2024 Equal Justice Conference

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2024 Equal Justice Conference

8:30am EDT

MIE New Directors Meeting Joliet A&B

7:30am EDT

Pre-Conference Registration Renissance Foyer Lactation Room LaSalle B

8:30am EDT

Law School Pro Bono Advisors Program Marquette A&B LSC Pro Bono Innovation Fund Michelangelo MIE New Executive Directors Meeting Joliet A&B New Pro Bono Managers Nuts and Bolts Mackinac East Promoting a Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Androgynous and Asexual (2SLGBTQIA+) Legal Landscape Brule A & B

12:00pm EDT

Pre-Conference Registration Renissance Foyer

12:30pm EDT

Pro Bono State Support & Access to Justice Coordinators Meeting Davinci

1:00pm EDT

Beyond the Basics: Experienced Pro Bono Program Managers Cartier

3:00pm EDT

Exhibitor Showcase Renissance Foyer

4:00pm EDT

Conference Registration Renissance Foyer

7:30am EDT

Breakfast- sponsored by Compete Equity Markets, Inc. Renaissance Foyer ABA/NLADA Member Room Michelangelo Conference Registration Renaissance Foyer Exhibitor Showcase Renaissance Foyer Lactation Room LaSalle B NLADA Mutual Member Room Monet Quiet Room Cartier

8:30am EDT

Opening Plenary Renaissance BallroomJocelyn Benson • Hon. Judge Victoria Roberts • Henry Su • April Frazier Camara • Jennifer Bentley

10:00am EDT

Empowering Communities, Rebuilding Lives: LSC's Disaster Grant Program and the Vital Role of Legal Services in Disaster Response Richard BJohn Eidleman • Caitlin Hakim • Nikole Nelson • Soo Woo How Medical-Legal Partnerships Can Help Address Gun Violence Joliet A&BChristine Goggins • Erin Hall • MJ Smith Battling Ageism: How to Recognize and Attack Ageist Stereotypes and Bias Cadillac A & BJim Berchtold • Debra Bookout Immersive Preparation, Advancing Access to Justice through Role Playing Brule BMichelle Avery • Michelle Smith • Lisa Zayas Applying AI to Access to Justice in Pro Bono and Legal Services Nicolet BEliza Hong • Sateesh Nori Cultivating a Culture of Fun! AKA Engaging Employees to Increase Staff Morale and Promote Retention Marquette BMillie Heur • Emily Wing • Marilyn Zupkoff Educating Legislators About Legal Aid 2.0 Marquette ACarol Bergman • Colleen Cotter • Ron Flagg • Betty Balli Torres • Laura Tuggle Client-Centered Pro Bono (and How to Actually Do It!) Lasalle AAdam Heintz • Cari King • Jerri Shick • Anais Taboas Meaningful Pro Bono Work Without Going Anywhere Near a Courtroom Duluth A&BSamantha Biggio • Darryl Maxwell • Tara Moss Raising the Mountain: Setting Your Fundraising Sights Higher Mackinac WestMaria Duvuvuei

11:30am EDT

Exhibit Hall Raffle Drawing TBA Networking Lunch: AAPDA Meeting (African American Project Directors Association) Richard B Networking Lunch: ABA Free Legal Answers Administrators (Limited to FLA State Administrators) Marquette A Networking Lunch: ACL Legal Assistance Enhancement Program Grantee Meeting & Lunch (Limited to programs who have received LAEP grants) Davinci Networking Lunch: ATJ Commission Issues Michelangelo Networking Lunch: Election Law Cadillac A Networking Lunch: Growing the Movement for Community Based Justice Workers Cadillac B Networking Lunch: How You Can Help Prepare Those Sharing Their Lived Experience Cabot Networking Lunch: LawHelp, Online Forms, and Other Digital Justice Initiatives Brule B Networking Lunch: Reproductive Rights Cartier Networking Lunch: The Forgotten Majority: Understanding & Overcoming the Middle-Class Justice Gap Richard A Networking Lunch: Training Tools for Cultural Awareness in Pro Bono Brule A Networking Lunch: U.S. Department of Justice Office for Access to Justice Marquette B

