Winners Announced for Hackcess to Justice - Louisiana The Leadership LSBA Class partnered with the ABA Journal and New Orleans Entreprenuer Week to present the state’s first legal aid hackathon, “Hackcess to Justice - Louisiana.” The two-day event was held March 21-22, 2015 at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. The hackathon presented an opportunity for participants to use their legal, entrepreneurial, coding and other skills to help create a technology-enabled solution for the numerous challenges faced by citizens who cannot afford a lawyer and the lawyers trying to serve them. Click here to view photos of the event. The LSBA would like to congratulate the winners of Hackcess to Justice – Louisiana: FIRST PLACE: “Legal Proof” By: Omega Ortega Developer Description: Legal Proof is the "app for that" when you need legal evidence of things. Regardless of the civil category (Divorce, Custody, Wills, Landlord, Workplace Issues), the app provides a simple way to create court-admissible evidence. SECOND PLACE: "Paperless App" By: William Palin and Ernie Svenson Developer Description: PaperLess is a case management platform for attorneys, which enables legal aid to check eligibility of clients, and send and receive documents through their private communications. The app would allow organizations to text clients without sharing a phone number, and allow clients to continue to communicate without a phone plan, or if their minutes run out. The App even supports push notifications, and local reminders so clients will be reminded of upcoming meetings, court dates and other legal issues. THIRD PLACE: “ExpungeMe” By: Benjamin Schenker, George Mauer and Steve Price Developer Description: ExpungeMe helps individuals with convictions prepare expungement records without a lawyer, freeing up time for legal aid providers. The first place team received $1500 and a week of free business boot camp services donated by 52Businesses. The second place team received $1000 and the third place team received $500. A complete list of submissions can be viewed here.