Who Wrote That Up For You‪?‬ Courtroom5

Ty Brown is the CEO of ZAF Legal, a personal injury law firm with zero attorney fees (or ZAF). He discussed the inherent conflicts in the practice of personal injury law, as well as the pushback he's receiving now from traditional personal injury law firms. Ty shared his company's experience in the Utah regulatory sandbox and the need for national change in the rules governing professional ethics.

– Visit ZAF Legal: https://www.zaflegal.com/

– Connect on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zaf.legal

– Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zaf-legal/

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Nichelle ("Nikki") Perry is an associate professor of law and director of the law library at the North Carolina Central University School of Law. She discussed changes in the work of law librarians and the potential for integrating new justice technologies into the law school curriculum.

– Visit the law school: https://law.nccu.edu/school-of-law-directory/nichelle-perry/

– Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ncculawschool

– Connect on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NCCULAW

– Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ncculawschool/

– Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/north-carolina-central-university-school-of-law/

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Joryn Jenkins, founder of Open Palm Law, is a Florida attorney, divorce mediator, and expert in collaborative law. She discussed the importance of mutual respect in dispute resolution, particularly for divorcing couples who also own businesses they wish to continue operating.

– Visit the website: https://openpalmlaw.com/

– Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openpalmlaw/

– Connect on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/OpenPalmLaw

– Connect on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jorynjenkins/

– Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-palm-law/

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Lloyd Comiter of the Mediation Training Academy discussed the many reasons that parties in a dispute prefer mediation over litigation. He also described the certified training programs available in Florida that allow anyone to become an effective mediator.

– Visit the website: https://mediationtrainingacademy.com/

– Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mediationtrainingacademy

– Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mediation-training-academy/

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Ken Johnson, juvenile justice expert and certified Florida mediator, discussed the potential of restorative justice practices to mitigate the severe harm to young people caught up in the school-to-prison pipeline. With a new academic year starting, Ken wanted to the reasons behind the shocking statistic that 4 out of every 5 incarcerated adults started out in the juvenile justice system. According to Ken, this is all by design and is part and parcel of the culture's punitive attitude toward children.

Ken described the coincidence of standardized testing schedules and high rates of at-risk youth arrested at school, which tends to raise a school's test scores and secure more funding for the school because low scorers are removed from the test pool. He also discussed the stark racial disparities both in arrest rates and in levels of violence exacted upon incarcerated youth. He shared the well-documented story of the "Whitehouse Boys" and the horrors perpetrated by law enforcement and guards at the now-defunct prison in Marianna, Florida. Ken decried the lack of criminal penalties for these and other abuses due to law-enforcement immunity from prosecution.

Ken also discussed the commonplace labeling of certain neighborhoods as "million-dollar blocks." These are city blocks with so many arrests that nearly $1M dollars is lost annually due to lack of productivity, criminal background-related unemployment, and other consequences of a carceral state. Ken sees these problems worsening in the future without activism because the incentives for punishing youth are so entrenched.

– Visit on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KenJohnsonUSA

– Read Behind Bars and Behind the Gun: https://mediate.com/behind-bars-and-behind-the-gun/

– Read Then and Now: Reflecting on Restorative Practices and the Corruption of the Public Education System

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Wanda Butler, CEO of We Decide, discussed the financial analysis software the company makes to simplify the process of financial discovery in divorce. She gave several examples of the software easing negotiations and lowering the costs of dissolving a marriage. The software is available to individuals, couples, and legal teams assisting one or both parties.

We Decide is also a member of the Justice Technology Association, a trade organization representing direct-to-consumer legal tech companies. Wanda described her membership as having found her tribe, a group of people working more for impact than for profit.



– Visit the website: ⁠https://wedecide.ca/

– Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-butler-happily-never-after-64b997221

– Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/happilyneverafternl

– Visit the Justice Technology Association: https://justicetechassociation.org/



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