United States

An evaluation of the programs to assist self-represented litigants in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, Maryland.

Year published: 2004

Document Author: Paula Collins, John Greacen

Final report from an evaluation of three pilot Family Law Information Centers -- in Los Angeles, Fresno, and Sutter Counties -- which were established by the California Legislature in 1999 as a response to the increasing number of litigants appearing in family court without attorneys.  A Report to the California Legislature - Family Law Information Centers: An Evaluation of Three Pilot Programs

Year published: 2003

Document Author: Bonnie Rose Hough, Deborah Chase, Carol L. Huffine

This June 2003 report analyzes pro se court action plans from county courts throughout California, examining court program needs assessments and program designs as well as the community partnerships which were integral to plan development in each county.   A Report and Analysis of Action Plans throughout California  

Year published: 2003

Document Author: Deborah Chase, Bonnie Rose Hough

This 2003 paper was prepared by John Greacen for the Center for Families, Children & the Courts of the California Administrative Office of the Courts. It examines empirical evidence from studies and reports on SRLs and court/legal services self-help programs in an effort to guide future research and evaluation efforts. Self Represented Litigants and Court and Legal Services Responses to Their Needs - What We Know  

Year published: 2003

Document Author: John Greacen

Research on Self-Represented Litigants was presented at the NACM 2014 Mid-Year Conference. The Current Research on Self-Represented Litigants slide presentation (opens Google presentation) was delivered by Bonnie Hough (Moderator), Angela Tripp, Michigan, and John Greacen, New Mexico. The slides can also be found on the NACM website.

Year published: 2014

Document Author: John Greacen, Renee Kimball, Natalie Knowlton, Angela Tripp, Bonnie Rose Hough, Katherine Alteneder

Executive Summary

Year published: 2015

Document Author: Bridgeport Consulting LLC, Michigan Legal Help

The article, Appellate Practice–Including Legal Writing From a Judge's Perspective, is mainly about the important attributes of briefs to help in persuading a court.

Year published: 2000

Document Author: Mark P. Painter

Sonoma County Legal Aid's annual evaluations of the Sonoma County Self Help Access Center (SHAC) are based on data captured from client entry/exit surveys, follow-up interviews, court observation, and court staff interviews. This is the evaluation report from SHAC's third year of operation (2003). The Self Help Access Center (SHAC) -An Established Partner In the Sonoma County Justice System (Google Drive; pdf)  

Year published: 2003

Document Author: Sonoma County Legal Aid

This articles cites several suggestions on how to make legal documents clearer and easier to read. It is available at https://www.1215.org/lawnotes/misc/how-to-write-for-judges.pdf.

Year published: 2002

Document Author: Mark P. Painter

The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing is a a scholarly journal which publishes articles about legal writing. It has published articles by many of the best-known figures in legal writing — including Garner, Kimble, Charles Alan Wright, Richard Posner, Lawrence Friedman, Richard Wydick, Reed Dickerson, Irving Younger, Steven Stark, Darby Dickerson, and Wayne Schiess. The editions can be found at http://www.scribes.org/#!the-journal-of-legal-writing/i6uq5.  

Document Author: Scribes