THE IDAHO VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAMInformation. Enclosed is information regarding the IVLP’s mission, organization, governance, and finances. We thank you for your willingness to

The Idaho Volunteer Lawyer Program is a program of the Idaho Law Foundation, endorsed by the Idaho State Bar,

and receives funding from the Idaho Law Foundation, Idaho Legal Aid Services, and other sources.

THE IDAHO VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM

525 West Jefferson • P. O. Box 895 • Boise, Idaho 83701 (208) 334-4500 • Fax: (208) 334-4515

www.isb.idaho.gov/ilf/ivlp

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Welcome Letter

2. 2020 Meeting Dates

3. 2020 Policy Council Members List

4. IVLP Staff

5. IVLP Overview

• Mission

• Finance Overview and Budget

• Case Priorities

• Access to Justice Information

6. Policy Council Organizational Documents

• Policy Council Founding Document

• Policy Council Expectations

• Policy Council Committees






Welcome to the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program Policy Council!

We are very pleased to welcome you to the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program (IVLP) Policy

Council. We anticipate that your skills and experience will be an asset to the Council, and we

look forward to working with you.

Your term. Board members serve for three-year terms and may be reelected. There is no limit on

the number of terms a member may serve.

Meetings. Our Board meets the second Wednesday of every other month at the Law Center, 525

West Jefferson St., in Boise. You may participate telephonically at 1-888-706-6468, passcode

9196804.

Information. Enclosed is information regarding the IVLP’s mission, organization, governance,

and finances.

We thank you for your willingness to serve on our Policy council. Please do not hesitate to

contact me with any questions.

Yours Sincerely,

Sue Pierson, Director of IVLP






2020 Meeting Dates

January 8, 2020

March 11, 2020

May 13, 2020

July 8, 2020

September 9, 2020

November 11, 2020

2019-2020

Idaho Law Foundation Committees

IVLP Policy Council

Staff Liaison: Sue Pierson

Board Liaison: Hon. Gregory Kay Kalbfleisch

Members: Term

Melanie Elise Baillie 2017 - 2020

James Vernon & Weeks, P.A.

1626 Lincoln Way

Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

Phone: (208) 667-0683 Fax: (208) 664-1684

E-Mail: [email protected]

Lessie Rachel Brown 2017 - 2020

DisAbility Rights Idaho

4477 Emerald Street, Ste. B-100

Boise, ID 83706

Phone: (208) 336-5353 Fax: (208) 336-5396


Margurit R. Cleverdon 2019 - 2022

Cleverdon Law, PLLC

18083 Can Ada Road

Nampa, ID 83687

Phone: (208) 809-4630 Fax: (855) 253-8374


Alyson Anne Foster 2017 - 2020

Andersen Schwartzman Woodard Dempsey

101 S. Capitol Blvd., Ste. 1600

Boise, ID 83702

Phone: (208) 342-4411 Fax: (208) 342-4455


R. William Hancock Jr. 2018 - 2021

Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho

PO Box 4848

Pocatello, ID 83205-4848

Phone: (208) 235-6143 Fax: (208) 239-4478


Renae J. Hoff 2017 - 2020

16785 Rose Park Drive

Nampa, ID 83687

Phone:


Hon. Gregory Kay Kalbfleisch 2019 - 2020

PO Box 896

Lewiston, ID 83501

Phone: (208) 799-3050 Fax: (208) 746-7987


Hon. Joanne Margaret Kibodeaux 2019 - 2022

Ada County Magistrate Court

200 W. Front Street

Boise, ID 83702

Phone: (208) 287-7473


Timothy E. Murphy 2019 - 2022

University of Idaho College of Law

PO Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720-0051

Phone: (208) 364-3160 Fax: (208) 368-4540


Alec Thomas Pechota 2018 - 2021

Quane Jones McColl PLLC

PO Box 1576

Boise, ID 83701

Phone: (208) 780-3939 Fax: (208) 780-3930


Imelda Ramirez 2017 - 2020

Ada County Courthouse

200 W. Front Street, Rm. #4176

Boise, ID 83702

Phone: (208) 287-7372


Cathy Roxanne Silak 2019 - 2022

Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley, LLP

PO Box 1617

Boise, ID 83701

Phone: (208) 344-6000 Fax: (208) 954-5289


Shayla Peel 2019 - 2022

Idaho Legal Aid Services

1447 S. Tyrell Lane

Boise, ID 83706

Phone: (208) 807-2327


Erin Vlamis 2019 - 2022

Court Advocate Manager

Women's & Children's Alliance

720 W. Washington St.

Boise, ID 83702

Phone: (208) 343-3688

E-Mail Address: [email protected]






