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Access to Justice Department
Monte T. Mollere Rachael Mills
Access to Justice Director Access to Justice Projects Counsel
Monte has been with the Access to Justice program Rachael works with the Access to Justice Department
since its inception and coordinates the efforts of the to manage, administer and direct various projects of,
LSBA in supporting and strengthening Louisiana’s or facilitated by, the ATJ Program which strengthen
system of delivery of legal services to the poor. He relationships and fosters coordination among
serves as primary staff liaison to the Louisiana Access Louisiana’s civil justice community members and
to Justice Commission and the Access to Justice partners. Rachael staffs the ATJ Commission’s
Committee. He oversees the work of the six-member Monte T. Mollere Funding Committee, the ATJ Committee’s Pro
department responsible for LSBA committees Bono and Disaster Response Subcommittees. She
which address justice issues, including the Criminal oversees the ATJ Leadership Internship Program and
Justice Committee, the Legal Services for Persons is the administrator for the online pro bono services,
with Disabilities Committee and the Children’s Law FreeLegalAnswers.com. Rachael re-joined the Access
Committee. Monte joined the staff in 1997. to Justice Department in October 2015 after a three-
direct phone: (504)619-0146 year hiatus to attend law school.
toll-free phone: (800)421-5722, ext. 146 direct phone: (504)619-0104
fax: (504)566-0930 toll-free phone: (800)421-5722, ext. 104
e-mail: mmollere@lsba.org fax: (504)566-0930
e-mail: rachael.mills@lsba.org
Linda K. Johnson
Linda K. Johnson
Access to Justice Technology Counsel Joanna Laidler
Linda coordinates technology initiatives to benefit the Access to Justice Projects Counsel
Louisiana legal service and pro bono providers and Joanna works with the Access to Justice department as
encourages joint efforts to use technology to decrease well as civil district courts, bar leadership, legal service
costs and increase the ability to provide services providers, pro bono organizations, libraries and various
to low-income citizens. She is responsible for the other partners to develop, implement and coordinate
oversight of the statewide case management system. services for self-represented litigants throughout the state.
She serves as staff liaison to the SCMS (Statewide This includes Louisiana’s network of Self-Help Resource
Cases Management System) Steering Committee that Amy Duncan-Bryant Centers (SHRCs), the Legal Education & Assistance
works closely with public interest providers. Linda Programs (LEAP)/“Lawyers in Libraries,” and other
also staffs the ATJ Gap Assessment Subcommittee initiatives that improve access to the justice system for
and the ATJ Commission’s IFP and Language Access financially disadvantaged litigants. Typically the counsel
Committees. Linda joined the staff in 2003. also staffs the LSBA Legal Services for Persons with
direct phone: (504)619-0123 Disabilities and Children’s Law Committees. Joanna
toll-free phone: (800)421-5722, ext. 123 joined the staff in 2018, and moved into this position in
fax: (504)566-0930 2019.
e-mail: ljohnson@lsba.org direct phone: (504)619-0106
toll-free phone: (800)421-5722, ext. 106
Rachael Mills
Amy Duncan-Bryant fax: (504)566-0930
Access to Justice Training & Projects Counsel e-mail: joanna.laidler@lsba.org
Amy coordinates statewide legal training and education
for Louisiana public interest attorneys. She staffs the Jordan Maier
LSBA Access to Justice Commission’s Modest Means Access to Justice Administrative Assistant
and Building Bridges Committees. She also staffs Jordan works closely with the Access to Justice Director
the Criminal Justice Committee and Administers the in coordinating and facilitating the work of the LSBA’s
LIFT incubator and Accelerator Program, works with Access to Justice Commission and Committees. She
the consumer debt working group and the substantive supports the work of all staff attorneys on projects
law task forces. Amy is responsible for planning the Joanna Laidler developed to foster a strong comprehensive statewide
annual Louisiana Justice Community Conference system for the delivery of legal services. Jordan
and continuing legal education seminars on topics of administers the LSBA’s Pro Bono Awards Program
importance to public interest attorneys. Amy joined and Lawyers in Libraries Program. Jordan joined the
the staff in 2014. staff in 2019.
direct phone: (504)619-0148 direct phone: (504)619-0145
toll-free phone: (800)421-5722, ext. 148 toll-free phone: (800)421-5722, ext. 145
fax: (504)566-0930 fax: (504)566-0930
e-mail: amy.duncan@lsba.org e-mail: jordan.maier@lsba.org
Jordan Maier
