk about the productivity challenges lawyers face. Mat founded dashboard legal with the goal of helping lawyers focus their time on the things they were trained to do  and to create a more sustainable and inclusive legal profession.  He believes that the incremental change that productivity solutions offer lawyers will be key to the future of the profession.     If you are interested in more  about Mat or dashboard legal you can find it here:https://dashboardlegal.com Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on twitter: @ABAInnovation 

Today we will discuss blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs and their impact on the legal industry.  Joining us is an expert in all things blockchain and crypto, Joseph Raczynski.  Joseph Raczynski is a Technologist & Futurist with Thomson Reuters.  If you are interested in more from Joe you can find it here:Joe Technologist https://joetechnologist.com/Twitter: @joerazz or https://twitter.com/joerazz    Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on twitter: @ABAInnovation 

Get Your Autism Questions Ready! It's time for another episode of Ask Dr. Doreen! In these episodes, Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, founder of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, joins us yet again to answer questions from viewers like YOU! Join us and comment your autism question or e-mail it to S.Penrod@autism-live.com and we will try to get to it in the future!   5:25 Would hyperbaric chambers be an effective method to assist individuals with autism? I am a BCBA and frequently watch your show. I was listening to Dr. Doreen speak on June 9th regarding the possible link between toxins, the redox reaction, and autism (at the 59 minute mark). If I understood correctly, the toxins prevent the respiratory cycle from functioning optimally. If that is the case, would hyperbaric chambers be an effective method to assist individuals with autism? Thank you for a great and informative show! 20:20 Is the Skills Program for Adults on the Autism Spectrum as Well? 23:00 Free Training Modules Available on SkillsforAutism and IBehavioralTraining Parent Useful Strategies for the home & Behavior Management www.IbehavioralTraining.com www.skillsforautism.com 27:00 compassion Dr Ask Dr. Doreen, being recently diagnosed (in 2019) as High Functioning myself as an adult as well as ADHD, it would be beneficial for me throughout my life to have more compassionate people to work with me than harsh people especially in today's world 31:32 My son is being denied his NROTC full scholarship. My son is being denied his NROTC full scholarship. He's very accomplished has overcome challenges and no longer meets criteria ASD. We need help He's actually been a guest here several years ago. 43:50 Is an ABA Center better than in home? Is an ABA Center better than in home ? I'm trying to get ny son in a center but it's a 50min drive. 47:41 Expressive Language Hi. My son has a large vocabulary and his receptive language is really good. Understands almost everything we say. But he doesn't use those words 52:20 My difficulty is to know what's my Children's suppose to know in his age. Whats skills… he is 3 years old Great in alphabet and Numbers In portuguese and English But don't know cut papers etc.

Get Your Autism Questions Ready! It's time for another episode of Ask Dr. Doreen! In these episodes, Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, founder of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, joins us yet again to answer questions from viewers like YOU! Join us and comment your autism question or e-mail it to S.Penrod@autism-live.com and we will try to get to it in the future!   5:25 Would hyperbaric chambers be an effective method to assist individuals with autism? I am a BCBA and frequently watch your show. I was listening to Dr. Doreen speak on June 9th regarding the possible link between toxins, the redox reaction, and autism (at the 59 minute mark). If I understood correctly, the toxins prevent the respiratory cycle from functioning optimally. If that is the case, would hyperbaric chambers be an effective method to assist individuals with autism? Thank you for a great and informative show! 20:20 Is the Skills Program for Adults on the Autism Spectrum as Well? 23:00 Free Training Modules Available on SkillsforAutism and IBehavioralTraining Parent Useful Strategies for the home & Behavior Management www.IbehavioralTraining.com www.skillsforautism.com 27:00 compassion Dr Ask Dr. Doreen, being recently diagnosed (in 2019) as High Functioning myself as an adult as well as ADHD, it would be beneficial for me throughout my life to have more compassionate people to work with me than harsh people especially in today's world 31:32 My son is being denied his NROTC full scholarship. My son is being denied his NROTC full scholarship. He's very accomplished has overcome challenges and no longer meets criteria ASD. We need help He's actually been a guest here several years ago. 43:50 Is an ABA Center better than in home? Is an ABA Center better than in home ? I'm trying to get ny son in a center but it's a 50min drive. 47:41 Expressive Language Hi. My son has a large vocabulary and his receptive language is really good. Understands almost everything we say. But he doesn't use those words 52:20 My difficulty is to know what's my Children's suppose to know in his age. Whats skills… he is 3 years old Great in alphabet and Numbers In portuguese and English But don't know cut papers etc.

