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Diane is honored by Legal Services Corp – Pro Bono Service Award for establishing the Self Help Center

Diane Drain

Diane is honored by Legal Services Corp – Pro Bono Service Award for establishing the Self Help Center at the Arizona Bankruptcy Court. The LSC is an independent nonprofit established by Congress in 1974 to provide financial support for civil legal aid to low-income Americans. Drain, P.A.

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Arizona’s Alternative Business Structure Program Improved Access To Justice For Tort Victims And Possibly Large Companies

Above The Law

In 2020, the Arizona Supreme Court established its Alternative Business Structure (ABS) program which allows nonlawyers to have an economic interest or decision making authority in a law firm. Specifically the lack of legal services for low-income individuals and rural communities.

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Building a Better Law Practice: 7 Reasons to Specialize

Attorney at Work

Similarly, law firms are finding success by focusing on a particular industry or area of law, such as real estate, environmental law, immigration, civil litigation or a host of other specialties. In legal services, specialization has been spurred by rapid change. Drivers Behind Practice Specialization.

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10 Best Legal Directories for Law Firms in 2025 + How To Choose One

MyCase

LegalZoom Best for: Small business & family legal services LegalZoom is dedicated to helping legal professionals grow their practices by providing accessible legal services to a wide range of clients. As new services are developed, LegalZoom invites qualified attorneys to be a part of the innovation.

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ABA Annual Meeting 2019

LegalTalkNetwork

On a related note, we also caught up with the American Bar Association’s Marty Balough who brought along CNN’s Joey Jackson and Sidley Austin ’s John Levi as well as concert performers Robert Sims and Nancy Hays to talk about their support of the Legal Services Corporation and the type of work it funds. .

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Does virtual court mean more or less meaningful participation by litigants?

Open Law Lab

When your eviction, debt collection, family law, or other civil justice matter is now decided through an online proceeding rather than an in-person one, does the quality of justice change? She explicitly studied differences in immigration hearings that were conducted over televideo versus in-person.

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Results Are In: Here are The 15 Legal Tech Winners of the 2022 ABA TECHSHOW Startup Alley Competition

LawSites

We help underrepresented individuals and attorneys with the legal support they need through an innovative platform that connects them with freelance and independent support staff all for free. Lawmato is a one-of-a-kind app for legal consultation, bringing paying clients to lawyers. We empower them to do more with less in immigration.

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