Arizona’s Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) announced the launch of five new court ODR sites. These sites allow eligible defendants in misdemeanor cases to handle their cases online.
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Matterhorn at the Court Affiliates’ Justice from Anywhere Conference
Matterhorn will be part of the 2021 Court Affiliates Conference, hosted by the Center for Legal and Court Technology at William & Mary Law School. The conference, entirely virtual this year, will take place June 9-10, 2021, 1-5:30PM EDT each day.
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Online Mediation Resolves Disputes Productively, Positively, and Pre-Filing
In case you missed it, Veronica Cravener and Jessica Kavinsky published an article on Mediate.com about online mediation. Their article compares online to other modes of mediation at the Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus, Ohio. We share some highlights here. The whole article, Resolving Legal Battles, One Text Message at a Time, is worth a thorough read!
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IDEAL Event on CS+Law: Evaluation and Accountability Workshop – April 30, 2021
Matterhorn’s Founder J.J. Prescott will speak tomorrow, Friday, April 30th, 2021. The presentation “Evaluating the Effects of Court-Technology Innovations” is part of the CS + Law: Evaluation and Accountability event.
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New Frontiers in Unbundling Session features Matterhorn
Matterhorn CEO MJ Cartwright spoke at “New Frontiers in Unbundling: Innovations are Yielding Proven Results and New Business Opportunities” on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 1:30 MDT. The panel was part of the Unbundled Legal Services in the New Normal Virtual Conference April 20-22.
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Lawyer as Problem Solver Awarded to Matterhorn
The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution presented the 2021 Lawyer as Problem Solver Award to Matterhorn.
Matterhorn CEO MJ Cartwright accepted the award at the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution plenary session on April 15, 2021.
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ABA ODR Task Force Report – April 15, 2021
Will you attend the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution 2021 Annual Conference April 14-17? If not, you can register until April 13. If so, please make sure to attend the ODR Task Force session live online on Thursday, April 15 4:15-5:15 Eastern time.
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Dispute Resolution Research: Disparity Paper wins Advancement Award
March 15, 2021 – St. John’s University announced the winners of its 2021 Dispute Resolution Research Advancement Award. Researchers Avital Mentovich, J.J. Prescott, and Orna Rabinovich-Einy won the award for their paper: “Are Litigation Outcome Disparities Inevitable? Courts, Technology, and the Future of Impartiality.”
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Federal Funding for County and Municipal ODR Efforts
The Pew Charitable Trusts and Karen Lash of American University created a series of case studies on funding access to justice initiatives. In particular, Michigan’s 20th Circuit Court in Ottawa County used Title IV-D funds for its ODR efforts starting in 2016. Critically, the Ottawa County court’s ODR platform provided important benefits for families and the court.
Learn how state courts have leveraged federal funding for court technology.
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Legal Tech and Access to Justice Panel: Archived Video
February 24, 2021 – Matterhorn founder J.J. Prescott and Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack spoke on a panel at Stanford University on Legal Tech and Access to Justice. The panel is session 3 in a 4-session series on Legal Tech and the Future of Justice.
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