1:00pm EDT

Re-Regulating Justice: Working to Realize Housing Stability Through Community Legal Advocacy Mackinac WestAntonio Coronado • Rachel Crisler • Gabriela Elizondo-Craig Neurodiversity and the Legal Profession Mackinac EastLydia X.Z. Brown • Jilisa Milton • Stefan Short • Ariel Simms 50 Tech Tips 2024 Nicolet BClarissa Ayala • Glenn Rawdon • Shellie Reid • Jane Ribadenyra • Angela Tripp Online Tools to Empower Domestic Survivors and Advocates Lasalle APaul Embley • Stacy Jane • Sarah Mauet • Katherine Stocks From Data to Action: Using Data to Enhance Access to Justice Across Three States Joliet A&BHolly Stevens Expanding Your Pro Bono Volunteer Pool by Working with Federal Government Volunteers: Three Organizations Share Their Experiences Nicolet AAnitra Ash-Shakoor • Michael Bergmann • Angus Derbyshire • Laura Klein Pro Bono Taste Tests, Volunteer Perspective, and Choice Marquette BKelly Tautges • Julia Wilson The State of Pro Bono in Legal Aid: Today and Beyond Mackinac EastElizabeth Dewey • Ron Flagg • Adam Heintz • Mytrang Nguyen • Henry Su State/Territorial Legislative Funding Roundtable Duluth A&BShubi Deoras • Radhika Singh • Jared Smith Proactive Advocacy: Legal Strategies and Approaches to Disaster Resilience Marquette AStephanie Duke • Skip Koenig • Hanna Perls

2:15pm EDT

Coffee Break, Sponsored by The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Exhibit Hall Raffle Drawing Renaissance Foyer

2:45pm EDT

Office Hours with the Administration for Community Living and NCLER Brule BHilary Dalin • Sara Planthaber Entrepreneurs Filling the Justice Gap: Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Nonprofit Sliding Scale Firm Brule AMary Irvine • Lana Kleiman • Sarah Beth Withers Creating a Diversity Bracelet to Learn Where Your Diversity Gaps Exist Nicolet AChristine Daleiden Providing Legal Services to LGBTQ+ Clients Mackinac WestDallas Martinez • Shinming Wong • Michelle Garcia • Matt Kugizaki AI & Access to Justice Marquette BMargaret Hagan • Nora al Haider Mission-Aligned Expansion: When to Say Yes and When to Say No Marquette AKatie Dilks • Jennifer Lechner • Elisa Overall Setting the Standard(s): Best Practices for the Trauma-Informed Supervision of Attorneys Addressing Gender-Based Violence Lasalle AMaura Crossin • Maricarmen Garza • Robin Turner Shaping Future ATJ Leaders Through the ATJ Developing Leadership Intern Program Duluth A&BC.C. Kahr • Rachael Mills Engaging Law Students: Nurturing Future Pro Bono Lawyers Mackinac EastAllison Constance • Madeline Moore • Amy Sankaran • Sue Schechter Cy Pres Awards: The Latest Developments and What You Can Do Now to Maximize Support for Legal Aid Nicolet BJennifer Bentley • Bill Boies • Bob Glaves Capacity Best Practices: Recognizing and Working Within the Grey Areas of Client Capacity Joliet A&BAriel Baty • Amy Keckler

