Access to Justice Board Meeting  

Friday, January 15, 2010
9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Location: Washington State Bar Association

AGENDA (revised)

9:30 am – 10:00 Welcome and Introductions
Remarks by new Seattle City Attorney Peter Holmes
Approval of November 13, 2009 Meeting Minutes

10:00 – 10:20 *Recommendations from ATJ Board Nominating and Leadership Development Committee of May 2010 ATJ Board vacancies – Hon. Elizabeth Fry, Chair, ATJ Board Nominating and Leadership Development Committee

10:20 – 10:30 *Appointment of ATJ Board Liaison to the Board for Judicial Administration's Public Trust and Confidence Committee – ATJ Board Chair Dan Gottlieb

10:30 – 10:50 *Approval of Proposal for ATJ Board Member Participation at Legal Community Events – Dan Gottlieb

10:50 – 11:05 *Clark County's New LibertyWeb Information Program and Fees – Don Horowitz

11:05 – 11:15 *Civil Access to Justice Act of 2009: Request for ATJ Board Support – Joan Fairbanks

11:15 – 1:30 pm Adjourn to attend annual King County Bar Association Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon (Sheraton Hotel)

1:30 – 2:30  Presentations by CLEAR and King County 211 Regarding the Increasing Demand for  Services by Low Income People – John Hughes, Northwest Justice Project; Susan Gemmel and Debra Benfer, King County Crisis Clinic

2:30 – 3:30  Updates
 ATJ Board Initiatives
• Pro Se Project – ATJ Board Members Kirsten Barron and Patricia Lantz, Co-Chairs
• Equal Justice Coalition – Nell McNamara, Director
• JusticeNet – Don Horowitz, ATJ Board Technology Committee member
• Proposed WSBA Justice Programs Program Review and proposed WSBA Bylaws Review Committee Recommendations on the Emeritus Program

Liaison Initiatives
• Campaign for Equal Justice – Karen Falkingham, Director of LAW Fund
• Legal Foundation of Washington – Andrea Axel, Grants Manager
• Office of Civil Legal Aid – Jim Bamberger, Director
• Washington State Bar Association – ATJ Board Liaison Greg Dallaire
• Other?

* Action Needed





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