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Morning Docket: 05.05.21

Above The Law

* Attorneys in the Gates divorce also worked on the Bezos split-up. Huff Post ] * The military promotion of the South Dakota Attorney General has been blocked because of his involvement in a deadly car collision last year. [ Maybe Gates read a good online review of the lawyer written by Bezos. [ Juris Lab ].

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Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

CourtTechBulletin

For example, USLegalPro has guided forms for divorce, name change, eviction, and small claims. There is also a video "Your Day in Circuit Court" that provides an orientation to the courts. Interactive Forms and online legal research are also available. Several of these services include guided forms as part of the eFiling process.

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Why Regulatory Reform Is Desperately Needed in the U.S.

Attorney at Work

In 2012, South Dakota was one of the first states to tackle the problem of legal deserts. The results are “legal oases,” said Patrick Goetzinger, former president of the South Dakota State Bar who helped create the program. Project Rural Practice.

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Lack of Rural Lawyers Leaves Much of America Without Support

The Crime Report

That’s an access problem when you are asking someone to drive 100 miles or more to do a simple will or a simple divorce,” said Sam Clinch, associate executive director of the Nebraska State Bar Association, a state with few lawyers outside its largest cities, Lincoln and Omaha. of a lawyer for every 1,000 people.

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