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Midwest Regional Conference on Pro Se Litigation

Summary

This conference was held September 7-9, 2006 at Drake University Law School in Des Moines, Iowa.  Below are links to documents contained in the conference notebook, which was provided to all conference participants.

 


 

Midwest Regional Conference on Pro Se Litigation
Conference Notebook
  # of pages
Tab 1 Participant Information  
  Conference Agenda 6
  Participant Roster 4
  State Team Roster 1
  Faculty Roster 2
  Faculty Biographies 4
     
Tab 2 General Information  
  Executive Summary, Report to the Supreme Court & Missouri Bar 10
  Resources on Self-Represented Litigation 8
  Minnesota Self-Help Rule 4
     
Tab 3 Plenary I: 
Judges and Court Staff - Facilitating Access while Maintaining Neutrality
  Guidelines for Missouri Court Clerks & Court Staff 1
  Guidelines and Instructions for Iowa Clerks 42
  North Dakota Policy 125: Assisting Self-Represented Parties 2
  Legal Information versus legal advice 7
  Reaching Out or Overreaching - (PPT handout) 6
  Distinguishing Legal Information from Legal Advice (PPT handout) 9
     
Tab 4 Plenary II:
Creating Forms & Instructions to Make Life Easier for Everyone		  
  Divorce Petition-Wisconsin 7
  Pro Se Forms - One Key to the Courthouse (Presentation Outline) 5
  Pro Se Forms - One Key to the Courthouse (PPT handout) 6
     
Tab 5 Breakout - The Role of Attorneys in Pro Se Litigation  
  An Analysis of Rules 60
  Enabling Lawyers to Serve Pro Se Litigants (PPT handout) 4
     
Tab 6 Breakout - Key Steps in Planning a Self-Help Assistance Program and Building Stakeholder Support  
  Key Steps in Planning and Building a Self-Help Assistance Program (PPT handout) 11
     
Tab 7 Breakout - Collecting and Using Data  
  Report to the Utah Judicial Council 13
  Evaluation of Innovations Designed to Increase Access 10
  Collecting and Using Data (PPT handout) 18
     
Tab 8 Breakout -
Using Triage to Give Self-Represented Litigants What They REALLY Need
  The Importance of Effective Triage at the Gateway 2
  Appendix - Effective Triage as a Critical First Step 5
  Using Dispute Resolution with Pro Se Litigants 10
  Alaska Screening Questions 2
  Intake Process (Alaska) 1
  Caution Statement for Helpline (Alaska) 1
  Step-by-step Procedures (California) 2
  Self-Help Legal Access Center Intake Form (California) 1
  What is Guardianship (California) 3
  Common Forms Used for Filing Civil Complaints 4
  Developing and Maintaining Court-Community Partnerships 7
     
Tab 9 Breakout - Using Technology to Assist Self-Represented Litigants  
  Legal Services Technology Glossary 3
  Iowa "LiveHelp" Client Stories 2
  How Does "LiveHelp" Work? (FAQ) 3
  Using Technology to Assist Self-Rep. Litigants (PPT handout) 18
     
Tab 10 Breakout - Case Management Techniques for Pro Se Litigation  
  Overview of a Divorce Workshop (Flowchart, California) 1
  Ticket to Divorce Workshop #2 (California) 1
  Brochure, "How to Behave in District Court" (Minnesota) 2
  Litigant Checklist - Emergency Temporary Custody (Minnesota) 1
  Housing Court Project (Minnesota) 3
  Pre-Filing Mediation (Minnesota) 3
  Child-Support Hearing Tips (Minnesota) 2
  Financial Early Neutral Evaluations (Minnesota) 1
  Family Court Early Neutral Evaluation (Minnesota) 1
     
Tab 11 Showcase Program Profiles  
  SHARP - Self-Help and Regional Assistance Program 1
  Delaware's Family Court Self-Help Center 2
  Illinois www.LegalAidOnline.org website 1
  Court Staff Training Programs (Tippecanoe County, Indiana) 1
  Self-Help Website "LiveHelp" &  Online Chat Room (Iowa) 1
  Self-Help Center (Hennepin County, Minnesota) 1
  Utah's Strategic Planning Process 1
     
Tab 12 Team Materials  
  Developing Your State Team Action Plan (memo) 1
  Action Plan Template 4
 
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