United States

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern Panelists: Sara Galligan, Terrye Conroy Moderator: James Durham           Program Description:

Year published: 2015

Document Author: Self-Represented Litigation Network, American Association of Law Libraries

Program Assessment This program assessment tool (“tool”) is designed to produce a “snap–shot” assessment of a court’s services to self-represented litigants, including but not limited to a specific program designed to provide information to them (“program”). It is intended to provide management of a court with information on four different levels:

Year published: 2005

Document Author: John Greacen, Trial Court Research and Improvement Consortium

  Tuesday, April 21, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Eastern  Panelists: Leigh Maddox, Dave Pantzer Moderator: Michael Beirnard   Program Description:

Year published: 2015

Document Author: Self-Represented Litigation Network, People's Law Library of Maryland, JustAdvice Clinic

Article by Richard Zorza on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Turner v. Rogers (2011) and how courts should see this decision as an opportunity to improve their services and programs for self-represented litigants. Recommended Citation: Richard Zorza, Turner v. Rogers: Improving Due Process for the Self-Represented, Future Tends in State Courts 2012, 56-60 (2012).

Year published: 2012

Document Author: Richard Zorza

With extensive experience in designing and implementing access-to-justice initiatives across legal aid, the courts, and private practice, Katherine has consistently focused on developing common-sense, consumer-oriented solutions. Her work emphasizes the use of geospatial data and collaborative learning among diverse stakeholders. An early member of the Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN), Katherine led the organization from August 2013 to December 2022 and now serves as Director Emerita.

This document, the preparation of which was funded by the Legal Services Corporation through a grant to Central Minnesota Legal Services, was developed in close collaboration with SRLN. It explores a variety of principles and practices in areas from fee waiver to training, and from front end design to management.   Recommended Citation: Richard Zorza, Principles and Best Practices For Access-Friendly Court Electronic Filing, SRLN & LSC (Jan. 2013).

Year published: 2013

Document Author: Legal Services Corporation, Richard Zorza, Self-Represented Litigation Network

This memorandum lays out ways that states can develop state-specific comment language for their judicial codes. The memo reflects recent research, as well as recent state developments as of date of publishing.

Year published: 2013

Document Author: Self-Represented Litigation Network

This document, now in its second version, summarizes forty-two best practices in court based self-help service innovation, with descriptions of each practice, suggested attributes, examples and contacts.   Recommended Citation, The Self-Represented Litigation Network, Best Practices in Court-Based Programs for the Self-Represented: Concepts, Attributes, Issues for Exploration, Examples, Contacts, and Resources, SRLN (2008).

Year published: 2008

Document Author: Self-Represented Litigation Network

All inquires should be directed to info@srln.org.  

In this classic, Richard Zorza offers an early glimpse of how to design a court for self-represented litigants.   Recommended Citation: Richard Zorza, The Self-Help Friendly Court: Designed from the Ground Upto Work for People Without Lawyers, The Nat'l Center for State Courts (2002).

Year published: 2002

Document Author: Richard Zorza