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Creating Partnerships with Libraries to Increase Access to Justice
LIFT Wisconsin offers the Legal Tune Up tool to improve access to justice and is working to put libraries at the center of this work through its LIFT Library Initiative. Wisconsin libraries are a perfect institution to partner up and bring the tool to the people of...
Civil Legal Aid in Wisconsin: An Overview
Civil legal aid - the primary vehicle for assistance regarding civil cases for low-income individuals - has been chronically underfunded at both the state and federal levels, despite the increasingly urgent need and incredible returns (for every $1 that gets invested...
LIFT Wisconsin Named InnovAction Award Finalist for the Second Year in a Row!
We’re thrilled to announce that LIFT Wisconsin has been again recognized as a finalist for the Michael Mills InnovAction Awards by the College of Law Practice Management. These awards spotlight extraordinary work specifically around removing barriers to accessing...
LIFT Wisconsin Named Finalist for 2024 Wisconsin Innovation Awards
We are thrilled to announce that LIFT Wisconsin has been selected as one of the 31 finalists for the 2024 Wisconsin Innovation Awards! The Wisconsin Innovation Awards (WIA) seek to celebrate and inspire innovation across the state by highlighting and honoring the...
LIFT Wisconsin Introduces Consumer Debt Resource to Empower Wisconsin Residents
The 20% of Wisconsinites who are burdened by debt in collections now have a free way to end debt harassment, thanks to the newest addition to the award-winning Legal Tune Up Tool (legaltuneup.org). Creditors that hold unpaid debt often end up pursuing court judgments,...
LIFT Wisconsin Congratulates Fellow Madisonian Anthem Award Winners
In February, Dr. Alvin Thomas and Dr. Dipesh Navsaria became the latest Madisonians to win Anthem Awards, bringing UW-Madison’s total Anthem Award count up to five! Launched by The Webby Awards (hailed as “the internet’s highest honor”), the Anthem Awards honors the...
LIFT Wisconsin Director Speaks at Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee Hearing
Good Afternoon Committee, I am Erica Nelson, Executive Director of Legal Interventions for Transforming Wisconsin, or LIFT Wisconsin. The organization is dedicated to increasing access for low-income Wisconsinites to civil legal justice. I am here in support of the...
LIFT Wisconsin™ Launches Driver’s License Reinstatement Tool
LIFT Wisconsin announces the launch of its driver’s license reinstatement tool that offers Wisconsin residents the ability to access publicly available data using an online program that will identify driver’s license suspensions and automate the ability to reinstate a...
LIFT Wisconsin Receives Wisconsin State Bar 2021 Wisconsin Legal Innovator Award!
The Wisconsin State Bar’s Legal Innovator Award recognizes LIFT Wisconsin’s Legal Tune Up, an online tool developed to help thousands of Wisconsin residents who have criminal or eviction records that prevent them from accessing employment or housing opportunities....
Free Expungement Clinics – LIFT Wisconsin is Now Partnering with the Urban League of Greater Madison
Is your Wisconsin criminal record hurting your job search? Did you know that you may be eligible to have certain convictions expunged or certain arrests removed from your record? Do you live in Dane County? We may be able to help. The FREE expungement clinics are a...