4:15pm EDT

Office Hours with the Administration for Community Living and NCLER Brule BSilvia Argueta • Jenny Farrell • Sonya Bellafant Survey Says…Self-Help Centers Expand Access: Explore National Survey Findings, Recommendations and Best Practices Duluth A&BDeborah Silva • Aubrie Souza • Lonni Summers Innovation Within Reach: Pairing Off-The-Shelf Pro Bono Technology with Custom Strategy to Empower Legal Aid Nicolet BPamela Beatse • Rick Rose • Kristen Sonday Integrating the Media into Your Advocacy Toolkit Richard BCharles Bliss • Angela Tacker New Pathways for People-Centered Justice Measurement Nicolet AMatthew Burnett (moderator) • Jeanette Hussemann • Rebecca Sandefur • Holly Stevens • Suzanne Strong The Four-Day Work Week: Can It Work in Legal Aid? Brule ASilvia Argueta • Sonya Bellafant • Jenny Farrell Innovative Pro Bono Solutions to Tackling Homelessness Mackinac EastSkip Koenig • David Lash • Vidhya Ragunathan • Phong Wong Mentoring Matters: How Pro Bono Mentorship Drives Attorney Engagement and Improves Services Lasalle ATali Albukerk • David Chircop • Lena Hopkins • Marissa LaVette School/Legal Aid Partnerships: Community Lawyering and Pro Bono Recruiting to Meet Clients Where They Are Marquette BMegan Kinney • Julie Poplstein • Tina Rentzios • Molly Russell Funding Whetstone: Sharpening Your Pitch Joliet A&BEduardo Gonzalez Community Lawyering to Stop Racial and Economic Inequities with Mobile Home Park Closures Marquette AJulie Gunnigle • Anthony Clark • Pamela Bridge

6:00pm EDT

Host Committee Reception DIA

7:30am EDT

Breakfast Renaissance Ballroom ABA/NLADA Member Room Michelangelo Conference Registration Renaissance Foyer Exhibitor Showcase Renaissance Foyer Lactation Room LaSalle B NLADA Mutual Member Room Monet Quiet Room Cartier

8:30am EDT

A Holistic Approach to Healing Homeless Youth Richard AMitchelle Woodson Building and Supporting Collaborative and Survivor-Centered Legal Services Brule AAlicia Aiken • Robin Turner Seeking Higher Ground: Importance of Tribal Codes Addressing Disaster and Emergency Management Marquette BBrian Candelaria Work Smarter, Not Harder! Joliet A&BPamela Beatse • Meghan Martie • Rachel Royal • Angie Zimmern Pro Bono Online Trainings: 10 Years of Lessons Learned Mackinac WestMina Kim • Patrick Fodell • Phong Wong Thinking Beyond Lawyers: Engaging Community Volunteers to Support Pro Bono and Court Programs Lasalle AKimberly Crawford • Danielle Hirsch • Sarah Munro • Samira Nazem How Federal Agencies Can Promote Access to Justice: The Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable Richard BKyle Gardiner • Corey Minor Smith • Allie Yang-Green • Alyssa Silberman • Kathrina Peterson Prepping for a Guardianship Defense Marquette A Responding to Non-Court Housing Displacement Cadillac A&BElisa Gomez • Joe McGuire • Sean Riddell

10:00am EDT

Advances in Intake: Examples from Across the Country Joliet A&BSarah Coffey Bowes • Lezlie Paulus • Silya Shaw • Ashley Graham- Watanabe Tenant Right to Counsel in Detroit: A Complex Program for a Complicated City Mackinac WestDiamond Conley • Laura Grannemann • Ashley Lowe • John Pollock The Justice League: Coming Together to Address Statewide Re-Entry Needs Nicolet BAndy Cole • Mary Frances Devoe • Joy Radice • Anne-Louise Wirthlin Breaking Down Language Barriers: Empowering LEP Communities Through Social Media and Legal Advocacy Marquette AClarissa Ayala • Kristi Cruz The Struggle for Native American Voting Rights: From 1924 to 2024 Duluth A&BJacob Rasch Tech Reality Check: Understand the Promises and Harms of Technology Used in Government Services Nicolet AElizaneth Edwards • Kevin De Liban • Emma Weil Trauma Stewardship: Protecting Yourself, Protecting Your Clients Brule ASonya Bellafant • Edna Sprague Building Change-Ready Teams for Lasting Impact Cadillac A&BMartin Cowling Easy as Pie: Bite-Sized Ways to Increase Pro Bono Participation in Immigration Cases Marquette BStephanie Baez • Sara Ghadiri • Nicole Wilson

