Tag: Technology | Voices for Civil Justice

New App Lets You ‘Sue Anyone By Pressing a Button’

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New App Lets You ‘Sue Anyone By Pressing a Button’

October 10, 2018 | Caroline Haskins | Motherboard
DoNotPay is a free app that is designed to help normal people fight big corporations in small claims court.
Tags: Consumer Protection | Technology

Bankruptcy is a powerful tool for fighting predatory bills. This app helps you do it for free

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Bankruptcy is a powerful tool for fighting predatory bills. This app helps you do it for free

October 9, 2018 | Adele Peters | Fast Company
The problem is that filing for bankruptcy can be prohibitively expensive. Upsolve wants to change that.
Tags: Bankruptcy | Technology

Is There a Better Way to Battle Evictions?

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Is There a Better Way to Battle Evictions?

August 17, 2018 | Kriston Capps | CityLab
Students at BYU’s LawX Lab are building software that can help imperiled tenants get automated legal assistance, fast.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Technology

Community Legal Aid pilot program provides virtual legal assistance in Wayne County

News Story (Ohio)

Community Legal Aid pilot program provides virtual legal assistance in Wayne County

May 16, 2018 | Jeremy Nobile | Crain’s Cleveland Business
Community Action has set up a virtual office at its Wooster location to connect low-income Wooster citizens seeking legal help with legal aid attorneys, allowing typical consultations and assistance with legal documents to be addressed.
Tags: Technology

Partnership could ease bankruptcy process

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Partnership could ease bankruptcy process

May 6, 2018 | Jeremy Nobile | Crain’s Cleveland Business
While the Akron nonprofit is the only group in the state partnering with Upsolve for a one-year pilot program to help low-income clients facing bankruptcy, it joins several other legal aid groups doing so across the country.
Tags: Access to Justice | Bankruptcy | Technology

Legal tech is opening the system to those who need legal representation the most

Op-Ed (NATIONAL, New York)

Legal tech is opening the system to those who need legal representation the most

March 14, 2018 | Shannon Farley | TechCrunch
If technology works so well in a legal setting, why haven’t we seen a greater breadth of legal tech solutions?
Tags: Access to Justice | Funding: Private/Foundation | Technology

What happens when you can’t afford to go bankrupt

Op-Ed (NATIONAL)

What happens when you can’t afford to go bankrupt

March 2, 2018 | Paul Kiel | Washington Post
It happens every tax season. With many more people suddenly able to pay a lawyer, the number of bankruptcy filings jumps way up in March, stays high in April, then declines.
Tags: Bankruptcy | Technology