IVLP STAFF

Legal Director Sue Pierson, (208) 955-8872

[email protected]

Project & Information Services

Coordinator

Jenni Jordan, (208) 955-8870

[email protected]

Case Coordinator Moriah Lenhart-Wees, (208) 955-8871

[email protected]

Intake Coordinator

Gloria Munoz, (208) 955-8869

[email protected]

Office Assistant Kathy Johnston, (208) 955-8291

[email protected]

Interns Rotating

mailto:[email protected]










MISSION

The Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program (IVLP)provides a safety net for low-income

individuals and families in Idaho who require civil legal services and cannot afford to pay for

them. IVLP recruits attorneys from local communities who volunteer their time and expertise to

assist those in need.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Prospective clients apply on-line or over the phone. To qualify, they must be low-income

and have a legal matter that falls within IVLP priorities. Successful applicants are scheduled for

an interview with the Case Coordinator, who collects their relevant documents and then conducts

the interview of the phone. The Case Coordinator generates a written case summary for the file.

The Director then reviews the case and determines whether it is appropriate for placement with a

volunteer attorney.

Attorneys are recruited through direct outreach and also through IVLP’s secure attorney

portal, idahoprobono.org (PBOW). IVLP posts case and legal clinic opportunities on PBOW for

attorneys to select. All licensed attorneys are registered with PBOW and need only activate their

account and set their password to access the pro bono opportunities.

IVLP provides malpractice insurance for all volunteer attorneys as well as free CLE’s to

attorneys who have a case or agree to volunteer in the future. IVLP also provides mentor

attorneys, forms and other resources. In addition, filing fees are automatically waived pursuant to

court rule for IVLP cases.






IVLP FUNDING OVERVIEW

The Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program (IVLP) is a project of the Idaho Law Foundation

(ILF), which is a 501(c) (3) organization. It primarily is funded through grants and donations

given directly to IVLP, and it is also supported by ILF’s operating budget.

I. GRANTS

IOLTA Funds: Currently, the largest grant received by IVLP is from the Idaho Law

Foundation’s Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) funds. This grant has historically

been IVLP’s most significant source of funding; however, it is dependent on interest rates and,

following the Great Recession of 2008, funding from this grant plummeted. This funding has

recovered somewhat, although it remains at only 20% of IVLP’s funding. IVLP has not been

required to compete for IOLTA funding over the last several years; however, the Idaho Law

Foundation has indicated that it likely will reinstate the competitive grant process in the near

future. For 2020, IVLP will receive $51,000.

Bank of America Settlement Funds: IVLP also receives grant funds through the Idaho Law

Foundation’s Bank of America Settlement Fund. IVLP has received these funds since 2016 and

anticipates that this funding will be available for the foreseeable future. IVLP anticipates

receiving approximately $50,000.

Subgrant of Legal Services Corporation Funds: IVLP receives this funding from Idaho Legal

Aid Services. The 2020 grant is for $95,000, which funds IVLP’s operations and requires IVLP

to adhere to various federal regulations and to submit quarterly and year end reports.

Additional Grants: IVLP applies for various smaller grants to gain additional funding. For

2020-2022, IVLP will receive approximately $6000 per year through a grant obtained by ILAS

to serve seniors.

II. DONATIONS

IVLP participates in the Access to Justice campaign, a fundraising effort directed at

Idaho’s legal community and which benefits IVLP, Idaho Legal Aid Services (ILAS), and

Disability Rights Idaho (DRI). IVLP receives 25% of the funds raised through Access to Justice.

In 2019, Access to Justice raised approximately $150,000. IVLP’s participation in Access to

Justice limits the amount of independent fundraising IVLP can conduct. The Joint Fundraising

Agreement between IVLP, ILAS, and DRI is included with these materials.

