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Montana Legal Services Association Leaders Chosen for Appointment and Award
MLSA is pleased to announce significant accomplishments by two of our leaders: Alison Paul, MLSA Executive Director, shown above, was appointed by the Montana Supreme Court to the newly formed Access to Justice Commission.The purpose of the Access to Justice Commission (ATJC) will be to assess, plan, coordinate, and make recommendations regarding access to justice …
Montana Justice Foundation to Receive $1.2 Million
The Montana Justice Foundation (MJF) will receive $1.2 million due to the efforts of Montana insurance commissioner Monica Lindeen, her chief legal counsel Jesse Laslovich, and private bar attorneys John Heenan and Randy Bishop. After Heenan and Bishop raised concerns about a proposed class action settlement with Farmers Insurance, further negotiations led to this result. …
How MLSA Uses “The Cloud” to Maximize Help to Montanans with Legal Needs
Montana is a state larger than Japan.Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA) is a statewide law firm with only 13 case-handling attorneys.Yet in 2011, MLSA gave legal help to approximately 5,900 people with legal needs.How did we do it?Through hard work, determination, and by using “the cloud.”Recently, MLSA was spotlighted in an article by the Nonprofit Technology …