Innovations In Pro Se Litigation Tools:Collaborations Behind the Innovations

Marc Theriault Legal Aid SocietyLouisville,

Kentucky

Kentucky Overview

Relatively Young SRL Program

Urban/Rural Mix

Diverse Offerings to Clients

Program is not “state run”

How We Got Started

Partnership with Jefferson County Courts to Develop Pro Se Divorce Packet

2007 TIG Recipient

Kentucky Online Self Help Assistant

Self-Help Divorce Without Children

New Programs Small Claims Criminal Record

Expungements Spanish

Language Divorce

Divorce With Children

EITC* Domestic

Violence*

Legal Aid Self Help Center

LAS-Run, in cooperation with the Louisville Bar Association and the UofL School of Law.

Easy to duplicate with minimal funding.

Local, State, and National Collaborations

LOCAL Louisville Bar Assn. Jefferson County

Courts UofL School of Law Local Nonprofit orgs.

STATE AOC Kentucky Bar Assn. Other Bar Assn’s KY legal services

partners

NATIONAL LSC NPADO LSNTAP Probono.net Legal services programs nationwide

How did we get to this point so quickly without the program being state run?

…our recipe:

1. Low Cost/High Demand Court Solutions

2. Strong Advisory Committee

3. Diverse and Strategic Partnerships

4. Statewide Advocacy Efforts

What’s Next for Kentucky: EXPANSION!

…in the amount of forms available …in the amount of self-help centers

statewide …in the amount of counties

accepting our forms

Standardized Forms & Court Control

Thank You.