Dan Rodriguez is the Harold Washington Professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, having previously served as dean January 2012 through August 2018. In that role, he was instrumental in bringing an interdisciplinary focus to the law school curriculum. Dan has also advocated for the law-business-technology interface as chair of the ABA Center for Innovation. In today's episode, learn how Dan appeals to lawyers' self-interest and selflessness to break down barriers, and how science and medicine can provide a model for the future of the profession.

This week on the #ABACIN: E-Discovery and Compliance powerhouse Relativity launched a program last year that aimed to join technology and social justice called "Justice for Change"  We talked with three "Relativians" Colleen Costello, (Head of Social Impact), Jaclyn Sattler, (Chief of Staff), Johnathan Hill, (Community Engagement Lead) about how this project will impact the access to justice gap.  Find out more  here!Follow updates from the ABA Center for Innovation on twitter: @ABAInnovation

In this second installment, Colin Rule shares his insights on online dispute resolution’s (ODR’s) growth in the last decade, during the COVID19 pandemic, and future applications in collaboration with artificial intelligence, bitcoin, and smart contracts. Of note, Colin was awarded the inaugural 2020 Frank E.A. Sander Award by the ABA Center for Innovation in conjunction with this Section. Tune in to learn more about Colin and his work! Note: Since the episode’s recording, Colin joined Mediate.com as its President and CEO. We wish him well on his new adventure.

Guest: Dani Newcomb, MS CCC-SLP - In this episode Michelle is joined by Dani Newcombe, MS CCC-SLP, the delightfully candid Pediatric Feeding SLP blogger behind The Messy SLP, where she shares bits and pieces of what it's like to be a "messy perfectionist". Dani, who currently works as an SLP in an autism therapy center in South Bend, Indiana, has traveled the country in the pursuit of her passion… delivering EBP Feeding Services to those in need! Today she shares how we can work collaboratively with our ABA Colleagues in the somewhat contentious area of “Feeding”. Yes, you read that right, how to work collaboratively with ABA Colleagues in the world of Pediatric Feeding Disorders…and trust Dani and Michelle…it is possible! Enjoy the hour filled with real life trials and tribulations, lessons learned from past failures, and how to set your tiny human up for Feeding Success!

In this second installment, Colin Rule shares his insights on online dispute resolution’s (ODR’s) growth in the last decade, during the COVID19 pandemic, and future applications in collaboration with artificial intelligence, bitcoin, and smart contracts. Of note, Colin was awarded the inaugural 2019 Frank E.A. Sander Award by the ABA Center for Innovation in conduction with this Section. Tune in to learn more about Colin and his work! Part 1: https://soundcloud.com/resolutionspod/colin-rule-a-conversation-about-online-dispute-resolution

Host Dan Linna welcomes Dan Rodriguez to the team as the newest co-host of the Law Technology Now podcast. They discuss Dan Rodriguez’s work within the legal education sphere, including his drive towards innovation and his efforts to facilitate connections between legal education and the broader legal community before turning the conversation more broadly to the future of legal innovation, the need for regulatory changes, improving access to justice, the fear of robot lawyers, and the impediments that the industry has to overcome to facilitate meaningful change. Dan Rodriguez is a professor and former dean at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and is the former host of the Planet Lex: The Northwestern Pritzker School of Law podcast. Dan is also the chair of the ABA Center for Innovation. Special thanks to our sponsors, Headnote.

