The Planning Committee understands that LSAC may or may not adopt its recommendations when setting priorities for the next funding cycle. The FY12-13 grant cycle is going to be very difficult and the Planning Committee spent many hours discussing how to set priorities in a time of revenue decline. A repeated question with the subcommittees was “what can least afford to be cut?” The Planning Committee hopes that its efforts are of some assistance to LSAC in making these important funding decisions. Peter Knapp (Chair) Hon. Natalie Hudson William Mitchell College of Law Minnesota Court of Appeals Jim Baillie Jeremy Lane Fredrikson & Byron Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance Karen Canon Tom Mielenhausen U. S. Bank Lindquist & Vennum Joseph Dixon Hon. Paul Nelson Henson & Efron Eighth Judicial District Hon. Sam Hanson (retired) Hon. Jay Quam Briggs and Morgan Fourth Judicial District Gary Hird Charles Reynolds Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Odland, Fitzgerald, Reynolds & Harbott Steve Hirsh Sally Scoggin Minnesota State Bar Association Briggs and Morgan Hon. Beverly Jones Heydinger Katie Trotzky Administrative Law Judge Legal Assistance of Dakota County Attributes Subcommittee Report Overview The Attributes Subcommittee met three times between March 2010 and July 2010. The focus of the subcommittee was to determine the most important factors in evaluating effective legal services programs. The committee reviewed several reference materials, including: Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Performance Criteria, March 2007 American Bar Association (ABA) Standards for the Provision of Legal Aid, August 2006 ABA Standards for Programs Providing Civil Pro Bono Legal Services to Persons of Limited Means, 1996 Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence, 2005 Charities Review Counsel Accountability Standards, October 2009 Findings
The Planning Committee understands that LSAC may or may not adopt its recommendations when setting priorities for the next funding cycle. The FY12-13 grant cycle is going to be very difficult and the Planning Committee spent many hours discussing how to set priorities in a time of revenue decline. A repeated question with the subcommittees was “what can least afford to be cut?” The Planning Committee hopes that its efforts are of some assistance to LSAC in making these important funding decisions. Peter Knapp (Chair) William Mitchell College of Law Jim Baillie Fredrikson & Byron Karen Canon U. S. Bank Joseph Dixon Henson & Efron Hon. Sam Hanson (retired) Briggs and Morgan Gary Hird Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Steve Hirsh Minnesota State Bar Association Hon. Beverly Jones Heydinger Administrative Law Judge Hon. Natalie Hudson Minnesota Court of Appeals Jeremy Lane Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance Tom Mielenhausen Lindquist & Vennum Hon. Paul Nelson Eighth Judicial District Hon. Jay Quam Fourth Judicial District Charles Reynolds Odland, Fitzgerald, Reynolds & Harbott Sally Scoggin Briggs and Morgan Katie Trotzky Legal Assistance of Dakota County Attributes Subcommittee Report Overview The Attributes Subcommittee met three times between March 2010 and July 2010. The focus of the subcommittee was to determine the most important factors in evaluating effective legal services programs. The committee reviewed several reference materials, including: Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Performance Criteria, March 2007 American Bar Association (ABA) Standards for the Provision of Legal Aid, August 2006 ABA Standards for Programs Providing Civil Pro Bono Legal Services to Persons of Limited Means, 1996 Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence, 2005 Charities Review Counsel Accountability Standards, October 2009 Findings