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Purpose
The Coalition for Court Access was created by Supreme Court order on May 17, 2016 to provide a focused and comprehensive organizational structure for Indiana’s civil legal aid programs. The twenty-one-member Coalition will coordinate all Supreme Court related programs designed to provide civil legal aid to those with limited financial resources. The Coalition includes judges, law school representatives, civil legal aid and pro bono providers, and Indiana State Bar Association and Foundation members. The Indiana Bar Foundation serves as the fiscal and administrative agent for the Coalition. View the 2018 Annual Report .
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Resources
- Indiana Legal Help
- Free and low-cost legal aid
- Economic Impact Analysis Executive Summary for Fiscal Year 2017
- Economic Impact and Social Value Return on Investment Analysis 2017
- Economic Impact and Social Value Return on Investment Analysis Valuation Schedules 2017
- Indiana Civil Legal Needs Study and Legal Aid System Scan
Accessing Justice with Zoom: Experiences and Outcomes in Online Civil Courts
This October 2023 final report compares the experiences and outcomes of unrepresented persons attending civil proceedings in person with those accessing court remotely, using a first-of-its-kind digital experience sampling platform that assesses multiple dimensions of the court experience (including preferences, procedural justice, outcome satisfaction, barriers, stress, well-being), giving voice to unrepresented persons after online hearings in over 50 Indiana courts.
Lawyers give back: Pro bono contributions by Indiana attorneys in 2021
This infographic [PDF version] [text version] details self-reported pro bono contributions for calendar year 2022. More than 8,100 attorneys contributed time and/or money to those in need and gave $1.36 million to legal service groups.
For previous data, see the 2021 infographic [PDF version] [text version], 2020 pro bono infographic [PDF version] [text version], and the 2019 pro bono infographic [text version] .