In this week's episode, Dan Rodriguez, chair of the ABA Center on Innovation's governing council, presents to the LexLab community before opening up for questions. Before accepting this position, Dan served as Dean of Northwestern's Pritzker School of law, where he also acted as Harold Washington Professor.Dan joins us today to reflect on his time as Dean, and where the industry stands today on innovations in the field of legal technology and legal innovation.To learn more about LexLab and our Lunch and Learn sessions, visit us at http://lexlab.uchastings.edu

In this edition of Law Technology Now, Ralph Baxter hosts an in-depth conversation with President Judy Perry Martinez on the many ongoing projects at the American Bar Association. The ABA is committed to improving the practice of law through collaboration and innovation. Ralph and Judy discuss the many issues of concern at the ABA, including the efforts of the Commission on the Future of Legal Services, current recommendations for improving access to justice, projects at the ABA Center for Innovation, voter rights, law student debt, and more! Judy Perry Martinez of Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn in New Orleans is president of the American Bar Association. Special thanks to our sponsors, Headnote.

Judy Perry Martinez is a lawyer who has made public service a part of her career from the start. She continues that legacy in August as she assumes the presidency of the 400,000-member American Bar Association during its annual meeting in San Francisco. On this episode of LawNext, Martinez joins host Bob Ambrogi for a wide-ranging discussion of the challenges and opportunities facing the ABA and the profession at large.  Over more than 30 years, Martinez has held various leadership positions at the ABA, including as chair of the ABA Presidential Commission on the Future of Legal Services, which three years ago released it seminal study on access to legal services, Report on the Future of Legal Services in the United States. Martinez also chaired the ABA’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, which evaluates all prospective nominees to the federal bench.  Other roles in which she has served include as the ABA’s lead representative to the United Nations, a member of the ABA Task Force on Building Public Trust in the American Justice System, a member of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, a member of the Council of the ABA Center on Diversity, and a member of the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence. She spent much of her career at the law firm Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn in New Orleans, where she is of counsel. In 2003, she joined Northrop Grumman Corporation as assistant general counsel-litigation, eventually rising to become vice president and chief compliance officer before leaving in 2015 to spend a year at the Advanced Leadership Institute at Harvard University. NEW: We are now on Patreon! Subscribe to our page to be able to access show transcripts, or to submit a question for our guests. Comment on this show: Record a voice comment on your mobile phone and send it to info@lawnext.com.

In this AT/CP podcast from the ABA Section of Antitrust Law, host Jana Seidl talks to Richard Parker, Meredith Linsky, and Marissa LaVette about the legal profession’s overall increase in pro bono work and the efforts to continue this trajectory. They discuss the drivers behind this trend and give suggestions for ways lawyers can connect with pro bono opportunities across the country. They encourage lawyers who are hesitant to get involved to try ABA’s Free Legal Answers as a first step into pro bono work. In addition, they offer advice to young lawyers on how to get started in pro bono with the help of mentors, training, and the ABA Center for Pro Bono resources. Meredith Linsky is the director of the ABA Commission on Immigration in Washington, DC. Marissa LaVette is the assistant staff counsel for the ABA Center for Pro Bono. Richard Parker is a partner at Gibson Dunn in Washington, DC. (Host) Jana Seidl is an associate in the Antitrust and Competition practice group at Baker Botts.

Many people have difficulty getting the legal help they need. In this On The Road episode, host Kristoffer Butler talks with a panel at the ABA Midyear Meeting about their varying involvement in public interest law and pro bono opportunities. They discuss the many different areas of the law that they represent and encourage young lawyers and law students to consider public interest law because of its impactful opportunities. They also offer up areas where seasoned lawyers can donate their time to help those with limited access to justice. Amy Horton-Newell is the director of the ABA Center for Public Interest Law. Ainka Jackson is on the ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty and is the executive director of the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth, and Reconciliation. Wendy Wayne is the chair of the ABA Commission on Immigration and the director of the Immigration Impact Unit at the Committee for Public Counsel Services in Massachusetts. Eric Storey is the Director of Grassroots and Digital Advocacy at the American Bar Association. Buck Lewis is the chair of the ABA Pro Bono Committee. Joshu Harris is chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Gun Violence.

