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Thomas F. Coleman

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Legal Director
Spectrum Institute

1717 E. Vista Chino A7-384
Palm Springs , CA 92262

Loyola Law School



Columns
Title Category Published
Chief justice lags behind peers on conservatorship reform Judges and Judiciary Dec. 15, 2021
Conservatorship training riddled with errors and omissions Family Aug. 24, 2021
State Supreme Court can fix conservatorship lawyering mess Civil Rights, California Supreme Court Jul. 20, 2021
Spears conservatorship shows need for stronger right to counsel Law Practice, Civil Rights Jul. 7, 2021
Civil rights agencies in California are MIA for conservatees Civil Rights May 5, 2021
Supreme Court is responsible for complaint system accessibility Law Practice Apr. 20, 2021
A grand jury method for conservatorship reform Law Practice Apr. 2, 2021
AB 596: A Trojan horse bill diminishes the right to counsel Law Practice Mar. 3, 2021
Disability terminology: The California Supreme Court sets the tone Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court Dec. 29, 2020
Time to end disability stigmas in judicial opinions Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary Dec. 18, 2020
Jury trials are an elusive right for proposed conservatees Law Practice Nov. 17, 2020
#FreeBritney movement calls for conservatorship reforms Law Practice Nov. 6, 2020
Guardian ad litem process raises serious constitutional issues Law Practice Apr. 22, 2020
Conservatees are legally entitled to better therapy options Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary Jan. 9, 2020
Making the State Bar complaint system ADA accessible State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Nov. 29, 2019
Crafting better legal services in conservatorship cases Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary Nov. 20, 2019
The right to counsel in California needs a legislative fix Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights Nov. 1, 2019
We count what we care about: Conservatees in California Judges and Judiciary Oct. 29, 2019
Judicial Council has been misinforming about the ADA Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights Oct. 1, 2019
New training rules for California conservatorship attorneys State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice Sep. 18, 2019
Looking beyond new training requirements for conservatorship attorneys Law Practice Dec. 19, 2018
HELP WANTED: Brave lawyers to challenge state guardianship systems Law Practice Dec. 13, 2018
More training needed for conservatorship attorneys State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice Apr. 13, 2018
Marriage case will require balancing of rights Civil Rights Feb. 1, 2018
Access to justice for the disabled Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation Jan. 11, 2018
Third-party standing as an ADA accommodation on appeal Civil Rights Mar. 14, 2017
Reform at state, federal level must include all vulnerable adults Civil Rights Mar. 1, 2017
Access to Justice: E(quality) = MC410 Civil Rights Jan. 7, 2017
Disability awareness all day, every day Civil Rights Nov. 3, 2016
Delay and denial of voting rights in California Civil Rights Aug. 27, 2016
Court legal services program appears to violate ADA Judges and Judiciary Aug. 18, 2015
Deja vu for disability rights at the Justice Department Jun. 27, 2015
Legal system without appeals should raise eyebrows Appellate Practice Feb. 11, 2015
Reform long overdue for conservatorship process Health Care & Hospital Law Feb. 6, 2015
Title Category Published
Chief justice lags behind peers on conservatorship reform Judges and Judiciary Dec. 15, 2021
Conservatorship training riddled with errors and omissions Family Aug. 24, 2021
State Supreme Court can fix conservatorship lawyering mess Civil Rights, California Supreme Court Jul. 20, 2021
Spears conservatorship shows need for stronger right to counsel Law Practice, Civil Rights Jul. 7, 2021
Civil rights agencies in California are MIA for conservatees Civil Rights May 5, 2021
Supreme Court is responsible for complaint system accessibility Law Practice Apr. 20, 2021
A grand jury method for conservatorship reform Law Practice Apr. 2, 2021
AB 596: A Trojan horse bill diminishes the right to counsel Law Practice Mar. 3, 2021
Disability terminology: The California Supreme Court sets the tone Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court Dec. 29, 2020
Time to end disability stigmas in judicial opinions Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary Dec. 18, 2020
Jury trials are an elusive right for proposed conservatees Law Practice Nov. 17, 2020
#FreeBritney movement calls for conservatorship reforms Law Practice Nov. 6, 2020
Guardian ad litem process raises serious constitutional issues Law Practice Apr. 22, 2020
Conservatees are legally entitled to better therapy options Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary Jan. 9, 2020
Making the State Bar complaint system ADA accessible State Bar & Bar Associations, Ethics/Professional Responsibility Nov. 29, 2019
Crafting better legal services in conservatorship cases Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary Nov. 20, 2019
The right to counsel in California needs a legislative fix Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights Nov. 1, 2019
We count what we care about: Conservatees in California Judges and Judiciary Oct. 29, 2019
Judicial Council has been misinforming about the ADA Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights Oct. 1, 2019
New training rules for California conservatorship attorneys State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice Sep. 18, 2019
Looking beyond new training requirements for conservatorship attorneys Law Practice Dec. 19, 2018
HELP WANTED: Brave lawyers to challenge state guardianship systems Law Practice Dec. 13, 2018
More training needed for conservatorship attorneys State Bar & Bar Associations, Law Practice Apr. 13, 2018
Marriage case will require balancing of rights Civil Rights Feb. 1, 2018
Access to justice for the disabled Judges and Judiciary, Civil Rights, Civil Litigation Jan. 11, 2018
Third-party standing as an ADA accommodation on appeal Civil Rights Mar. 14, 2017
Reform at state, federal level must include all vulnerable adults Civil Rights Mar. 1, 2017
Access to Justice: E(quality) = MC410 Civil Rights Jan. 7, 2017
Disability awareness all day, every day Civil Rights Nov. 3, 2016
Delay and denial of voting rights in California Civil Rights Aug. 27, 2016
Court legal services program appears to violate ADA Judges and Judiciary Aug. 18, 2015
Deja vu for disability rights at the Justice Department Jun. 27, 2015
Legal system without appeals should raise eyebrows Appellate Practice Feb. 11, 2015
Reform long overdue for conservatorship process Health Care & Hospital Law Feb. 6, 2015