self-represented litigants Archives

The Personal Practice of Law: Empowering Pro Se Litigants to Reclaim the Courts

Democracy gives us the right to represent ourselves in court, but a pro se litigant without a Personal Practice of Law is setting up to fail.

NC legal tech company Courtroom5, for example, uses simple AI to assess patterns in past cases and recommend next steps in a user’s own case.

TurnSignl lets drivers bring an attorney into police interactions. SRLN is a group of legal professionals improving outcomes for pro se’s.

Bernice Smith forced a wrongful death settlement pro se. Charles Von Simpson is supervising attorney at the UW Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic.

UniCourt’s Jeff Cox talks about data to improve access to justice. Eric F. Wright, Sr. shares the challenges of self-represented litigants.

“Who Wrote That Up For You?” is about people without lawyers in court. We speak with Brian Vukadinovich, an experienced pro se litigant.

Represent yourself in Maricopa County with Courtroom5 and the forms, tutorials and records at the clerk of court and superior court websites.

We talk to self-represented litigants regularly. Learn 5 things they wish they’d known before they entered the courtroom.

Get used to it. Supercilious lawyers are here to stay. A tongue-in-cheek look at lawyers who bemoan the presence of pro se litigants in court.