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William Hubbard speaks about the importance of technology in expanding access to justice

Thursday, March 17, 2016

"His term may have expired, but William Hubbard continues to champion the work of one of his primary initiatives as president of the ABA: The Commission on the Future of Legal Services.

Hubbard took part in a spirited question-and-answer session at ABA Techshow on Thursday and spoke about his reasons for creating the commission, as well as how technology can help close the access-to-justice gap in the United States. Taking questions from co-presenter Ramón Abadin, president of the Florida Bar, as well as from the capacity crowd inside a conference room at the Chicago Hilton, Hubbard said that he had been concerned about the changes and shifts within the legal profession even before he took office, and that the commission was one of the ways he hoped to bring awareness to the bar at large."

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