Over the course of a long series of meetings and discussions, representatives of the boards and staff of the four programs reached the conclusion that if all clients in Indiana were to have access to high quality legal services, significant changes needed to be made in the configuration of programs within the state.
There was a lot of animosity at the meetings between the board and staff of the four programs. 
mnli hypothesis: There was a lot of animosity at the meetings between the board and staff of the four programs.  premise: Over the course of a long series of meetings and discussions, representatives of the boards and staff of the four programs reached the conclusion that if all clients in Indiana were to have access to high quality legal services, significant changes needed to be made in the configuration of programs within the state.