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▪ Directory nominated for Louis M. Brown Award.
▪ Attorneys listed now increased to 79, with 7240 total
visitors since launch (April 2018 - July 2021) - 57%
increase when compared to this time last year.
▪ 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.
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.
▪ 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 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
▪ Recruited attorney for last cohort of LIFT Flood Proof
Project (2021-2022)
▪ Launching new Disaster Title Clearing Project with SLLS
to serve legal needs of people impacted by Hurricane
Ida in St. John, Lafourche, Terrebonne, and Jefferson.
o Match interested attorneys with providers to address unmet

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