Talk Justice An LSC Podcast

A discussion of major developments in 2021 for access to justice and civil legal aid communities, legal technology and regulatory reform. Host: Jason Tashea, LSC Emerging Leaders Council

Experts discuss how the pandemic and natural disasters affect domestic violence survivors on the latest episode of Talk Justice. Their conversation highlights how the legal system is responding to the increased threat.Host: LSC President Ronald S. Flagg

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused courts—previously slow to adopt new technology—to leap into prioritizing digital services. As legal aid and court services increase the use of online tools, there is a concern that people without access to technology and high-speed internet will be left behind. This gap, referred to as the “digital divide,” is the topic of the latest Talk Justice episode. 

Veterans advocates discussed how unfavorable discharges, known as “bad paper,” prevent veterans from accessing the basic benefits and services they need on the latest episode of “Talk Justice,” the Legal Services Corporation’s (LSC) podcast.{produced by the Legal Services Corporation}

Legal experts discuss the role of data in understanding and implementing civil legal aid. Guests James Sandman, president emeritus of the Legal Services Corporation; David Udell, executive director of the National Center for Access to Justice (NCAJ); and Logan Cornett, director of research at the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS), join LSC Emerging Leaders Council member Jason Tashea to offer their perspectives on the importance of data collection for increasing access to justice.

Former Massachusetts Representative Joe Kennedy III and Rohan Pavuluri, CEO and co-founder of the bankruptcy nonprofit Upsolve, join LSC President Ron Flagg to discuss shifting the narrative on access-to-justice advocacy.{produced by the Legal Services Corporation}

Five Attorneys General discuss civil justice initiatives in their jurisdictions and how they can work more effectively with legal aid providers to help low-income Americans.Host: Ron Flagg, President of the Legal Services CorporationGuests:- Joshua Kaul, Attorney General of Wisconsin- Doug Peterson, Attorney General of Nebraska- Karl Racine, Attorney General of the District of Columbia- Ellen Rosenblum, Attorney General of Oregon- Herbert Slatery III, Attorney General of Tennessee {produced by the Legal Services Corporation}

Legal Services Corporation President Ron Flagg discusses how the COVID pandemic is deepening the opioid crisis and complicating the lives of persons in recovery with:- Brandon George, Director of Indiana Addiction Issues Coalition- Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Friends of Research Institute; MSP Staff Physician at the University of California San Francisco- Brendan Wood, Equal Justice Works Fellow, Legal Aid of West Virginia {produced by the Legal Services Corporation}

In this episode of Talk Justice, distinguished business leaders discuss the business community’s perspective on the importance of access to justice during the pandemic with LSC President Ron Flagg.Host: LSC President Ron FlaggPanelists: Teresa Wynn Roseborough, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Home Depot Kenneth C. Frazier, chairman and CEO, Merck & Co. and co-chair of LSC's Leaders Council David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman, The Carlyle Group John F. Schultz, chief operating, legal officer and executive vice-president, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise {produced by the Legal Services Corporation}

In this episode of Talk Justice, host Jason Tashea sits down with Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-5), co-chair of the Congressional Access to Civil Legal Aid Caucus; Karen Lash of the American University Justice Programs Office and former official at DOJ’s Office for Access to Justice; and Elizabeth Werner, managing attorney at Legal Aid of West Virginia to discuss what President Biden’s executive order re-establishing the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable means for access to justice. {produced by the Legal Services Corporation}