Mission
The Committee works to address the following:
- Serve as a clearinghouse and “think tank” to help monitor changes in client needs and promote best practices in the delivery of client services throughout the state.
- Address new delivery system challenges and unfinished State Plan implementation initiatives.
- Provide ongoing support and technical assistance for regional planning efforts.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure that related legal assistance initiatives effectively dovetail with and complement the legal aid delivery system envisioned by the Hallmarks and State Plan.
- Monitor and assess the impact of national and state policy changes/initiatives on the delievery system and make appropriate recommendations for changes to the State Plan.
Current Goals and Initiatives
Based on a review of the current State Plan recommendations, feedback from regional planning teams, and other relevant information, the Committee has developed a Work Plan to guide its efforts moving forward. The Access to Justice Board approved the Work Plan on September 16, 2011.
At the request of the Access to Justice Board, the Committee is coordinating an Alliance-wide discussion about a vision to guide our delivery system's response to the challenges we face due to current and future economic realities. Many regional teams have met to provide feedback on key issues. The first Alliance-wide discussion will be on February 24 in conjunction with the annual Goldmark Awards Luncheon in Seattle.
History
Since its inception, the ATJ Board has focused much of its effort on the planning for civil legal aid delivery. The ATJ Board adopted its first State Plan in 1995 in response to crippling Congressional restrictions on service delivery. The ATJ Board revised its State Plan in 1999. The ATJ Board again revised its State Plan in 2006 to address new Census data and the findings in the Washington State Civil Legal Needs Study. The ATJ Board's State Plan Oversight Committee (SPOC) completed its 2008 State Plan Implementation Update Report as the current financial crisis was unfolding. The ATJ Board determined that this crisis would affect SPOC's ability to continue implementation, and that circumstances suggested the need for a change in the ATJ Board's approach to State Plan implementation. The ATJ Board sunset SPOC and established the Delivery System Committee. This Committee has broad representation from the provider, law school, funder and private bar communities.
Upcoming Meetings
All meetings are held from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Washington State Bar Association unless otherwise indicated:
Friday, March 16 | Agenda
Friday, April 20
Friday, May 18
Friday, June 15
Friday, July 20
Meeting Minutes
July 15, 2011
June 17, 2011
May 26, 2011
April 8, 2011
March 18, 2011
February 18, 2011
January 21, 2011
November 19, 2010
October 15, 2010
September 17, 2010
July 16, 2010
August 19, 2011
October 14, 2011
November 18, 2011
January 20, 2012
Co-Chairs
Nick Gellert, ATJ Board
Dan Gottlieb, Gottlieb, Fisher, PLLC
Committee Members
Staff Liaison
Joan Fairbanks
joanf@wsba.org
206-727-8282