Natalie Knowlton, A2J Ventures
Natalie Knowlton is the founder of A2J Ventures, a consulting agency for startup ventures and established businesses working to increase access to justice and the courts.
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Courtroom5 Founders Recognized as ABA Legal Rebels for 2023
Courtroom5 founders Sonja Ebron and Debra Slone recognized as 2023 Legal Rebels by the American Bar Association.
Tiffany Graves, Pro Bono Counsel at Bradley
Tiffany Graves is the first pro bono counsel at Bradley, with over 600 attorneys serving the banking, construction, energy, and healthcare industries.
Jessica Bednarz, Justice Entrepreneurs Project
Jessica Bednarz runs the Chicago Bar Foundation’s Justice Entrepreneurs Project (JEP), an incubator for small and solo law firms in the Chicago area.
Miguel Willis at Penn Carey Law and ATJ Tech Fellows
Miguel Willis is executive director of the ATJ Tech Fellows Program and Innovator in Residence for the Future of the Profession Initiative at Penn Carey Law.
The Justice Tech Movement and Access to Justice in 2022
What is the Justice Tech movement about and how will it help to move the needle in making justice more inclusive?
Want Justice? California Courts Say You Need a Court Reporter
California joins a few other states in providing free court reporters to litigants. Learn how this came about and why you need a court reporter.
What Is Justice? A Historical and Modern Look
What is “justice,” really? What does it truly mean? What did it mean historically? Take a deep dive into this essential concept with Courtroom5.
With Courtroom5, “It’s the Other Way”
You don’t have to get “lawyer-handled.” Here’s a story about showing your opposing counsel it’s “the other way” when you work with Courtroom5.
10 Reasons to Represent Yourself in Court
Going to court? Here are our top 10 reasons why you should consider representing yourself.
Courtroom5 Named A 2021 SheEO U.S. Venture
Each year, five businesses led by women and non-binary entrepreneurs are chosen by the global community SheEO to receive funding, resources, coaching, and more. This group of “radically generous women” selected Courtroom5 as one of its 2021 SheEO U.S. Ventures. Courtroom5 will become part of the SheEO network and will have the opportunity to utilize a zero percent interest loan.
Courtroom5’s Sonja Ebron To Serve On Legal Services Corporation’s Leaders Council
Courtroom5’s Sonja Ebron will serve as a member of the Legal Services Corporation’s Leaders Council, which raises awareness of access to justice in the U.S.
The Crackheads And Extortionists Who Sell State Laws
Your chances of winning as a pro se litigant are reduced when a state, acting like a crackhead and extortionist, tries to sell you access to its laws.
Best Blog Posts For Pro Se Litigants – The 2019 Edition
We highlight our top posts for 2019, which took on topics like amending pleadings, finding elements of claims and defenses, and defeating summary judgment.
Big Judicial Salaries, Low Workloads, And The Pro Se Litigant
Once a pro se litigant plops down his court fees, high paid judges, particularly in the federal system, don’t give their cases the time they need.
Motion For Justice By Brian Vukadinovich
Brian Vukadinovich’s Motion for Justice — I Rest My Case chronicles a lifetime of battles with the judicial system that should not have needed fighting.
Why Can’t The Legal Profession Deliver Access To Justice?
The function of the legal profession is access to justice. Is it too much to ask lawyers to prioritize the issue? Yes, as it turns out, it probably is.
Courthouse HOV Lane Reserved For Lawyers
From physical access to chambers to simplified scheduling procedures, lawyers get an HOV lane at the courthouse that leaves the rest of us in traffic jams.
Prophetic Genius Richard Zorza
With the discovery that the typical civil case involves a self-represented litigant, Richard Zorza becomes one of the Lawyers We Love the most.
Tavis Smiley Hosts Town Hall Meetings On Justice
In “Courting Justice,” the host of the Tavis Smiley Show on PBS looks at the reasons our justice system has lost the trust of those it was meant to serve.
Confusing Access To Justice With Judicial Efficiency
This year’s Brennan Lecture on access to justice was more about judicial efficiency. They are not the same and often come into conflict.
Special Jurisdiction Courts Are Designed To Deny Access To Justice
Special jurisdiction courts are all the proof we need that the courts were never designed to provide common people with access to justice.
Lean Courts For True Access To Justice
Courts across the country are working to improve access to justice. Can they learn from the lean startup methods used to build new businesses?
A Legal Self Help Center Everywhere By 2020
A strategy for building a legal self help center in every jurisdiction in the country in the next five years would make for a powerful social revolution.
Is Access To Justice Different for Different Litigants?
A Richard Zorza article describes the difference in access to justice for various groups of litigants, including corporations and self-represented parties.