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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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Andrea Nieves

Brooklyn Defender Services
Advocacy Specialist
Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, November 1
 

10:30am

Defender Caucus - Pretrial Reform Plaza Ballroom I

2:15pm

Community Listening: A Response to an Established Community Lawyering Practice [RJ] West AlabamaMeaghan McDermott, Esq. • Kathryn Frey-Balter • Amy Petkovsek • Veryl Pow Fighting the Criminalization of Poverty: Court Debt Litigation Strategies Woodway IIILeslie Bailey • Brian Hardingham • Hillary Madsen • Caren Short

4:15pm

Jail is Not the Solution: Innovative Alternatives to the Criminalization of Homelessness Plaza Ballroom IAnne Rios • Mary Vosburgh • Mitchelle Woodson • Jeff Yungman
 
Friday, November 2
 

10:30am

Defending Our Own: The Life and Journey of the Black Public Defender [RJ] San FelipePatrice James • Keir Bradford-Grey • Kevann Gardner • Lori James-Townes • Martesha Johnson • James King • Adeola Ogunkeyede

2:30pm

Race and Wrongful Misdemeanors [RJ] Post OakNikki Trautman Baszynski

4:15pm

From Criminal Defense to Civil Action, Pre-Entry to Re-Entry: Recognizing the Transformative Power of Embedded General Civil Legal Services in Public Defender Offices [RJ] Post OakWesley Caines • Runa Rajagopal • Cecilia Riera • Mohammed Sheriff

6:00pm

NLADA Latino Advocates Section Meeting San Felipe
 
Saturday, November 3
 

8:30am

#FamiliesBelongTogether: How Legal Aid, Defender Organizations, and Other Legal Service Providers Are Supporting Families Separated at the Border [RJ] West AlabamaNatalia Cornelio • Shalyn Fluharty • Mary Harper • Andrea Nieves • Mr. Ben Obregon