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This year’s conference includes a special focus on Racial Justice, Diversity, and Inclusion Programming. Workshops that will address this overarching theme include [RJ] after the session title.
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Alexandra English

Kansas Legal Services
Managing Attorney
Kansas City, Kansas
Websitekansaslegalservices.org
I have worked at Kansas Legal Services for the past 12.5 years, specializing in elder law and domestic violence cases. I am the statewide director of the KLS Elder Rights Project, in which we assist seniors who are victims of crime with their civil legal needs. Last April, at the beginning of the pandemic, I was promoted to the Managing Attorney position in the Kansas City office of Kansas Legal Services.
Wednesday, October 31
 

2:00pm CDT

Exhibits Galleria Foyer Registration Galleria Foyer

4:00pm CDT

Orientation for New Members and First-Time Conference Attendees Plaza Ballroom I

7:00pm CDT

Host Committee Welcome Reception Galleria Foyer & Galleria Ballroom III
 
Thursday, November 1
 

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Galleria Foyer

8:30am CDT

Opening Plenary Session Galleria BallroomRodney Ellis • Max Laun • Lora Livingston • Ariel Simon • Rhodia Thomas • Jo-Ann Wallace

10:00am CDT

Break Galleria Foyer

10:30am CDT

Civil Caucus - Ensuring Individual and Systemic Justice in a World of Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, and Automation Galleria Ballroom

12:00pm CDT

Lunch on Your Own See restaurant list

2:15pm CDT

Building Sustained Partnerships with Funders, Contributors, & Supporters Plaza Ballroom IJo-Ann Wallace • Sandra Ambrozy • Max Laun • Mr. Jack W. Londen

3:45pm CDT

Break Galleria Foyer

4:15pm CDT

Holistic Representation in Family Court: The Ins and Outs of Civil and Immigration Consequences SageVichal Kumar • Gigi Parris • Emily Ponder Williams
 
Friday, November 2
 

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Galleria Foyer

8:30am CDT

An Overview of LSC’s Fiscal Regulations Plaza Ballroom IIStuart Axenfeld • Lora Rath • Kate Schillinger

10:00am CDT

Break Galleria Foyer

10:30am CDT

Thinking Outside the "Legal" Box: Using Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Assist Vulnerable Clients [RJ] Woodway ISarah Duval • Katie Earl

12:05pm CDT

NLADA Awards Luncheon Galleria Ballroom

2:30pm CDT

Ethical Dilemmas in Client Representation Plaza Ballroom IIAnne Sweeney • John Whitelaw

4:00pm CDT

Break Galleria Foyer

4:15pm CDT

The Trauma-Informed Advocate: Understanding and Advocating for High-Needs Clients WestchesterMonte Jewel • Riddhi Mukhopadhyay
 
Saturday, November 3
 

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Galleria Foyer

8:30am CDT

LSC Compliance Oversight: What Every Grantee Should Know about Recent Regulatory Changes, Common Compliance Concerns, and Expected Changes to Oversight in 2019 and Beyond San FelipeMegan Lacchini • Lora Rath

10:30am CDT

Hot Topics in Civil Legal Aid Plaza Ballroom