Our guest this week on LawNext is Daniel B. Rodriguez, who recently stepped down as dean of Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law, where he gained wide recognition for his work to innovate legal education, and recently stepped up to become chair of the governing council of the ABA Center for Innovation, which focuses on improving the affordability, effectiveness, efficiency, and accessibility of legal services. Rodriguez was dean at Northwestern Law from 2012-2018 and now serves on the school’s faculty as Harold Washington professor of law. Before joining Northwestern, Rodriguez was Minerva House Drysdale Regents Chair in Law at the University of Texas-Austin; a research fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy; dean and Warren Distinguished professor of law at the University of San Diego School of Law; and professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. Widely recognized as a thought leader on innovation in law and legal education, Rodriguez was the 2014 president of the Association of American Law Schools and was a member of the 2014-2016 ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services. He is currently a visiting professor at Stanford Law School and, in the spring semester of 2019, will be a visiting professor at Harvard Law School.   In a wide-ranging interview, Rodriguez and host Bob Ambrogi talk about the meaning of innovation in law and at law schools and the obstacles to achieving innovation. Comment on this show: Record a voice comment on your mobile phone and send it to info@lawnext.com.

SummaryEpisode 13 of the Blacklines & Billables podcast: our “Voices” podcast from the Clio Cloud Conference in New Orleans. We asked a range of lawyers and technologists attending the conference for on-the-spot short answers to a range of questions about ClioCon, the technological needs of small law and solo practitioners, and trends on the legal technology landscape more broadly. Their reactions and impressions created this pod, which captures a snapshot of the ClioCon experience and provides a window into the important conversations currently taking place in small law-focused legal tech community.The Questions:What’s the most important difference between the tech needs of small firm or solo practitioners and those of large firm lawyers?What has been the most important technological advance for small firm and solo lawyers over the past five years?What will be the most important technological advance for small firm and solo lawyers over the next five years?(a) [For practitioners:] If you could snap your fingers and magically create the perfect app or service to help or fix a part of your practice, what would it be and why? (b) [For non-practitioners:] What’s the biggest unmet technological need for small firm or solo practitioners?What’s been the most interesting or surprising thing you’ve been hearing or seeing around ClicoCon?In your opinion, what’s the most valuable part of the ClioCon experience?Special thanks to all of guests (in order of first appearance):Ernie Svenson, LawFirmAutopilot.comDan Lear, Right Brain LawGyi Tsakalakis, AttorneySyncAllen Rodriguez, ONE400Jae Um, Six ParsecsChad Burton, Curo Legal & Modern Law PracticeJason Tashea, Legal tech writer & Adjunct Professor at Georgetown LawJared Correia, Red Cave Law Firm Consulting & GideonAllen Weinberg, Family law attorneyKeith Lee, LawyerSmack.comJoshua Lenon, Lawyer in Residence at ClioAdam Camras, Legal Talk NetworkAmanda Brown, Legal tech consultantJoyce Schwensen, AttorneyKrista Coggins, Remedy Outside CounselMike Whelan, Jr., Lawyer ForwardSarah Glassmeyer, Project Specialist Manager at ABA Center for InnovationIrene Mo, AttorneyJules Miller, Prose Ventures See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Miranda Rights are a vital part of our criminal justice system but not everyone facing arrest fully understands what these rights entail due to language barriers. In this report from On The Road at ABA Annual Meeting 2018, host Lee Rawles talks to Melba Pearson, Richard Pena, Moire Corcoran, Matt Redle, and Jeremy Alexis about the Miranda Rights Warnings Project, a project that seeks to use technology to translate Miranda Warnings for people who don't speak English. They discuss the origins of the project, design challenges, and how they to create an efficient and beneficial product. Melba Pearson is the deputy director for the ACLU of Florida and is also on the Governing Council of the ABA Center for Innovation. Richard Pena is president and CEO of the Law Offices of Richard Pena and served as President of the American Bar Foundation. Moire Corcoran is a master of design student at IIT Institute of Design and the design team leader on the Miranda Rights Warnings Project. Matt Redle is the county and prosecuting attorney for Sheridan County, Wyoming and is first vice-chair and member of the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Council. Jeremy Alexis is a senior lecturer at IIT Institute of Design, director of IPRO, and the director of the Idea Shop.

