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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.
■ 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
consequences of incarceration and increase access to free and
affordable legal representation for people returning home after
incarceration.
o Committee completed brochure on new child support law
affecting noncustodial incarcerated parents approved by DCFS
and DOC.
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 finalized and published Limited
Scope Representation Toolkit with new on-demand CLE for
attorneys. Working to address attorney concerns drafting
pleading for self-represented litigants.
o Met with Clerks of Court in Rapides and Caddo Parishes to
discuss opportunities for assistance from the SRL Committee.
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