Ralph Baxter

Most Americans don't have access to legal service.State bar rules are one of the reasons for this crisis.I recently wrote an essay in the Yale Law Journal to encourage state bars to thoughtfully reform their rules. yalelawjournal.org/forum/derelict…

We MUST stop importing Russian energy & unleash our abundant natural resources to secure our energy independence, protect our allies, and put an end to Putin's brutal war. #BanRussianImports #StandWithUkraine

Here's what the debate over re-regulation of legal service looks like. Compare the Op-ed @z_demeola and I just wrote and the one to which it responds. Reform will enable legal service for everyone. The opposition seeks to prevent new competition. dailyjournal.com/articles/36196…

"We can do better" in legal service, the theme of a wide-ranging conversation I had with Lavinia Calvert & Deborah Farone in their podcast aired yesterday. Better service, better careers, better contribution to commerce and society. Take a listen. intapp.com/blog_posts/imp…

@SenCapito Rather than continue to complain about everything the Democrats do, your constituents would prefer hearing about how you are working to achieve solutions. Someone with your experience should be able to help increase bipartisan collaboration. Please do.

My full statement on my vote against the $1.9 trillion spending package, most of which is unrelated to COVID-19 relief, that did not receive a single Republican vote: bit.ly/3l2NZsZ

@BridgetMaryMc @jeicks This a very constructive, creative, and inspiring vision. And it derives from judicial experience. I wholeheartedly support it.

People don’t want lawyers and judges; they want fair, accessible, understandable resolutions to serious problems. Courts are a service, not a place. But we can change all of it right now, in this moment of disruption Let’s get t work.

Lawyers and judges built a justice system for lawyers and judges a long time ago when there were few cases and everyone had lawyers and never updated it despite significant changes in the rest of our lives and world. 1/

@maryshenocarro1 @cloc_org Two great new additions to the CLOC board at a critical time in the evolution of legal service.

@cloc_org Such great news! Congratulations Farrah and Dan! #legalops

Join us in welcoming Farrah Pepper and Daniel Yi as the newest members of the CLOC board of directors. We also send an immense amount of gratitude to Jamal Stockton for his service on the board. cloc.org/cloc-announces…

@SenCapito I appreciate the statement, but strongly disagree. As you say, President Trump's conduct was disgraceful; it was the most remarkable dereliction of duty by a US president in history. The constitution authorized the Senate to impeach. I believe you should have voted guilty.

My full statement on today's impeachment vote:

@AndrewArruda A wonderful clip. We all would benefit from envisioning a better future at this moment, based on what we now know is possible, and then working to make it a reality.

This interview from 1974 is great. One day a computer will fit on a desk...

@margarethagan @LegalDesignLab @leagueofcities This is a great program to prevent avoidable evictions. It also illustrates why preventive law should become an available service fir all Americans.

Our @LegalDesignLab partnered with @leagueofcities & 5 cities to work on #Eviction Prevention. Read all about our 2020 cohort work nlc.org/initiative/202… -- on doing cross-city #accesstojustice innovation to help renters at risk.

Our final episode on @LegalTalkNet examines how 2020 will change the future of legal service and the great guests and discussions we had together last year. @DBRodriguez5 @DanLinna and I will podcast in 2021 from a new home. Stay tuned for an announcement. legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/law-t…

A moving piece on Prof Deborah Rhode, who passed away Jan 9th. To call her death "untimely" understates the sudden shock many of are feeling, with tennis games unplayed, articles left in draft, a movement - in part hers - underway but unfulfilled. lawyerwatch.wordpress.com/2021/01/12/in-…

We have lost a true leader with the passing of Deborah Rhode. She helped us all understand the role of law in the world, and our duty to help it do more and better. She leaves a great legacy in her writings, her students, and her inspiration for the pursuit of justice.

@Sen_JoeManchin This is exactly the right approach. And it represents the kind of leadership America needs.

Now, more than ever, we must enter a new era of bipartisanship in Washington. With tight margins in the House & Senate, Ds & Rs are faced with a decision to either work together to put the priorities of our nation b4 partisan politics or double down on the dysfunctional tribalism

Successful operation during the pandemic will become a gateway for progress for the most thoughtful law firms. As 2021 began @bobambrogi and I discussed how law firms can achieve a competitive advantage by drawing on lessons learned in 2020. litera.com/litera-tv/epis…

@CarrNext @lawheroez The benefit conferred to the client is the foundation of the assessment of value of legal service.

@lawheroez Maybe, just maybe, #LawLand complexifies to get paid — after all, in many #LawLand neighborhoods, it’s still mostly about inputs & activity, not output & results

@Sen_JoeManchin Thank you for your leadership, Joe.

WATCH: Bipartisanship is alive and well – we just need to do it more often. Many of the lifelines from our bipartisan, bicameral $908B emergency relief framework are in the bill being discussed by Congressional leadership. When we work together in a bipartisan way, we get results

@smuckwell @ZachAbramowitz Law firms need to modernize their resource models to enable optimal client service. Relationships with third parties who can do some elements of the service more cost effectively or better in some other way is a sensible element of a modern resource model.

@ZachAbramowitz Sometimes your customers ask you to partner with other organizations to solve their problems.

For the life of me I cannot understand why law firms (particularly globals) would EVER partner with an ALSP.

Andrew makes really important points in this post. Our outmoded regulatory system actually denies the majority of our people the legal service they need. The opposite of its stated purpose.