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

Above The Law

According to the 2019 Task Force on the Delivery of Legal Services report which recommended the creation of the ABS program, there is a decline in the representation of individuals in the people law sector. The report claims that this is partially attributable due to the existing ethics rules.

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Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

CourtTechBulletin

The State of North Dakota Courts have a "Legal Self-Help Center" available at: [link] Legal research, small claims court, district court civil, juvenile court, guardianships, and conservatorships, landlords and tenants, family law, and name changes are major topics of the website.

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‘Blood Money’: How Profit Shapes U.S. Incarceration

The Crime Report

In 2020, Utah and Nebraska both voted to delete language from their state constitutions allowing slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment,” Appleman detailed, and says that other states like Tennessee and Minnesota are likely to follow. The full forthcoming paper can be accessed here.

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Milestones, Startup that Automates Client Updates, Raises $2.1M Seed Round, Rebrands As Hona

LawSites

In what is clearly a major milestone for Milestones , a legal tech company whose product provides law firm clients with automatic updates on their cases, it has closed a $2.1 Leading the seed round in the Lehi, Utah, company are three investors: Y Combinator , Ludlow Ventures and Soma Capital.

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LEAP Legal Software Acquires WealthCounsel and ElderCounsel

LawSites

LEAP Legal Software , an international provider of cloud-based practice management software for smaller law firms, has acquired WealthCounsel , a leading provider of software, training and support for estate planning lawyers, and its related company ElderCounsel. For just the U.S.

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Trending Topics in German PIL 2024 (Part 2 – Online Marriages, Gender Afiliation and Name Law)

Conflict of Laws

in Utah or Afghanistan. The case which the BGH (Supreme Court) decided in September 2024 was about two Nigerians that were in Germany while their declaration was registered in Utah, USA. This is not a resumen of the original article as it contains a very detailed analysis of sometimes very specific questions of German PIL.

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Path To Well-Being In Law Podcast: Episode 8 – Martha Knudson

ALPS

MAPP is the Executive Director of the Utah State Bar’s Well-Being Committee for the Legal Profession working with Utah’s judges, lawyers, and law students to enhance engagement, performance, resilience, and overall well-being. One of them is the state of Utah. CHRIS: Well, let’s talk a little bit about Utah.

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