Talk Justice An LSC Podcast
94 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe Legal Services Corporation's Talk Justice podcast features leaders from the legal community, business and government exploring aspects of access to justice.
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Harvard Law School’s Martha Minow on Why Civil Justice Matters
October 11, 2022 15:00 - 24 minutesMartha Minow joins LSC President Ron Flagg to discuss access to justice, law schools and her new role as the MacArthur Foundation’s board chair on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast. Martha Minow, 300 th Anniversary Professor, Harvard Law School; Co-chair of the Access-to-Justice Board at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Former Harvard Law School Dean; Former LSC Board Member.
How “Lawyerless” Courts Fail Everyone
September 27, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutesThere is a massive disconnect between what courts were designed to do—solve legal disputes through lawyer-driven, adversarial litigation—and what these courts are asked to do today—help people without lawyers navigate complex social, economic and interpersonal challenges, most of which are deeply tied to structural inequality. As a result, the judicial role is in upheaval, according to our guests. In this episode, we discuss how we got here and if we can fix it. Guests: Colleen F. Shanahan,...
How Law Schools Can Close the Justice Gap
September 13, 2022 12:00 - 32 minutesLaw school leaders discuss how their academic institutions work towards expanding access to justice on the latest episode of LS's “Talk Justice” podcast. Thomas Miles, Dean and Clifton R. Musser Professor of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Law School. William Treanor, Dean and Executive Vice President, Georgetown University Law School; Paul Regis Dean Leadership Chair. Miguel Willis, Innovator in Residence at the University of Penn’s Carey Law School Future of the Profession Initiati...
The Value of Medical-Legal Partnerships
August 23, 2022 09:30 - 27 minutesLeaders from Georgetown University’s Health Justice Alliance discuss how the medical-legal partnership (MLP) benefits both law and medical students on the latest episode of Talk Justice. Dr. Ana Caskin, deputy medical director of the Health Justice Alliance and director of the Anacostia and Roosevelt School based Health Centers Professor Vicki Girard, faculty director of the Georgetown Health Justice Alliance Dr. Eileen Moore, medical director of the Health Justice Alliance and associate d...
Legal Services for Climate Emergencies
August 09, 2022 13:00 - 32 minutesLegal experts discuss the access-to-justice implications of the increasing number of climate emergencies in the U.S. and the role attorneys play. Ariadna Godreau Aubert, founder and executive director of Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico Jeanne Ortiz-Ortiz, pro bono and strategic initiatives manager at Pro Bono Net Linda Anderson Stanley, senior manager for disaster resilience programming at Equal Justice Works Ariadna
In Conversation with Trailblazing Minnesota Justice Anne McKeig
July 26, 2022 13:00 - 28 minutesAssociate Justice Anne McKeig of the Minnesota Supreme Court joins Talk Justice to discuss her trailblazing legal career and how courts can expand access to justice.
Modern Approaches to Expungement
July 12, 2022 16:00 - 30 minutesLegal experts share their perspectives on the expungement process. In this episode, we're talking about criminal records – or at least, how to get rid of them. In the U.S. approximately 1/3 of all people have a criminal record. Having a criminal record can affect one's job, professional licensing, ability to get housing or government benefits and much more. While legal aid helps many navigate the, often difficult, process clearing their criminal record, the problem is larger than their capa...
A Conversation with NLADA President April Frazier Camara
June 28, 2022 15:00 - 32 minutesNewly appointed National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) President and CEO April Frazier Camara shares her goals for the NLADA and the personal history that led her to advocate for access to justice.
The Argument from the Right for Civil Legal Aid
June 14, 2022 12:00 - 44 minutesIs there a conservative case for supporting civil legal aid? Prominent conservative and libertarian thought leaders share their perspectives on access-to-justice issues and recent regulatory changes.
Data Privacy Concerns for Legal Services Providers
May 31, 2022 04:01 - 39 minutesAs the justice system continues to digitize, more data is collected and accessible. This information is often a record of some of the darkest hour. The panel of privacy and data security experts discuss how the shift from paper file storage trades risks to losing the hard copies for unpredictable risks to loss of personal privacy and data being used in unexpected and potentially harmful ways long after their legal issue is resolved. The speed of innovation in data collection is outpacing the ...
The Justice Gap: The Unmet Civil Legal Needs of Low-income Americans
May 10, 2022 13:00 - 27 minutesMillions of Americans struggle with civil legal problems every day. However, many of the legal aid organizations funded by the LSC do not have the resources needed to meet the demand in the communities they serve. Instead, most low-income Americans do not have sufficient access to legal information, advice or representation. The new report updates and expands on LSC's 2017 Justice Gap Study, providing a fresh assessment of the state of civil legal justice for low-income Americans. It is par...