11:15am EDT

Exhibit Hall Raffle Drawing Renaissance Foyer Networking Renaissance Foyer

11:30am EDT

Awards Luncheon Renaissance BallroomSoummer Crawford • Mary Smith

1:15pm EDT

Fun and Innovative Ways to Bring Justice to Every Corner Nicolet ALesley Albritton • Ashley Campbell • Scheree Gilchrist Legal Aid in the Fast Lane: Turbocharging Your Training Reach and Impact Duluth A&BElisa Carino • Bethany Hamilton • Molly Ryan What’s the Right Amount of Right to Counsel? Marquette BBob Glaves • Samira Nazem • John Pollock Moutainqueer: Name Changes and More in Appalachia Marquette AD'lorah L. Hughes • Molly Russell • Ming Wong MIE Roundtable for Legal Services Executive Directors and Managers Nicolet BJared Smith Cultivating Resiliency Through Practical Well-Being Skills Richard BJulia Wilson Ethics Quiz Show Mackinac EastLauren Gilbride • Jenny Mittelman • Ellyn Rosen Upcycling Your Pro Bono Program with Available Resources Lasalle AJessie Campbell • Samantha Howell • Sylvia Novinsky • Michael Wendlberger Trauma-Informed Lawyering: Best Practices Mackinac WestMaura Crossin • Maricarmen Garza • Robin Turner

2:30pm EDT

Exhibit Hall Raffle Drawing Renaissance Foyer

3:00pm EDT

176,000 Legal Consults: How 50 Attorneys in Maryland Narrow the Justice Gap Through Brief Advice Nicolet AGraham Bennie • John Morrissey • Alyssa Patzoldt Bankruptcy Clinics: Expanding Access through Technology Nicolet BAlex Clark • Shirley Peng • Lea Wroblewski Heirs Property: The Intersection of Poverty Law and Racial Justice Richard BCarrie Cromey • Danyelle O'Hare • Felecia Pettway • Victoria Shoots Conquering Video Content to Promote Access To Justice Brule ASusan Ingles Court User Feedback: Who Needs It? Duluth A&BNancy Drane • Grace Spulak Hot Topics in Civil Legal Aid Cadillac A&BRon Flagg • Radhika Singh • Hon. Bryant Yang Strategies for Achieving Pay Equity for Legal Services Attorneys and Staff Marquette ATina Foster Catalyzing Inclusion: Fostering Diversity in Volunteer Communities Joliet A&BMartin Cowling Neglected: Pro Bono Work on Civil Needs of Incarcerated and Formerly-Incarcerated Individuals in Women's Prisons Marquette BStephanie Taylor Removing Roadblocks to Equity: Ending Debt-Based License Suspensions by Pairing Grassroots Community Outreach & Pro Bono Legal Services Lasalle AJoAnn Chavez • Khyla Craine • Rubina Mustafa Everything You Need to Know about AmeriCorps Funding for Civil Legal Aid Programs Brule BJoy Alston • Nicole Claro • Stacey Weiler

4:30pm EDT

Tours, networking etc TBA Self Represented Litigation Network Refreshments and Conversation 42 Degrees North

7:30am EDT

Coffee Service Renaissance Foyer Exhibitor Showcase Renaissance Foyer Conference Registration Renaissance Foyer Lactation Room LaSalle B

8:30am EDT

Fines and Fees Advocacy Through Direct Services Richard BRubina Mustafa • Ed Wunch • Justin Small • Anna Odergaard Getting Outside the Box – Developing Justice Solutions Outside the Court System Nicolet BColleen Cotter • Jeff Patterson • Barbara Reitzloff • Neil Steinkamp Data on Display: A Workshop for the Beginning Data Gardener Joliet A & BSusan Bales • Shellie Reid

10:00am EDT

Closing Plenary Brunch: Addressing Environmental Justice: Challenges and Remedies in the U.S. - Presented in conjunction with the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice Renaissance BallroomNadia Ahmad (Moderator) • Dr. Mustafa Ali • Vernice Miller-Travis • Jalonne White-Newsome