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WA State Attorney Assessment
Proposal by WA state bar president to adopt attorney assessment to cover legal services funding shortfall.
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Massachusetts Class Action Residuals Rule
New Rule 23 effective January 1, 2009, providing that class action residuals should go to non-profit organizations benefiting persons consistent with the cause of action or to IOLTA.
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Consumer Federation of America, 2008 Policy Resolutions (excerpts)
Support for LSC funding, self-help center, IOLTA comparability, etc.
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Brown v Legal Foundation of Washington
US Supreme Court decision in Brown v Legal Foundation of Washington (originally Washington Legal Foundation v Legal Foundation of Washington) ruling that state IOLTA program does not violate Fifth Amendment, upholding 9th Circuit 2001 en banc ruling.
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Alabama mandatory IOLTA rule
Effective January 1, 2008
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Missouri IOLTA and Comparability Rule
Supreme Court Rule adopted 8/21/07
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New Mexico Supreme Court Order 8-27-07
adoptes recommendations of Access to Justice Commission concerning Pro Se; Pro Bono; Statewide Delivery of Legal Services; and IOLTA; delegates implementation to Commission and assumes oversight.
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Closing the Justice Gap
Editorial in support of IOLTA comparability rule and other new funding for legal aid in New York, June 26, 2007
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Minnesota IOLTA comparability rule
adopted by Supreme Court 12/06
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IOLTA Update
9/20/06
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Mississippi Mandatory IOLTA Rule
issued May 11, 2006
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West Virginia State Bar dues increase to help fund legal aid
2005.
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Tough Times, Creative Solutions: New Sources of Funding for the Poor
article from ABA Bar Leader magazine, November/December 2004
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9th Circuit En Banc Panel Finds Washington State’s IOLTA Program Constitutional
An analysis of the decision (from the November 20, 2001 NLADA Update)
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Amicus Brief of Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, the National League of Cities and the International Municipal Lawyers
Amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, the National League of Cities and the International Municipal Lawyers
Association in support of the Legal Foundation of Washington jointly.
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National Association of IOLTA Programs Amicus Brief in support of the Legal Foundation of Washington
Brief for 49 state bar associations and the National Association of IOLTA Programs as amici curiea in support of the Legal Foundation of Washington.
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Amicus Brief of NLADA, AARP, Legal Counsel for the Elderly and The Brennan Center
Filed October 18, 2002. Amicus brief for NLADA, AARP, LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE ELDERLY, INC., and THE BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE as amici curiae in support of the Legal Foundation of Washington.
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Fact Sheet on IOLTA
Based on information supplied by the American Bar Association's Commission on IOLTA, this fact sheet answer the question "what is IOLTA?"
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Ninth Circuit En Banc Panel Finds Washington State’s IOLTA Program
NLADA Analysis of the November 14, 2001 Opinion
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9th Circuit En Banc Decision - Washington Legal Foundation vs. Legal Foundation of Washington
In a 7-4 decision, in the case of WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION vs. LEGAL FOUNDATION OF WASHINGTON, the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the district court, saying "there has been no taking of property without
just compensation in violation of the Fifth Amendment."
The Court remanded the first amendment claim to the district court.
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