% ChangeTOTAL from 2018

2016 2017 BUDGET PROJECTED BUDGET Projected COMMENTS

REVENUE ILF - IVLP (CLE registrations) 50 - 0.00%

ILF - IVLP (recorded programs) 350 - 0.00%

ILF - IVLP (royalties) 188 855 400 665 400 60.15% Sue (same as 2018 bgt)

ILF - IVLP (sponsorship revenue) 1,000 1,500 150.00% Sue (PB week sponsors)

ILF - IVLP (donation revenue) 52,421 57,597 55,000 55,020 55,000 99.96% Sue (SALY)

ILF - IVLP (grant revenue--ICOA) 10,051 - 0.00%

ILF - IVLP (grant revenue--LAV-Stopping Violen 3,856 14,253 16,140 16,119 12,040 74.69% Remainder of grant

ILF - IVLP (grant revenue--LAV-ProBono) 19,644 18,735 3,549 3,575 - 0.00% Remainder of grant

ILF - IVLP (grant revenue--ID Veterans Support) 6,000 6,000 - 2,500 100.00% None in 2018

ILF - IVLP (grant revenue--OVW/LAV) 7,133 2,892 5,000 336 - 0.00% Remainder of grant **

ILF - IVLP (grant revenue--ILAS) 60,000 60,000 90,000 81,400 92,100 113.14% 2018 annualized amt

ILF - IVLP (grant revenue--SdStart) 1,000 1,000 - 1,000 100.00% Sue

ILF - IVLP (grant revenue--Pro Hac Vice) 15,500 21,625 17,500 22,750 20,000 87.91% ISB budget

ILF - IVLP (grant revenue--IOLTA) 26,600 82,000 85,000 102,400 102,400 100.00% Same as 2018

ILF - IVLP (other income) 1,273 500 500 500 100.00% Sue (SALY)

ILF - IVLP (travel reimbursements) 500 - 500 100.00% Sue (Ada Cnty--conf travel)

TOTAL REVENUE 196,793 265,230 280,589 283,765 287,940 101.47%

EXPENSE (SHARED SERVICE) Salaries 158,883 158,433 178,667 175,726 179,832 102.34%

Taxes & benefits 58,818 58,959 77,052 62,698 72,472 115.59%

Office rent 22,876 21,280 23,435 23,104 23,689 102.53%

Office supplies 1,266 265 256 252 638 253.25%

Paper supplies 258 397 313 312 448 143.56%

Household supplies 1,347 1,348 1,315 1,320 1,549 117.38%

Telephone 3,603 3,432 3,569 3,564 3,066 86.03%

Equipment rent 126 70 172 168 104 61.79%

Equipment maintenance 465 450 560 564 243 43.11%

Equipment depreciation 725 737 828 828 1,064 128.52%

Computer maintenance 2,670 2,788 2,882 2,880 3,982 138.26%

Computer depreciation 2,855 2,946 3,433 3,432 3,582 104.37%

Software subscriptions 229 396 396 427 107.92%

Audit fees 2,850 2,850 2,850 2,850 3,150 110.53%

Insurance 1,049 1,077 1,211 1,212 1,176 97.04%

Executive Director 773 1,040 962 960 793 82.61%

Board meetings - 0.00%

TOTAL EXPENSE (SHD SERVICE) 258,564 256,301 297,901 280,266 296,217 105.69% Staff hours = Staff hours =

7,592 7,603

EXPENSE (OCCUPANCY) - 0.00%

TOTAL EXPENSE (OCCUPANCY) - - - - - 0.00%

EXPENSE (ADMINISTRATIVE) Postage 1,021 861 912 1,088 1,115 102.50% 2.5% inflation

Copies & printing 446 449 385 207 212 102.50% 2.5% inflation

Supplies (departmental) 692 484 164 136 139 102.50% 2.5% inflation

Telephone (departmental) 149 112 118 27 28 102.50% 2.5% inflation

Insurance 2,752 2,814 2,884 2,756 2,825 102.50% 2.5% inflation

Travel & training 3,770 3,791 5,054 135 1,500 1111.11% Sue (exps reimb by Ada Cnty)

Dues & publications 509 509 522 1,115 1,143 102.50% 2.5% inflation

Bank & credit card fees 238 215 245 226 232 102.50% 2.5% inflation

Other expense 305 80 72 153 157 102.50% 2.5% inflation

TOTAL EXPENSE (ADMIN) 9,882 9,315 10,356 5,843 7,351 125.80%

EXPENSE (PROGRAM) ILF - IVLP (recorded program expense) 437 1,223 - 0.00%

ILF - IVLP (special event expense) 1,132 1,500 132.51% Sue (PB week expenses)