  Mark Bassingthwaighte sat down with ALPS' Executive Vice President Chris Newbold earlier this year to discuss the topic of Attorney well-being. They take a look at the challenges facing the profession and the steps being taken across the country to make improvements and provide resources. To learn more, visit the National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being's Resource Page, featuring the report and more information on what is happening in your state.  ALPS In Brief, The ALPS Risk Management Podcast, is hosted by ALPS Risk Manager, Mark Bassingthwaighte. Transcript MARK:  Hello, this is Mark Bassingthwaighte. I'm the risk manager here at ALPS. Welcome to another episode of ALPS in brief. We're coming to you from the historic Florence building in beautiful, downtown, Missoula, Montana and I'm delighted to be able to introduce our guest this afternoon, Chris Newbold, the executive, vice-president of ALPS. We're going to talk today about attorney well-being. Chris, before we begin with this topic, can you take just a few minutes and tell our audience a little bit about yourself? CHRIS: Yeah, Chris Newbold. As Mark said, executive, vice-president of ALPS, where I have really the benefit of playing a variety of different roles within the company. I've been with ALPS since 2002 and I work closely with Mark on making our lawyers better practitioners, as well as managing our bar relationships around the country. As many of you know, ALPS is endorsed by more states than any other and it's a great opportunity to be able to understand the value of the organized Bar and we work with those Bars to aid them in best serving their members. MARK: Very good. We recently gave a presentation in Idaho on attorney well-being and you had a person al story that really struck me. Can you talk a little bit about your personal interest in this whole subject area of attorney well-being? CHRIS: Yeah, I had the great fortune of attending The University of Montana for my legal education and one of the great things about attending a smaller law school is the ability to be able to go to a school with a smaller class. I had a class of about 70 students or so in my first year. The interesting thing about how I've seen my class as they've sent through their professional development is I've unfortunately seen four of my classmates, in the 16, 17, 18 years or so since I've graduated, actually commit suicide. It's an issue that's hit home for me about just, where is our profession at? And what is it that drives folks to think about that turn of events? And what can we do about it as a profession that cares about its brethren? I've decided to lean in on the subject and get more active on a national level. MARK: What a wonderful thing to be doing. What we're seeing around the country in terms of just Bar Associations and this whole topic is just becoming a very, very important issue to focus on. As we think about this practice, in terms of malpractice prevention, you know that kind of thing. How does ALPS view the whole issue of attorney well-being? CHRIS: Yeah, I think it's a critical one that I think often time malpractice carriers don't focus on enough. A lot of times we focus our time ... A lot of your time, focusing on law practice management, technology trends, cyber security, but the interesting thing is that I think we all fundamentally agree with the principal that to be a good lawyer, one has to be a healthy lawyer. The reality is- MARK: Of course. CHRIS: The reality is, that in many of the claims that we see, we see issues associated with substance abuse, with mental health types of issues, depression, stress, that ultimately begins the ball rolling in terms of a lawyer's life beginning to spin out of control. We see it, I think in our claims activity, that sometimes some of these issues really sit at the forefront of why a claim and an exposure to ... a susceptibility to a claim, comes to the forefront. The more that we can be at the forefront of making lawyers better lawyers through being healthier lawyers, I think ultimately it makes ... it makes good sense for us, but more so it makes good sense for the profession. MARK: Right, yeah, when I do a lot of lecturing on the topic, I often talk about this whole issue as being the real cause of malpractice. Carriers, we record, in terms of this statistical data. We talk about how many countering missteps were there. We talk about what the mistake was, but we really don't track and record why the mistake happens and these are the issues. It is substance abuse. It is depression. It is Alzheimer's and all kinds of things, so this health topic is very, very hot for malpractice prevention and just how I see it in legal circles. You have become involved in the nation task force on attorney well-being. Can you talk to us about this came together? And how it ultimately wanted to measure its success. Just bring us up to date on what's happening with the task force. CHRIS: Yeah, the task force was conceptualized and initiated by the ABA commission on lawyer assistance programs. The [inaudible 00:14:40] community if you will. MARK: Yes, okay. CHRIS: Also, the National Association of Bar Council and the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers and I think those groups were interesting to come together and say, "Wait, we may be facing a profession that simply is falling short when it comes to well-being." I think that their intention was, it's time to have a national conversation about where the legal profession is in terms of well-being and that collection of entities, that was both in and