Welcome.
Family Courts in South Carolina face a myriad of obstacles to fulfilling their responsibility of delivering access to justice to all of their users. On March 18th, 2022 judges, court staff, and practitioners from across the state gathered in Columbia to discuss the challenges facing South Carolina’s Family Courts and brainstorm potential solutions together.
Our speakers.
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Judge Aphrodite Kondoros
South Carolina Court of Appeals
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Judge Elizabeth Tavitas
Indiana Court of Appeals & Indiana Family Law Task Force
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Kate Guerrero
Director,
Indiana Legal Help -
Natalie Knowlton
Director of Special Projects, IAALS
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Michael Houlberg
Manager of Special Projects, IAALS
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Alicia Davis
Principal Court Management Consultant, NCSC
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Judge H. Bruce Williams
South Carolina Court of
Appeals -
Judge Timothy Pogue
South Carolina Family Court
12th Circuit -
Judge David Guyton
South Carolina Family Court
16th Circuit -
Judge Todd Thigpen
South Carolina Family Court
7th Circuit -
Amy Cox
Spartanburg County
Clerk of Court -
Brett Lamb Stevens
Stevens Law, LLC
Columbia, SC -
Olivia Stafford Jones
Olivia Jones Law, LLC
Columbia, SC
Summit agenda.
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Judge Aphrodite K. Kondoros
South Carolina Court of Appeals -
Judge Elizabeth Tavitas
Indiana Court of Appeals
Chair, Indiana Family Law Task ForceKate Guerrero
Director, Indiana Legal Help -
Natalie Knowlton
Director of Special Projects, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS)Michael Houlberg
Manager of Special Projects, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS)Alicia Davis
Principal Court Management Consultant, National Center for State Courts (NCSC) -
Moderator:
Judge H. Bruce Williams, South Carolina Court of AppealsPro Bono Mediation:
Judge Timothy Pogue
Judge David G. GuytonPro Se Day:
Judge Todd Thigpen
Amy CoxSelf-Help Desks:
Brett Lamb Stevens
Olivia Jones*Lunch will be provided; please let us know in your RSVP if you have any dietary restrictions
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Participants will rotate through 30-minute brainstorming sessions on the following topics:
Case Management/Triage
Forms (including language access)
Self-Help/Pro Bono Options
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Wrap-Up Session: Results of brainstorming sessions
Next steps
NOTE: At the beginning of the day, participants will be given several “user stories” to use as a reference point throughout the day as they consider the information provided by the speakers and offer solutions during the brainstorming sessions.
NOTE: At the end of the day, participants will be asked to indicate which working groups they would be interested in being a part of going forward.
