LawYou is
education connection advocacy for the self-represented for everyone
About LawYou
LawYou's Vision, Mission, and APSA Membership
Most people are already mid-case when they find me. They’re overwhelmed, wondering if it’s too late. But I know it’s never too late to connect with others who are walking in your shoes and to learn something you can carry with you.
I’ve been on your side of the courtroom. I’ve faced what you’re facing. And after nearly two decades of helping people just like you, I can tell you with confidence: you can do this, and you don’t have to do it alone.
-Sherri Renner, JD
Sherri Renner, J.D. is a former litigator, current legal educator, and the founder of LawYou America, which was borne from the reality that countless Americans are left to navigate the legal system without adequate support or representation. Drawing on her legal training, nearly two decades of litigation coaching experience, and her own lived experience as a self-represented litigant and abuse survivor, Sherri brings a rare combination of professional expertise and genuine understanding to every person she works with.
Through LawYou and the Association for Pro Se Advancement, she provides self-represented litigants with the education, community, and advocacy they need to stand on equal footing in the courtroom, and the confidence to know they can.
Making Their Case: How Broad Legal Literacy Built a Nation
Most Americans know lawyers drafted the Declaration. Few know the broader story: how legal literacy built a nation then — and still can today.
Introducing Learn at LawYou: Litigation Education for the Self-Represented
Learn at LawYou offers litigation education for pro se litigants — self-study courses, live practice workshops, and a free weekly work session
Court Cafe: A Free Weekly Work Session for Pro Se Litigants
Court Cafe is a free body doubling work session for pro se litigants — one hour every week to make progress on your case, alongside others doing the same
Currents
News and Commentary
Understanding Stalking: Information and Action Items
For National Stalking Awareness Month, we define stalking and provide information about laws and some steps you can take to protect yourself.
Bill of Rights Day
Bill of Rights Day commemorates the ratification of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, many of which protect liberty by restraining the government.
Taking Control: Your Legal Rights When Someone Has Your Intimate Images
If someone you were intimate with has private photos of you and you’re concerned they’ll be shared, here are some steps you can take to protect yourself.
fun with law
Puzzles, CiGARs, and PopCourt
Dark Waters
Dark Waters tells the true story of Attorney Rob Bilott’s legal battle against DuPont that revealed the existence of “forever chemicals”
Just Mercy
The true story of how civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson freed the innocent Walter McMillian from death row.
Runaway Jury
Instead of teaching us something about litigation, this movie teaches us something about the business of litigation.
