Jun 12, 2024 | Director's News, Policy, Programs, and Advocacy
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,...
Feb 23, 2024 | Awards, Director's News, Policy, Programs, and Advocacy
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...
Jun 19, 2023 | Director's News, Policy, Programs, and Advocacy
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...
Apr 22, 2022 | Legal Tune Up Tool, Policy, Programs, and Advocacy
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...
Dec 14, 2021 | Awards, Legal Tune Up Tool, Policy, Programs, and Advocacy
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....
