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representation for people affected by the 2016 flooding in Baton
Rouge. Program now in its second year with funding for a third
cohort of participating attorneys. Inaugural class to graduate
December 2020.
 In first year of Flood Proof program, attorneys dedicated
300 pro bono hours to disaster survivor cases. Second
cohort of participants selected to work in program
through June 2021.
 Domestic Violence Project now working with its 5 class
th
of participants.

 New Business Strategy Workshop scheduled in
December to provide attorneys currently and formerly in

LIFT tools they need to develop sustainable business.
Training will be recorded.
o Match interested attorneys with providers to address unmet
legal needs
LIFT has worked with 30 attorneys, matching attorneys with
civil legal aid service providers focusing on various practice
areas including: family law, expungements, housing,
successions, and re-entry related legal needs.
 Develop and implement a pilot conflict resolution program located
where other resources are not readily available;
A pilot mediation program requiring a partnership between legal aid
service providers and volunteer mediators from the LSBA’s ADR
Section has been proposed and is under consideration.
 Collaborate with the Supreme Court of Louisiana and Clerks of Court
as to what data needs to be collected; and
 Convene Clerks of Court, and other stakeholders from judicial bodies
to discuss the unified court systems.

Goal 5: The LSBA improves public trust and confidence in the legal
system and its participating judges and lawyers.

■ The State Bar effectively communicates the value of a self-regulated
profession to facilitate the public’s understanding of the importance of lawyers
and their role in the delivery of legal services.
 Continue to work with the Lawyers in Libraries program;
LSBA is working with local libraries again this year to obtain media
coverage and recap the events in LSBA publications.
 Promote and grow the Suit Up for the Future High School Summer
Institute and Intern Program;

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