LSC's Indispensable Partner: The ABA and ABA Day 2022
April 26, 2022 12:00 - 24 minutesThe presidents of the ABA and the Legal Services Corporation sit down on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice” podcast to discuss the historic partnership between their organizations and new efforts to bolster legal aid and pro bono.
Surging Debt Collection Suits: Impact on Debtors and Court System
April 12, 2022 12:30 - 36 minutesExperts discuss how consumer debt lawsuits have come to dominate civil courts at the expense of low-income Americans on the latest episode of LSC's “Talk Justice" podcast. Featured Guests: Erika Rickard, project director for civil legal system modernization at the Pew Charitable Trust; Ariel Levinson-Waldman, founding president of Tzedek DC; George Simons, founder and CEO of SoloSuit.
Pro Bono and the Pandemic
March 22, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutesThe pandemic has changed the way pro bono legal services are delivered. A new report from the Association of Pro Bono Counsel examines the most positive developments and recommends which ones should be retained.
The Crisis in Access to Justice in Rural America
March 08, 2022 21:15 - 35 minutesExperts discuss new technology and other client-centered developments that are helping to close the justice gap in rural communities.
American Rescue Plan, Evictions, Broadband and the Digital Divide
February 22, 2022 18:17 - 35 minutesSenior Advisor to the president and American Rescue Plan Coordinator Gene Sperling discusses implementing the historic $1.9 trillion rescue plan and what it means for access to justice.
New Tech Trade Association Supports Innovation in Access to Justice
February 08, 2022 17:00 - 32 minutesExperts look at soon-to-be launched launched Justice Technology Association and its plan to build community around efforts to provide innovative and accessible solutions to common legal issues. The association will support initiatives that seek to shape the consumer legal experience for the greater good, drive social impact, increase access to justice and grow the newly minted justice tech market.
Emerging Trends in Legal Tech from the Innovations in Technology Conference
January 25, 2022 17:00 - 39 minutesExperts discuss legal tech topics like data security, user-centered design, and the digital divide, which were at the forefront of this year’s LSC Innovations in Technology Conference.
Expanding Access to Justice in Rural Communities
January 11, 2022 17:00 - 45 minutesExperts discuss how the legal system operates in rural communities and how to expand access to justice in these regions on the latest episode of Talk Justice. -hosted by Legal Service Corporation President Ron Flagg.
Access to Justice Year in Review
December 28, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutesA discussion of major developments in 2021 for access to justice and civil legal aid communities, legal technology and regulatory reform. Host: Jason Tashea, LSC Emerging Leaders Council
How the pandemic and natural disasters impact domestic violence
December 14, 2021 17:00 - 47 minutesExperts discuss how the pandemic and natural disasters affect domestic violence survivors on the latest episode of Talk Justice. Their conversation highlights how the legal system is responding to the increased threat. Host: LSC President Ronald S. Flagg
The Digital Divide and Legal Aid Access
November 23, 2021 17:00 - 29 minutesThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused courts—previously slow to adopt new technology—to leap into prioritizing digital services. As legal aid and court services increase the use of online tools, there is a concern that people without access to technology and high-speed internet will be left behind. This gap, referred to as the “digital divide,” is the topic of the latest Talk Justice episode.
Remedying Bad Paper’s Impact on Specific Veteran Populations
November 09, 2021 17:13 - 41 minutesVeterans advocates discussed how unfavorable discharges, known as “bad paper,” prevent veterans from accessing the basic benefits and services they need on the latest episode of “Talk Justice,” the Legal Services Corporation’s (LSC) podcast. {produced by the Legal Services Corporation}
New Data on Civil Legal Needs
October 26, 2021 16:18 - 33 minutesLegal experts discuss the role of data in understanding and implementing civil legal aid. Guests James Sandman, president emeritus of the Legal Services Corporation; David Udell, executive director of the National Center for Access to Justice (NCAJ); and Logan Cornett, director of research at the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS), join LSC Emerging Leaders Council member Jason Tashea to offer their perspectives on the importance of data collection for increasi...
