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▪  Presented to Washington Parish Bar Association to
                                                       encourage participation in the Modest Means Online
                                                       Directory.
                                                   ▪  Directory nominated for Louis M. Brown Award.
                                                   ▪  Released new one hour ethics CLE on Limited Scope
                                                       Representation - a tool to increase access to affordable
                                                       legal services presented by Alainna Mire, Richard
                                                       Lemmler, and Hon. Lisa Woodruff-White.
                                                   ▪  Developing videos for attorneys interested in joining to
                                                       explain how the Directory works and how joining the
                                                       Directory can benefit one’s practice.
                                            o  Update “Becoming an Adult” website
                                                The Children’s Law Committee continues to work on updating
                                                the “Becoming an Adult” guide and website. Plans are
                                                underway to utilize a QR code that will direct users to the
                                                website, rather than printing copies of the guide. The QR code
                                                has been created and will be displayed as bookmarks that will
                                                be shared per the request of the Children’s Law Committee’s
                                                members and ATJ Stakeholders.
                                     ▪  Promote unmet statewide legal needs report recommendations;
                                         Authored Bar Journal article featuring unmet statewide legal needs
                                         report’s recommendations and Economic Impact Study results.
                                         Presented unmet statewide legal needs report findings at the annual
                                         Louisiana Justice Community Conference, October 2019. Findings will
                                         be used in communication planning for the next phase of the JFA
                                         process.
                                     ▪  Continue to administer the Legal Innovators for Tomorrow (LIFT)
                                         Program which targets new attorneys interested in focusing a practice
                                         on unmet legal needs;
                                            o  Address domestic violence, disaster and expungement legal
                                                needs
                                            o  Launched  Flood  Proof  program  to  increase  access  to  legal
                                                representation for people affected by the 2016 flooding in Baton
                                                Rouge. Program now in its third and final year. Inaugural and
                                                second class dedicating over 1000 pro bono hours combined.
                                                   ▪  The Domestic Violence Project graduated 5  class of
                                                                                                   th
                                                       participants.
                                                   ▪  Recent training includes Clio Cloud Conference, Justice
                                                       Community Conference, Justice Fridays, and recorded
                                                       new Business Strategy Workshops.
                                                   ▪  Formed partnership with Modern Juris, a new program


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