outside the ABA, was created in August of 2016. It has expanded to include the ABA Standing Committee on Professionalism, the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, the National Association of Bar Council, the National Conference of Chief Justices, the National Conference of Bar Examiners, because when you really thin about well-being, it really spans the totality of stake holders in our legal community. It was from those groups that we brought these entities together and started to say, "What can we do? How should we think about lawyer well-being?" I think from a measurement standpoint, it all became about, what can we do to increase the health of our profession and I think part of that was getting moving on bringing the stake holders together and thinking about, What is it that we can do to ignite a discussion about the subject that ideally transforms itself into a movement, that brings various stakeholders together to think about what each individual stakeholders' role can be in terms of advancing the ball. MARK: Okay, yes. When I ... I like, you've talked about how we're bringing people together. We're starting a conversation, but this group has gone well beyond just having a conversation. There really has been, if you will, a crowning achievement here in terms of a publication, The Path To Lawyer Well-Being; Practical Recommendations for Positive Change. Can you talk to us about what this report aimed to do and why is it gaining the traction that it is in such a short period of time? CHRIS: The report was, again most of the folks who are associated with the National Task Force are volunteers, so to ignite a movement if you will, we feel like we needed to put together a definitive report on the ... How do we create a movement to improve well-being in the profession? We basically set out to lay out a blue print, if you will, and to say, what is the issue? How do we define well-being? How do think about what other reasons are to take action? What are the calls to action that different stakeholders can take? And then to offer concrete, definitive steps that were really authored and peer-reviewed by individual stake holders groups to be able to then lay forward a, if you want to take action on this particular issue here are some things that you can think about. If you get a chance to take a look at the report, widely available obviously on the internet, it really does lay out a host of 50, 60 recommendations if you will on how we can improve on the well-being front. It really brings in the totality of stakeholders that can play a role in the particular fight. That could be from the judiciary to the regulators to the Bar Associations to the law schools to the lawyer assistance programs, even to the professional liability carriers. It was really that kind of semblance of how do we bring all of the different groups together to put together a definitive report that ideally would ignite a national discussion. Which, we're really pleased that we think that it has, although just when we think that we've ignited a movement if you will, some people are just hearing about it for the first time, so we've got a long way to go in terms of where we want to get to. We think that the first step in terms of authoring this report, was a great first step on behalf of the National Task Force. MARK: Oh, absolutely. I couldn't agree more. We're talking here about the health of the legal profession. Can you share some thoughts on just the overall benefits of lawyer well-being? CHRIS: Yeah, I really think it breaks down into three reasons. One, it's good for business. When you think about lawyer health, it's an important form of what I would call human capital, in terms of providing a competitive advantage in the law firm environment. The more that job satisfaction predicts retention and performance, when you can cultivate a culture that ultimately is embracing of well-being, you lower turn-over, you heighten client satisfaction, you heighten productivity and ultimately for law firms, you heighten on profitability. For me, the first stop is, I think, it makes sense from a good for business perspective. Secondly, I think it's good for our clients. You work in the business of ethics and professionalism and when you think about rule 1.1- MARK: Right. CHRIS: That requires lawyers to provide competent representation and when we think about a lawyer's duty of competence, we all operate better when we operate from a position of strength and health than we are from one of deficiency or depression or stress. When you look at it just from the indispensable part of a lawyer's duty of competence, well-being makes sense, right? MARK: Right. CHRIS: And then I think the third element is just this notion of, it just is the right thing to do from a humanitarian perspective. From thinking about how we work with our fellow lawyers. We knew to do more to just do the right thing. I think sometimes there's a stigma attached for thinking about what's in the best interest of others. We feel like well-being, it's good for business. It's good for clients. It's the right thing to do. MARK: You know and I ... This is interesting. I've shared, you know, I do a lot of lecturing as you well know on this whole topic of attorney well-being, but coming at it from a risk management, malpractice perspective. So much of my focus is really on addressing, we need to learn to recognize, address substance abuse, mental health. Try to teach steps that we can take to move forward and get help where help is needed, but I'm sensing here, that what you and the task force is focusing on is a