The Foundation of the IADC seeks to have a significant impact on the civil justice system. It works to serve as a platform for educating the public and the legal community on current litigation issues and supporting the integrity of the legal system throughout the world. With the support of individual member, law firm, and corporate donations, The Foundation of the IADC continues to develop new projects and initiatives to advance the legal system.
In recent years, The Foundation launched
The Joan Fullam Irick Privacy Project, a three-volume assessment of current legal issues related to privacy. It supported the highly useful
Practical Guide for Insurance Defense Lawyers. The Foundation has been able to increase funds supporting the Gary Walker Memorial Scholarship for a deserving Trial Academy student. It sponsors highly respected speakers for the annual Foundation Forum, including our 2010 speaker, Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (Ret.).
Please make a contribution today and help The Foundation support the advancement of the civil justice system.
Announcements
State Best Practices Project
The Foundation of the IADC is engaged in a project designed to examinie the "best practices" in various state courts. The project is currently in phase one, and IADC members have provided information on many, but not all, states. To see the current work product and/or provide supplemental information, please click here.
The Foundation partners with Our Courts/iCivics program
The Foundation of the IADC announced its support and partnership with Our Courts this past February. Spearheaded by the Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor, Our Courts is a web-based education project designed to reinvigorate civics teaching and learning. Our Courts, which is transitioning to its new name of iCivics this summer, features free lesson plans, interactive modules, and games. With these tools, Our Courts/iCivics will help empower the first generation of ‘digital natives’ to become knowledgeable civic participants and leaders. The Foundation is working with the assistance of IADC members to promote Our Courts/iCivics and bring it into classrooms across the United States.
The Foundation is pleased to announce that IADC members are serving as Our Courts/iCivics coordinators in 30 States! In addition, two IADC members, Molly Craig and Catherine Templeton, have been named Our Courts/iCivics National Coordinators! If you wish to help spread the word about Our Courts/iCivics in your State, please e-mail Molly or Catherine.
The Foundation Raffle
The Foundation of the IADC is raffling off a three-day getaway package at the home of the 2011 Midyear Meeting - The Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach, California. Tickets are $100 each. To purchase, contact Mary Beth Kurzak. The drawing will be on July 14, 2010 at the Annual Meeting dinner dance.