ILF - IVLP (fund raising expense) 485 80 500 748 500 66.84% Sue (2019 Acon in Boise)

ILF - IVLP (attorney recruitment) 17 250 206 650 315.53% Sue (18 + PBO data extrac exps)

ILF - IVLP (litigation expense) 2,609 1,044 2,000 847 1,500 177.07% Sue

ILF - IVLP (grant expense--other) (CY) 2,331 2,055 3,000 181 - 0.00% Sue (PBOW grant finalled in 18)

ILF - IVLP (grant expense--USDtCt) 2,077 1,135 385 - 0.00% Sue (no more exps for this grnt)

ILF - IVLP (grant expense--SdStart) 2,100 3,113 3,100 3,265 3,600 110.26% $300/month

- 0.00%

TOTAL EXPENSE (PROGRAM) 10,056 8,650 8,850 6,764 7,750 114.58%

IDAHO LAW FOUNDATIONIVLP

2019 BUDGET WORKSHEET

2018 2019

APPROVED ‐‐ 1/25/19

% ChangeTOTAL from 2018

2016 2017 BUDGET PROJECTED BUDGET Projected COMMENTS

2018 2019

TOTAL EXPENSE 278,502 274,266 317,107 292,873 311,317 106.30%

NET INCOME (LOSS) (81,709) (9,036) (36,518) (9,108) (23,377)

APPROVED ‐‐ 1/25/19






WRITTEN STATEMENT OF PRIORITIES

IVLP’s analysis of the information and data collected and analyzed as part of IVLP’s

priority setting process indicates that IVLP should prioritize matters related to three broad areas

of concern for low-income residents of Idaho. These areas and the related matter types, which

IVLP has adopted as its priorities are set forth below:

1. Health, Safety and Stability of Individuals and Families:

• Custody (initial determination and modification): IVLP will take matters where there are

domestic violence or child endangerment issues. IVLP may also consider matters where

other compelling issues exist related to health, safety, and stability.

• Divorce: IVLP will take matters where there is domestic violence. IVLP may also

consider matters where other compelling issues exist related to health, safety, and

stability.

• Guardianships for minors: IVLP will take matters where the child has been abandoned,

abused, or neglected. IVLP will represent both petitioners and wards.

• Guardianships for adults: IVLP will take matters where there has been abuse or neglect or

where there is a risk of abuse or neglect without guardianship. This includes

guardianships for disabled adults who are unable to protect their own health and safety.

In the case of older clients, providing services for guardianships and conservatorships

where necessary will addresses the elder law issues considered a priority by the

stakeholders. IVLP will also consider matters involving requests to modify or terminate

guardianships where appropriate.

• Consumer matters for elderly clients and/or under compelling circumstances.

• Immigration: LSC qualifying VAWA and U-Visa. IVLP may also consider matters where

other compelling issues exist related to health, safety, and stability. (As most of IVLP’s

funding is not provided by LSC, this particular priority will most often be implicated by

non-LSC matters.)

• Wills and estate planning, including power of attorney and advanced directives.

• Civil Protection Orders.

2. Issues Related to Housing or Lack of Housing:

• Landlord/Tenant (private, subsidized, and public): IVLP will consider matters that

involve evictions that are not expedited habitability cases, cases to obtain return of a

security deposit, and cases that fight unsubstantiated charges by landlords. This category

also includes matters involving mobile home owners’ disputes over their rental

agreement with the mobile home park owner.

• Wills and Estates/Probate: Matters where heirs need to preserve housing by transferring

deeds through the probate process or where individuals seek to make provision of their

real property to ensure housing for heirs.

• SSI matters for homeless individuals and others who struggle to secure housing because

of lack of income.

• Other Housing: IVLP will continue to maintain a legal clinic at the Interfaith Sanctuary

and consider matters that may impact an individual’s or family’s ability to secure

housing.

• Home repair/scams.

• Foreclosure and predatory lending practices.

3. Maintaining and Securing Income for Individuals and Families:

• Consumer Matters:

o Collection (including repossession/deficiency/garnishment) and debt collection

harassment

o Identity Theft

o Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices

o Predatory Lending

o Contracts/warranties

• Bankruptcy/Debt Relief

• Matters to maintain or secure public benefits: IVLP will focus on SSI cases, but may

consider other cases where compelling circumstances exist and the private bar or other

agencies do not offer services.