broader conversation. Where looking at well-being as something more than just addressing the substance abuse issue, the mental health issue. Is that correct? CHRIS: I think that's exactly right and that's not to diminish the real challenges associated with substance abuse, depression, stress, mental health types of issues. It's really, for me, it's thinking about, where are lawyers at in terms of satisfaction? In terms of life satisfaction? One of the things I really enjoyed, you know some of the kind of social science elements of the report, was really defining lawyer well-being and thinking about it as a continuous process in which lawyers strive in each dimension of their life. Whether that's the emotional dimension of their life and recognizing the ability to identify and manage one's emotions to support mental health. Whether you're thinking about the occupational well-being and how much satisfaction and growth and enrichment are you getting from your work life? The intellectual component of well being and continuously learning and challenging one's self in terms of ongoing development. The spiritual element of well-being. How are we doing with respect to a sense of meaningfulness and purposefulness in all aspects of our life? Obviously, the physical one. We just turned ... A lot of New Year's Resolutions going on right now. The notion of regular physical activity, eating well, sleeping well and then the social element of well being. Are we developing a sense of connection, belonging and support networks? When you think about well-being, not just from the substance abuse side, but from the emotional, the occupational, the intellectual, the physical and the social side, there's really a wide-ranging compendium of elements that I think ultimately drive into the well-being equation. MARK: Yes, yeah. Okay. Very good. How would you assess where this whole well-being movement is today and do you have any thoughts on where it's going to go? Particularly in light of what the task force has done here? CHRIS: I think that we're in a very interesting position. Someone recently mentioned to me that this is the right discussion point at the right time for the profession and I happen to agree with that. I mean, I think that the report itself was a call to action. I think the stakeholders have been identified and what role people can play. I think there's a lot of work that we can do in ending some of the stigma surrounding help seeking behaviors that sometimes effect lawyers. I mean we're obviously, we talked a little bit about emphasizing that well-being is an indispensable part of a lawyer's duty of competence. I think we're at a time where it's much more socially acceptable to begin to kind of talk about these issues more openly, which begins with educational outreach and programming on well-being types of issues. I think we're changing the tone of the profession, one small step at a time. What I'm enlightened by is the notion that there's a growing sentiment from the national, from the report, that's stimulating conversation at the local and the state level. We're seeing a variety of different state commissions and task forces come in to play, that's assessing, how are things going in local law schools? How are things going in local firms? How's the regulatory community thinking about this? How does this affect our CLE requirements? I just think there's a lot of interesting conversations going on right now that ultimately is going to lead to the type of action that we anticipated in the drafting of the report. MARK: I agree with you and I certainly hope so. The one thing that impressed me is the broad coverage of the analysis and of the ideas coming out of this report. For you listeners, I certainly encourage you at some point, to take a look at this report, the publication. It is quite a fascinating read. Chris, it's been a pleasure. Before we wrap up, do you have any concluding comments, remarks you'd like to share? CHRIS: I would just conclude by again, the premise here, which is that good lawyers are defined by healthy behavior. I think as a profession we need to be thinking about how law students are thinking about the profession, the demands that we're placing on our associate lawyers. There's a lot of kind of interesting elements that are coming to fruition here in this discussion and I remain optimistic, that while I think we have some challenges, I think we also have some of the most intelligent and thoughtful folks in our profession. The more that we can work together, collaboratively, I think that's there's definitely a yearning and an ability for us to improve the health of our profession and that's ultimately the goal. MARK: Sort of one of my take aways with this whole conversation is, you're reminding us to think about why we do what we do. In essence, we don't live to work. We really should work to have a life and to live and to enjoy. It just, to me it helps me start to think about priorities again. What's important. Listen Chris, it really has been such a pleasure. I do appreciate you taking the time to visit with our listeners here on the In Brief podcast. Hopefully at some point in the future, we can get together again and explore other topics, perhaps even follow-up on this. To those of you listening, thanks for taking the time and please feel free, if any of you have any thoughts, ideas on other topics or items you'd like to hear discussed in future podcasts, please don't hesitate to reach out. You can find me at mbass@alpsnet.com That's it. Thanks for living. I'm sorry. Thanks for listening. Have a good one. Bye-bye.

