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Diversion Programs. The presentation was put together
with the help of legal aid attorneys, district and city court
judges, and LSBA past-president Barry Grodsky.
▪ Created and distributed a Post-Disaster Evictions Bench
Card for the judiciary.
▪ Update ATJ and Self-Represented Litigants Packet for
Judges.
▪ Created a Civil Legal Assistance Reference Guide,
which details how to use the various resources listed on
the LSBA’s Find Legal Help page. The Guide is mainly
judges, court staff, librarians, and others who serve their
community.
▪ The Legal Services for Persons with Disabilities
Committee created a workgroup to provide resources
and training materials regarding disability rights and
issues that affect persons with disabilities across the
state. The workgroup will be working on sponsoring a
new ethics training with Louisiana Law Library.
▪ Share ATJ components of strategic plan with the Supreme Court of
Louisiana and the Louisiana Bar Foundation to garner support; and
The ATJ Commission adopted the strategic plan developed in
February 2019, same presented to LBF.
▪ Continue to coordinate annual LSBA Pro Bono Awards recognition.
Updated online nomination system and opened nominations for 2020
Awards on December 2, 2019.
Planning 2022 ceremony and reception to be held in person at the
Supreme Court.
Hosted 2022 ceremony and reception at the Supreme Court with
robust support from the Justices.
Nominations for the 2023 LSBA’s Pro Bono Publico & Children’s Law
awards were just opened, this year’s nominations are due by February
9th.
This year’s Pro Bono Publico & Children’s Law Award Ceremony will
be held on Wednesday, May 17 at the Louisiana Supreme Court
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Building.
■ The State Bar develops alternative or additional legal resources to support
unaddressed issues or provide extra-judicial services.
▪ Continue to facilitate the work of the Building Bridges, Modest Means
and SRL Committees, as well as the Gap Assessment Subcommittee;
o The Building Bridges Committee continues to host CLEs and
cross-trainings designed to educate attorneys on collateral

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