Tag Archives: Legal Reform

Law Firm Refunds Fees . . . Voluntarily!

Posted on February 13, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

Imagine you hire a high-end law firm to handle a dispute for you.  The firm handles the matter to your satisfaction and, while the bill seems high, you willingly pay the fee.  Now imagine several months later you receive a … Continue reading →

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Sitting Judges As Mediators

Posted on February 7, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

In Shawnee County District Court, located in Topeka, Kansas, sitting judges are mediating “serious” criminal cases.  According to The Topeka Capital-Journal, this mediation program is a growing trend that is avoiding “legal warfare,” alleviating the need for victim and witness testimony, and sparing … Continue reading →

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Robbing The Elderly . . . Sanctioned By The Court?

Posted on January 17, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

A guardian, conservator, or other-termed fiduciary, often an attorney, is appointed by the court when certain elders (and others) are incapable of caring for themselves and/or their property, and they need protection.  But who protects these elders when the fiduciaries … Continue reading →

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Law Firm Pays It Forward; LPR Closed For Holidays

Posted on December 20, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

We at LPR are always looking for inspiring stories to spur legal reform.  This holiday season, we stumbled on the story of a law firm that started a holiday program to encourage others to do good deeds and pay it … Continue reading →

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Are Law Schools Catching On?

Posted on December 4, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

There seems to be an acknowledgement by certain law schools that the age-old model of law school curricula needs updating to meet the demand for practice ready associate attorneys.  While many in the legal field cannot agree on what that … Continue reading →

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LPR’s Seminar . . . The Reviews Are In!

Posted on November 22, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

Elisa Eisenberg, LPR’s founder and CEO, conducted a seminar on November 13, 2013 for Live and Learn Bethesda‘s “lunch and learn” series titled Need A Lawyer? How to Navigate the Attorney/Client Relationship.  The seminar focused on five topics: How to decide … Continue reading →

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LPR Congratulates DV LEAP On Its 10th Anniversary

Posted on November 11, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

DV LEAP (Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project) celebrated its 10th anniversary last Thursday with celebrity keynote speaker Robin Givens.  LPR’s founder and CEO, Elisa Eisenberg, attended the event and returned with raves about the organization and about Ms. Givens. … Continue reading →

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Judge Richard Kopf – As Inspirational As The Robber Turned Law Clerk He Sentenced To Prison

Posted on August 14, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

Senior U.S. District Court Judge Richard Kopf has stated in his blog, Hercules and the Umpire, that his criminal sentencing “viscera” in the sentencing of convicted bank robber Shon Hopwood was wrong: “Hopwood proves that my sentencing instincts suck.” Shon Hopwood … Continue reading →

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“Perceptions of Justice Toolkit” – A Guide Toward Improved Court Perceptions

Posted on June 8, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

This new guide, the brainchild of Wisconsin Court of Appeals Staff Attorney Christina Plum, includes a toolkit that addresses facilitating conversations about the public’s perceptions of the courts.  On May 29, 2013, in a post titled Justice May Be In The Eye … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Judge Attorneys By Their Reputations

Posted on May 25, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

So you’ve hired the most expensive, well-respected lawyer in the city to handle the most important dispute of your life.  Think that guarantees you will be well represented? Think again. On May 21, 2013, The Washington Post reported that the Virginia Bar … Continue reading →

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