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of poverty within civil legal resource deserts, as well as
the Louisiana Supreme Court districts.
▪ Coordinating with members of the judiciary and the
Judicial College regarding upcoming training
opportunities.
▪ Creating guides and best practices regarding remote
hearings.
▪ 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.

■ 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
designed to educate attorneys on collateral consequences of
incarceration and increase access to free and affordable legal
representation for people returning home after incarceration.
o Building Bridges coordinated with OMV and DOC to release a
provisional driver’s license pamphlet, to be distributed to people
returning from prison statewide.
o Working with DOC to facilitate work of Louisiana Prisoner Re-
Entry Initiatives Implementation Steering Team for Legal Needs
to address various civil legal needs of reentry population.
o Modest Means Committee finalizing development of Limited
Scope Representation Toolkit for attorneys offering affordable
legal services
o Met with Clerks of Court in Rapides and Caddo Parishes to
discuss opportunities for assistance from the SRL Committee.
o SRL Committee continues to coordinate and distribute COVID-
and disaster-related resources.
o Worked closely with Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic
Violence to identify Clerks of Court providing notarial services
for self-represented litigants filing protective orders and
restraining orders. A bill was passed during the 2021
Legislative Session allowing for a written affirmation, rather

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