Congrats to the 2026 Fellows of the American Bar Foundation Award recipients! 🎉 Rachel Moran (Outstanding Scholar); Stephen Bain and Joi Kush (Outstanding State Chairs); and William C. Hubbard (Outstanding Service) will be honored tonight at the Fellows Awards Reception at #ABAMidyear San Antonio!
Read more of Schmidt's work on how the Supreme Court—once a relatively quiet institution operating far from public view—has come to command daily headlines and intense public scrutiny in this recent issue of ABF's newsletter, Researching Law: www.americanbarfoundation.org/wp-content/u... #ABAMidyear
Happening today! 📅 If you’re at #ABAMidyear in San Antonio, a reminder to join us 2:00 PM for this year's Fellows CLE w/ ABF Research Prof. Christopher Schmidt, Mario Barnes of @ucirvinelaw.bsky.social, and Paul Smith of @campaignlegal.org on "The Supreme Court and the Second Trump Administration."
Thank you to all who joined us in Toronto! The Fellows of the ABF hosted several memorable events during the @americanbar.org's #ABAAnnual — from the CLE Program: "Safeguarding Democracy" to the Fellows Business Breakfast.
We look forward to next year's #ABAMidyear in San Antonio Texas!
Climate migrants deserve stronger protections, ABA House says.
#ABA #ABAMidyear #immigrationlaw #environmentallaw
In the Q&A, former ABF Board President Jimmy Goodman asks what evidence we have to address common concerns. “We have a lot of data,” says @michelestaty.bsky.social. "In terms of success, they’re analogous." She directs listeners to the work of @echambli.bsky.social, among others. #ABAMidyear
Yet @michelestaty.bsky.social's work w/ @alaskalegal.bsky.social during her time as an ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholar offers hope for a scalable model to train community justice workers, #CJW, to provide culturally relevant legal help in remote areas. #ABAMidyear
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ABF Fellows #CLE at #ABAMidyear has begun. ABF Research Prof. Emeritus Steve Daniels, former ABF Access to Justice Scholar @michelestaty.bsky.social, and Rodolfo Sanchez are presenting “The Age-Old Question—Deny People Help or Allow Help by Non-Lawyers." www.americanbarfoundation.org/event/fellow...
Great hearing @JD_Kari leading the #ABAMidyear GPSolo Law Student Outreach Event - Big Law is Not Your Only Option: The Solo and Small Firm Experience. @ShaVij, @thelo_cal, @levesquelaw, and Stephen Curley each giving great insight.
Judge Bernice Donald providing great insight into the ethical necessity of courts to recognize how decades of implicit bias has eroded trust in the rule of law. Her real world experiences from the bench are eye opening. #abamidyear
I’m attending The Impact of Implicit Bias in the Courtroom session at #ABAMidyear right now. www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offic...
Interested in what the @ABAInnovation does. Look at the Miranda Tool. abacenterforinnovationreports.org/annual-report/miranda-to... #ABAMidyear
Joining the @ABAInnovation meeting are @HilarieBass & @BCfromMt, reiterating the support of the @ABAesq elected leadership to the Center. #ABAMidyear
We have law schools that teach you how to think like a lawyer. What we need are law schools that also teach you how to work like a lawyer - @jordan_law21 #ABAMidyear #lawschool
Which brings us back to this @AmerMedicalAssn study i reviewed earlier this week. twitter.com/JoshuaLenon/status/95878... #ABAMidyear
@ABAInnovation Mentioned by @WNeukomm, St. Louis’ @BarnesJewish has a few lawyers in their health clinic. Turns out mold-related health issues are best solved by suing the landlord, in addition to health treatment. #ABAMidyear
Interesting concept discussed at the @ABAInnovation, medical insurance providers covering legal services as preventative health care. One of the biggest ancillary impact of the #A2J crisis is ailing health of those trapped in an uncaring justice system. #ABAMidyear
@CivResTribunal @shannonnsalter @crule Many of the expert systems that proved the @CivResTribunal a viable project were built by lawyers donating their expertise. There’s a space for collaboration between lawyers and #legaltech. - @darin_thompson #ABAMidyear
@CivResTribunal @shannonnsalter @crule Building support in communities that need #A2J will help you overcome the objections of those opposed to building new justice systems, like #ODR. - @shannonnsalter #ABAMidyear
@CivResTribunal @shannonnsalter If we don’t build easy, accessible secure solutions for the public, they will default to unsecure alternatives that are easy to use. - @crule #ABAMidyear
What can go wrong with launching an #ODR system? Here are some lessons from the @CivResTribunal. - @shannonnsalter #ABAMidyear
@shannonnsalter @CivResTribunal Don’t launch a comprehensive system all at once. Implementing in stages, first condo disputes then small claims, let the @CivResTribunal build and improve with each release. - @shannonnsalter #ABAMidyear
When chatting with courts on their plans to modernize, with every court @shannonnsalter visited, there was always one guy that wanted to build a custom application using javascript. The @CivResTribunal instead bought software off the shelf and customized it for #ODR. #ABAMidyear
@CivResTribunal @shannonnsalter If you’re court’s plan to modernize is e-filing, they’re just digitizing the status quo. That’s not improving; there’s just codifying an outdated system. - @shannonnsalter #ABAMidyear
@shannonnsalter @CivResTribunal After testing with the most vulnerable community, we then tested with the loudest community - lawyers. - @shannonnsalter #ABAMidyear
@shannonnsalter @CivResTribunal Start your #ODR building with research. The @CivResTribunal has strong relationships with justice advocates for underserved & at-risk communities to get direct feedback. - @shannonnsalter #ABAMidyear
Next up is @shannonnsalter, teaching lessons learned from launching @CivResTribunal. For example, mobile-responsive design instead of an app has greater reach. #ABAMidyear
Almost 1/2 of the people using @CivResTribunal #ODR, do so outside of business hours. - @darin_thompson #ABAMidyear
Since opening in 2017, @CivResTribunal has helped ~14,000 small claims cases. People can use the system online, at a time convenient to them, without worrying about hours open, court schedules, or where the courthouse is location. - @darin_thompson #ABAMidyear
