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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 year with funding for a third
cohort of participating attorneys. Inaugural class graduated
December 2020 dedicating 600 pro bono hours.
▪ 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
▪ Recruiting attorney for last cohort of LIFT Flood Proof
Project (2021-2022)
o Match interested attorneys with providers to address unmet
legal needs
o LIFT in its 7th year has worked with 35 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
Discussed with LDJA and SRL what data needed to be collected and
drafted survey questions.
▪ Convene Clerks of Court, and other stakeholders from judicial bodies
to discuss the unified court systems.

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