Given the anticipated numbers of eviction filings across the country as various local and state eviction moratoriums are lifted, the need to think creatively about how to handle high volume dockets like evictions is more important than ever. This webinar will focus on two creative eviction diversion programs planned for the State of Michigan and the City of Philadelphia.

In sharing their ideas and experiences, panelists will speak to the role state and local courts can play in developing diversion programs and modifying court rules and procedures in response to these eviction dockets, as well as highlighting the potential for partnership with executive branch leaders, community and human services partners, mediation centers, and the private bar to address this growing and urgent need. In addition, panelists will offer ideas as to how courts could partner with executive branch offices to use Coronavirus Relief Fund resources (“CARES Act”) to assist with eviction diversion efforts.

Panelists will also share new national guidance on how courts should approach the management of their traditionally high volume dockets, including eviction cases.

Panelists

• Hon. Thomas Boyd (ret.), Chief Judge for the 55th District Court, now the State Court Administrator, Michigan State Court Administrative Office

• Danielle Hirsch, Principal Court Management Consultant, National Center for State Courts

• Hon. Annette Rizzo (ret.), First Judicial District, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, now with JAMS International

For more information, contact Danielle Hirsch.

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