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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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Martesha Johnson

Public Defender - Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
Chief Public Defender
Nashville, Tennessee
Thursday, November 1
 

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Galleria Foyer Registration 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

Defender Caucus - Pretrial Reform Plaza Ballroom I

12:15pm CDT

ACCD Meeting – Leadership Training: How to Make the Case for Public Defense Resources (NOTE: This meeting is by invitation only.) MonarchKeir Bradford-Grey • Vivian King • Tami Sawyer • Kevin Tully

2:15pm CDT

Fighting the Criminalization of Poverty: Court Debt Litigation Strategies Woodway IIILeslie Bailey • Brian Hardingham • Hillary Madsen • Caren Short

3:45pm CDT

Break Galleria Foyer

4:15pm CDT

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

6:00pm CDT

NLADA Black Public Defender Association Meeting San Felipe
 
Friday, November 2
 

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Galleria Foyer

8:30am CDT

For Such a Time as This: Inspiring a Shared Vision [RJ] TanglewoodRosita Stanley • Chuck Wynder How to Work Collaboratively with System Stakeholders to Advance the Right to Counsel San FelipeStan Germán • David LaBahn

10:00am CDT

Break Galleria Foyer

10:30am CDT

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

12:05pm CDT

NLADA Awards Luncheon Galleria Ballroom

4:00pm CDT

Break Galleria Foyer

4:15pm CDT

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 OakWes Caines • Runa Rajagopal • Cecilia Riera • Mohammed Sheriff The Right to Counsel National Campaign: Championing Public Defense by Garnering Support from Unlikely Allies Plaza Ballroom IIKim Ball • Genevieve Citrin
 
Saturday, November 3
 

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Galleria Foyer

8:30am CDT

Protecting Clients at the Intersection of Immigration and Public Defense Post OakFranklin Bynum

10:00am CDT

Break Galleria Foyer

10:30am CDT

Hot Topics in Public Defense: Race, Research, and Resources – Oh My! [RJ] San FelipeEmily Flanagan • Maha Jweied • Michael Mrozinski