• Wills and Estates: Simple wills and estate planning, powers of attorney. This includes

special needs trusts.

• Immigration: for example, medical waiver cases for legal permanent residents seeking

citizenship.

4. Miscellaneous and Grants and Income from non-LSC Funders:

IVLP may take matters as approved by the Director where serious injustice would occur

without legal assistance and other sources of assistance are not readily accessible. In addition,

IVLP receives most of its funding from non-LSC sources. These sources typically fund activities

that are fully consistent with these priorities. Where a funding source expands client income

eligibility or requests additional services in certain types of matters not prohibited by law, ILAS

will provide the services contracted for by the funder.

Increasing access to civil legal aid for

vulnerable Idahoans in need.

They helped me so much and put up

with my tears and anger and helped

me understand I was not alone...

A.S., June 2017

STEERING COMMITTEE

William Mauk (Chair), Fafa Alidjani

(Vice Chair), Charles Homer (Emeritus

Chair) J. Walter Sinclair (Emeritus

Chair), Diane Minnich, Sue Pierson,

James Baugh, Jim Cook, Gina Whitney

LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

First District: Patrick Costello, Lee

James, Alycia Moss, Jeffery Owens

Second District: Tim Gresback

Third District: David Ballard, George

Breitsameter, William Gigray III, David

Kerrick, Mike Porter, Angela Sasser,

William Wellman

Fourth District: Fafa Alidjani, Tore Beal

-Gwartney, Jake Bottari, Sean Breen,

Meghan Conrad, James Dale, Lynnette

Davis, Margaret “Peg” Dougherty,

Susan Ehteshami, Jamie Ellsworth,

Alyson Foster, Bill Mauk, Wendy Olson,

Shannon Satz, Cathy Silak, J. Walter

Sinclair, Jennifer Swajkoski,

Fifth District: John Fitzgerald II,

Andrew Parnes, Bill Parsons, R. Keith

Roark, Timothy Stover, Benjamin

Worst, Richard “Tug” Worst

Sixth District: Dave Bagley II, Howard

Burnett, Paul Echo Hawk, Reed Larsen,

Mary Shea

Seventh District: Kari Campos, Charles

Homer, Megan Hopfer, C. Timothy

Hopkins

GIVE TODAY

By donating to Access to Justice Idaho

you are fighting for the civil rights of

Idahoans in need.

Your support makes Idaho an even

better place to live!

GIVING LEVELS

Visionary—$5,000 and up

Benefactor—$1,000-$4,999

Champion—$500-$999

Advocate—$250-$499

Sustainer up to $249

ONLINE

https://isb.idaho.gov/ilf/access-to-

justice/

MAIL

Access to Justice Idaho

P.O. Box 895

Boise, ID 83701-0895

IN PERSON

Idaho State Bar and Law

Foundation

525 W. Jefferson Street

Boise, ID

Since 1968, Idaho Legal Aid Services has

helped many thousands of Idahoans with

critical legal problems.

Idaho Legal Aid Services will use Access to

Justice Idaho funds to provide direct legal help

to those who are most in need.

For more than 25 years, the Idaho

Volunteer Lawyers Program has

narrowed the gap between legal needs and

available resources.

Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program will use

Access to Justice Idaho funds to provide

representation in custody, divorce, and

protection order cases.

DisAbility Rights Idaho has been

helping Idahoans with disability since 1977.

DisAbility Rights Idaho will use Access to

Justice Idaho funds to help people with mental

illnesses receive the support they need to avoid

hospitalization, contest guardianships that are

harmful, and help people with disabilities stay

in their homes and communities.

Access to Justice Idaho helps

Idaho’s most vulnerable residents:

veterans, seniors, people living with

disabilities, women, children, and

survivors of violence.

Providing them with the civil legal help

they need is an uphill battle.

Only one out of five Idahoans living in

poverty receive the civil legal help they

need when their most basic

human right are at stake.

As many as two-thirds of civil

litigants appear in court without a

lawyer.

Idaho is one of three states that does not

provide funding for free civil legal aid.