Shifting the Narrative on Access to Justice Advocacy
October 12, 2021 15:55 - 28 minutesFormer Massachusetts Representative Joe Kennedy III and Rohan Pavuluri, CEO and co-founder of the bankruptcy nonprofit Upsolve, join LSC President Ron Flagg to discuss shifting the narrative on access-to-justice advocacy. {produced by the Legal Services Corporation}
How State Attorneys General Can Work with Legal Aid Providers to Serve Low-Income Americans
September 28, 2021 15:55 - 44 minutesFive Attorneys General discuss civil justice initiatives in their jurisdictions and how they can work more effectively with legal aid providers to help low-income Americans. Host: Ron Flagg, President of the Legal Services Corporation Guests: - Joshua Kaul, Attorney General of Wisconsin - Doug Peterson, Attorney General of Nebraska - Karl Racine, Attorney General of the District of Columbia - Ellen Rosenblum, Attorney General of Oregon - Herbert Slatery III, Attorney General of Tennessee ...
How the Pandemic Is Impacting the Opioid Crisis and People in Recovery
September 14, 2021 15:55 - 38 minutesLegal Services Corporation President Ron Flagg discusses how the COVID pandemic is deepening the opioid crisis and complicating the lives of persons in recovery with: - Brandon George, Director of Indiana Addiction Issues Coalition - Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Friends of Research Institute; MSP Staff Physician at the University of California San Francisco - Brendan Wood, Equal Justice Works Fellow, Legal Aid of West Virginia {produced by the Legal Services Corporation}
Why Civil Legal Aid and Access to Justice Are Important to American Business
August 24, 2021 16:01 - 40 minutesIn this episode of Talk Justice, distinguished business leaders discuss the business community’s perspective on the importance of access to justice during the pandemic with LSC President Ron Flagg. Host: LSC President Ron Flagg Panelists: Teresa Wynn Roseborough, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Home Depot Kenneth C. Frazier, chairman and CEO, Merck & Co. and co-chair of LSC's Leaders Council David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman, The...
What to Expect from the Relaunch of the DOJ’s Office for Access to Justice
August 10, 2021 16:00 - 34 minutesIn this episode of Talk Justice, host Jason Tashea sits down with Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5), co-chair of the Congressional Access to Civil Legal Aid Caucus; Karen Lash of the American University Justice Programs Office and former official at DOJ’s Office for Access to Justice; and Elizabeth Werner, managing attorney at Legal Aid of West Virginia to discuss what President Biden’s executive order re-establishing the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable means for access to j...
Former VA General Counsel Will A. Gunn on His New Leadership Role at LSC
July 28, 2021 13:00 - 33 minutesThe Legal Service Corporation’s new vice president for legal affairs and general counsel Will A. Gunn discusses his new position and his legal and military experience in an episode of LSC’s “Talk Justice” podcast. LSC President Ronald S. Flagg hosts the conversation.
How Non-Lawyer Navigators Are Expanding Access to Justice
April 15, 2021 14:00 - 39 minutesIn this episode of Talk Justice, LSC President Ron Flagg discusses how non-lawyer court navigators are expanding access to justice with Mary McClymont, adjunct professor and senior fellow at The Justice Lab, Georgetown University Law Center. McClymont directed a recent Justice Lab survey of how these navigators are assisting self-represented litigants in 15 states and Washington, D.C.
Right-to-Counsel Mandates and the Eviction Crisis
April 01, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutesIn this episode of LSC's Talk Justice, LSC Emerging Leaders Council member Jason Tashea sat down with John Pollock, staff attorney for the Public Justice Center and the coordinator of the National Coalition for the Civil Right to Counsel; Hazel Remesch, supervising attorney at The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland; and Kathryn Sabbeth, associate professor of law at the University of North Carolina.
Improving the Delivery of Legal Services Through Medical-Legal Partnerships
March 11, 2021 14:00 - 36 minutesMedical-legal partnerships are the focus in this episode of “Talk Justice." LSC Emerging Leaders Council member Jason Tashea hosts a conversation on how MLPs can improve health outcomes with Bethany Hamilton, co-director of the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership; Dr. Dawn Haut, CEO at Eskenazi Health Center in Indiana; and Rakuya Trice, deputy director of Indiana Legal Services and the organization’s director of medical-legal partnerships.
Court Innovations During COVID-19
February 23, 2021 14:00 - 21 minutesIn the latest episode of Talk Justice, LSC Board Vice Chair Father Pius Pietrzyk discusses court innovations with Rita H. Blandino, director of the D.C. Court’s Domestic Violence Division, and Paul Tuttle, assistant clerk for the Massachusetts Court of Appeals. The speakers describe the many challenges COVID-19 poses to the justice system and to low-income Americans with legal problems. They share details on how their courts have leveraged technology and partnerships to meet these challenges ...