Since its invention less than a year ago, the ABA Center for Innovation has not slowed down its mission to improve access to justice. In this report from On The Road, host Chad Burton talks to Andrew Perlman about the Center for Innovation’s events, initiatives, and programs including its fellows program. Andrew Perlman is the dean of Suffolk University Law School and was appointed by the president of the American Bar Association to serve as the chair of the governing council of the ABA’s new Center for Innovation.

The new Executive Orders on immigration introduced by the Trump Administration have pushed some lawyers to act on behalf of immigrants in need of legal help. But many lawyers who want to help don't know where to start. In this episode of Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay talks to Chad Burton and Ed Walters about the creation of ImmigrationJustice.us, a website built to organize legal professionals who are seeking ways to volunteer their services. They discuss how the website was built in a single night for the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the team involved in its creation, and the template that they hope can be used for similar issues in the future. They conclude the episode by saying how important groups of active trendsetters, like the ABA Center for Innovation, will drive change within law. Ed Walters is the CEO and co-founder of Fastcase, an online legal research software company based in Washington, D.C. Under Ed’s leadership, Fastcase has grown into one of the world’s largest legal publishers, currently serving more than 800,000 subscribers from around the world. Chad Burton is the CEO of Curolegal and is a former litigator who developed one of the nation’s first “new model” law firms, leveraging cloud-based technology and modern business practices to develop a lean virtual law firm. He also serves on the Governing Board for ABA’s Center for Innovation.

The legal community has dedicated an increasing amount of energy and resources to improving access to justice in recent years. In this report from On the Road, host Laurence Colletti talks to Judy Perry Martinez about the American Bar Association Center for Innovation, including its mission to improve access to justice and its fellowship program. For those interested in being a fellow, their discussion includes what qualities the program looks for and the sponsors involved in the process. Judy Perry Martinez is the chair of the American Bar Association Presidential Commission on the Future of Legal Services.

The days of sitting in a stuffy classroom are over! With the popularity of the internet, online classes have been accessible to many lawyers. Online CLE is continuing legal education and many attorneys want to take classes and do not have time to attend, so online credit is offered. Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi call on our experts to walk us through Online CLE and to see what the future holds. Coast to Coast welcomes Brian Emerson, head of Online CLE for Law.com and Pete Glowacki, Director of the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education, to discuss the ins and outs of Online CLE. Don't miss it!