In response, Idaho Legal Aid

Services, Idaho Volunteer Lawyers

Program, and DisAbility Rights

Idaho created an annual fundraising

campaign, Access to Justice Idaho.

For More Information Contact

Gina Whitney, Development Director

Idaho Legal Aid

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (208) 336-8980 ext. 1105

Absolutely invaluable

information and assistance.

Anonymous, July 2017

Again, I am full of much

gratitude for the prompt

assistance you gave me in

getting the deed for my home in

my name. It is now 100%

completed.

K.S., June 2017

This is a great experience and

was a god-send for me and my

mom.

C.C., December 2017

2017 Campaign 2018 Campaign

Districts Donors Total Districts Donors Total Districts Donors Total Districts Donors Total Goal

District 1 13 3,700$ District 1 20 5,250$ District 1 20 8,100$ District 1 25 12,000$ 15,000$







Statewide 25 37,853$ Statewide 22 40,880$ Statewide 23 43,020$ Statewide 17 29,566$ 50,000$

Out of State 5 525$ Out of State 7 545$ Out of State 8 2,650$ Out of State 6 1,275$ 3,000$

192 204 221 258

173,675$ 167,980$ 195,375$ 190,191$ 250,000$ 76%

Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal

Donations Donations Donations Donations Donations

% of goal % of goal % of goal % of goal % of goal

Goal Goal Goal Goal % of donors

Donations Donations Donations Donations District 1 488 11%% of goal % of goal % of goal % of goal District 2 242 6%

District 3 291 7%District 4 2341 53%District 5 351 8%District 6 234 5%District 7 433 10%Total 4380 100%

54%

Access to Justice Idaho 2015 Campaign

% of goal

80%

31%

35%

102%

33%

2016 Campaign

48%

59%

43%

District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5

120,000$ 15,000$

12,000$ 3,450$ 3,500$ 122,365$ 4,960$

15,000$ 11,000$ 10,000$

33%

District 6 District 7 Statewide Out of State 2017

80% 31% 35% 102%

Bar Members by District

5,350$ 7,725$ 29,566$ 1,275$ 54% 48% 59% 43%

10,000$ 16,000$ 50,000$ 3,000$

$- $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000

1

2

Donations Goal

$- $5,000 $10,000 $15,000

1

2

Donations Goal

$- $5,000 $10,000 $15,000

1

2

Donations Goal

$118,000 $119,000 $120,000 $121,000 $122,000 $123,000

1

2

Donations Goal

$- $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000

1

2

Donations Goal

$- $5,000 $10,000 $15,000

1

2

Donations Goal

$- $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000

1

2

Donations Goal

$- $20,000 $40,000 $60,000

1

2

Donations Goal

$- $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000

1

2

Donations Goal



Approved 1989




POLICY COUNCIL

The Policy Council is a group of individuals appointed by and accountable to The Idaho

Law Foundation Board of Directors. The Council provides oversight of The Idaho Volunteer

Lawyers Program on behalf of the Idaho Law Foundation Board of Directors.

The Council has several key responsibilities. In broad outline, these are:

TRUSTEESHIP

FUND DEVELOPMENT

POLICY – REVIEW

PLANNING

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

EVALUATION

MEMBER AND COMMMUNITY RELATIONS

Composition:

The Policy Council is comprised of 12 – 15 attorney and nonattorney volunteers

nominated throughout the 7 District Bar organizations of the state.

Members appointed to the Council are persons of stature and influence, reflecting the

legal community, community-at-large, business, government, and human services. Council

members shall possess:

WISDOM

EXPERIENCE

RESPECT

FRESHNESS OF VIEWPOINT

COMMITMENT

Relationship to ILF Board of Directors:

The IVLP program is one of several major programs conducted by the Idaho Law

Foundation (others including Continuing Legal Education, Interest on Lawyers Trust Account

program, and law-related education programs). Each of these programs has an oversight

committee that reports to the Idaho Law Foundation Board of Directors. A member of the ILF

Board is assigned as a liaison to the IVLP Policy Council and will work to carry the policy

recommendations of the Policy Council to the Board of Directors.

Policy decisions and budget approval belong to the Board of Directors, though

tremendous deference is given to the recommendation of the oversight board. The Executive

Director of the Idaho Law Foundation is the chief administrative officers of the Foundation and

has hiring, firing, and supervisory authority over all staff, including the staff of The Idaho

Volunteer Lawyers Program. The Director of IVLP has day-to-day management of IVLP

operations and staff, subject to the supervision of the Executive Director.