Takeaways from LSC's Innovations in Technology Conference
January 27, 2021 23:00 - 30 minutesIn this episode of Talk Justice, recorded live at LSC’s 2021 Innovations in Technology Conference, host Jason Tashea discusses insights and takeaways from the conference with three legal technology leaders: Steven McGarrity, executive director at Community Legal Aid Services; Cat Moon, director of innovation design and lecturer in law at Vanderbilt Law School; and Ilenia Sánchez-Bryson, chief information officer at Legal Services of Greater Miami.
The Role Libraries Play in Closing the Justice Gap
December 17, 2020 17:00 - 42 minutesIn this episode of Talk Justice, LSC Vice President for Grants Management Lynn Jennings hosts a conversation on how libraries can help close the justice gap. She is joined by Brooke Doyle, project coordinator at WebJunction; Emily Florio, senior research services manager at Hogan Lovells and President of the American Association of Law Libraries; Diane Rodriguez, assistant director at San Francisco Law Library and vice president of the American Association of Law Libraries; and Laura Tuggle, ...
LSC's Innovations in Technology Conference and Emerging Legal Tech Initiatives
December 10, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutesLawyer and legal tech journalist Bob Ambrogi; Amanda Brown, Founder and Executive Director, Lagniappe Law Lab; and Jane Ribadeneyra, LSC’s Program Analyst for Technology, join host Jason Tashea to preview LSC's Innovations in Technology Conference and highlight some of the exciting legal tech projects that will be showcased.
The Face of Poverty in America: An Interview with Chris Arnade
November 13, 2020 18:00 - 17 minutesIn this episode of Talk Justice, LSC Vice Chair Father Pius Pietrzyk interviews Chris Arnade, author of “Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America.” Leaving behind a 20-year career on Wall Street, Arnade decided to document poverty and addiction in the Bronx and later across the country. His work looks at the resilience of what he calls “America's Back Row”—those who lack the credentials and advantages to get ahead.
Challenges to Delivering Legal Services to Rural and Tribal Areas
October 30, 2020 14:00 - 43 minutesIn this episode of Talk Justice, host Jason Tashea discusses the daunting challenges to delivering civil legal services in rural and tribal communities with Nikole Nelson, Executive Director of Alaska Legal Services Corp., Rudy Sanchez, Executive Director of DNA-People’s Legal Service, and Rebecca Rapp, General Counsel of Ascendium Education Group who is helping form LSC’s upcoming Rural Task Force.
COVID, the Courts, and the Practice of Law
October 16, 2020 20:00 - 54 minutesIn this episode of Talk Justice, Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, Michigan Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack and ABA President Patricia Lee Refo join LSC President Ron Flagg to discuss how the COVID pandemic is transforming the courts and the practice of law.
Evictions and the Pandemic
October 08, 2020 13:00 - 16 minutesDue to the pandemic, the United States is facing the severest housing crisis in its history, says leading eviction scholar Emily Benfer. In a conversation with LSC President Ron Flagg, Benfer discusses the societal costs of this surge in evictions and the pivotal role legal aid lawyers play in easing those effects.
Funding Civil Legal Aid: Protecting a Core American Value, Providing Critical Constituent Services
October 01, 2020 19:00 - 50 minutesIn this episode of Talk Justice, Legal Services Corporation President Ron Flagg discusses the importance of civil legal aid with the co-founders of the bipartisan Congressional Access to Civil Legal Services Caucus, Reps. Susan Brooks of Indiana and Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts. Reps. Brooks and Kennedy recount how they formed the caucus and the role it has played in advocating for federal funding of LSC. They also explore how the pandemic has sparked a surge in the demand for civil legal aid...
Expanding Access to Justice Through Regulatory Reform
September 22, 2020 17:00 - 59 minutesIn this episode of Talk Justice, moderator Jim Sandman, President Emeritus of LSC, leads a panel discussion on regulatory reform and how it can expand access to justice. Two leading jurists from states in the vanguard of reform, Utah Supreme Court Justice Constandinos "Deno" Himonas and Arizona Supreme Court Vice Chief Justice Ann Timmer, explore the impact of changes such as licensing paraprofessionals to provide legal services and easing restrictions on fee-sharing and non-lawyer ownership ...
Expanding and Improving Pro Bono Through Legal Technology
August 31, 2020 03:00 - 36 minutesIn the inaugural episode of Talk Justice moderator Jason Tashea and three legal technology experts discuss how portals, no-code automation, online classrooms and other developments are expanding and improving pro bono efforts. Documate Co-Founder Dorna Moini, Paladin Co-Founder Kristen Sonday and LSC’s Program Analyst for Technology Jane Ribadeneyra also discuss how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting pro bono and whether innovations developed to address challenges posed by the pandemic might pe...