The IVLP Policy Council will be instrumental in setting the tone and direction of IVLP

and in recommencing policy changes to the ILF Board of Directors. The Council is also

instrumental in developing the resources to operate IVLP and in determining the needs and

priorities of delivering volunteer legal services to Idaho’s communities.

Terms of Office:

Terms of office on the Policy Council are for three (3) years, with appointments on a

rotating basis.

Meeting Dates:

Policy Council meetings will be scheduled to meet quarterly at a date two weeks in

advance of the Idaho Law Foundation Board of Directors meetings.

Role of Council Members:

- Accept the basic beliefs and principles that support IVLP

- Reflect these beliefs and principles in oversight and policy review

- Be informed about the work of the Council and IVLP

- Participate actively in Council discussions and debates

- Be willing and available to attend all meetings

- Be willing to support the majority decisions of the Council

- Know IVLP’s financial position and budgets well enough to access the impact of

Council decisions

- Participate actively in developing the Program’s resources by supporting fund

development, recruitment, recognition, and community relations efforts.

Committees and Task Forces:

The Policy Council will establish committees and task forces accountable to the Council

to assist it in carrying out its many responsibilities.

Committees and task forces may be composed of both Council members and

nonmembers, selected by the Chair and approved by the Council, to do specific jobs for the

Council.

Committees will act as vehicles for:

o Accomplishing organizational objections

o Exchanging views and generating alternative courses of action

o Increasing quality of decisions by pooling information

o Providing continuity

o Utilizing specific talents and knowledge of Council members and

nonmembers.

As the range and complexity of Council affairs change, short-term task forces may be

formed to research particular issues and propose recommendations to the Council and will be

terminated with the assigned task is completed.

Responsibilities that may be assigned to committees include:

o Planning

o Budget review and formulation

o Legal needs/community needs assessment

o Fund development planning

o Recruitment & recognition planning

o Public/community relations

o Program development

o Policy review and planning






POLICY COUNCIL MEMBER EXPECTATIONS

Actively Participate at All Meetings: Policy Council will meet bi-monthly for one hour over

the lunch hour on the second Wednesday of the month or at such other date/time as scheduled

and convenient to Policy Council members. The meetings will take place at the Idaho State

Bar and a conference line will be opened for those who are unable to attend in person. In person

attendance is encouraged for local members. Attendance and participation are essential to the

success of the Council.

Serve on a Committee: Policy Council members should endeavor to chair or serve on one of

the priority focused committees (Infrastructure, Attorney, Client).

Make a Personal Contribution: Policy Council members should endeavor to contribute

financially to Access to Justice Idaho (which benefits IVLP and partner organizations

Disability Rights Idaho and Idaho Legal Aid Services) and/or volunteer their time to IVLP pro

bono cases or clinics.

Be a Good Advocate: In an effort to increase program awareness amongst volunteer attorneys,

the council will host community outreach events. Policy Council members should attend the

events and assist with volunteer recruitment and recognition.






COMMITTEES

1. Attorney Committee: The primary focus of this committee is increasing the number of

attorneys engaging in pro bono work through IVLP.

Members: Alyson Foster, Tim Murphy, Lessie Brown, Judge Kibodeaux, Sue Pierson

2019 Goals:

• The committee goal is to have 55 new attorney volunteers in one year

• The committee will work on increasing attorney volunteers statewide by

developing a series of family law CLEs to be delivered by magistrate judges in

the various districts.

• The committee will work on creating resources for attorneys.

• The committee will develop the idea of creating partnerships with law schools

2. Client Committee: The primary focus of this committee is to improve services for clients.

Members: Imelda Ramirez, Judge Kalbfleisch, Judge Hoff, Erin Vlamis, Melanie Ballie,

Moriah Lenhart-Wees

2019 Goals:

• Comprehensive Plan for Community Outreach

3. Infrastructure Committee: The primary focus of this committee is to increase IVLP’s

revenue and to improve IVLP and Policy Council systems and processes

Members: Alec Pechota, Cathy Silak, Bill Hancock, Jenni Jordan

Goals:

• Devise strategies to eliminate current budget deficit

• Develop portal for Policy Council communications