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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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Nick Bonham

Center For Family Representation
Staff Attorney
Jamaica, NY
Thursday, November 1
 

8:30am CDT

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

10:30am CDT

Defender Caucus - Pretrial Reform Plaza Ballroom I

2:15pm CDT

Innovative Public Defense in America Post OakGeoff Burkhart • Scott Ehlers • Morgan Shell

4:15pm CDT

Holistic Representation in Family Court: The Ins and Outs of Civil and Immigration Consequences SageVichal Kumar • Gigi Parris • Emily Ponder Williams Jail is Not the Solution: Innovative Alternatives to the Criminalization of Homelessness Plaza Ballroom IAnne Rios • Mary Vosburgh • Mitchelle Woodson • Jeff Yungman Defending Communities in Service: Defender Program Capacity-Building through National Service and NLADA Chevy ChaseEmily Flanagan • Anna Ladd • Kameryn Sessoms
 
Friday, November 2
 

8:30am CDT

Holistic Defense: Intake through Resolution Best Practices for Cross Practice Collaboration SageMs. Michelle Burrell • Vichal Kumar • Porsha-Shaf’on Venable

10:30am CDT

Language Access in State Courts [RJ] SageChristine Clarke • Daniel Hu • Joann Lee • Michael Mulé • Kevonne Small Surveys, Data, and Client Satisfaction in Indigent Defense West AlabamaRebecca Ackerman • Sergio De La Pava • Nicole Taylor

2:30pm CDT

Race and Wrongful Misdemeanors [RJ] Post OakNikki Trautman Baszynski

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 OakWesley Caines • Runa Rajagopal • Cecilia Riera • Mohammed Sheriff
 
Saturday, November 3
 

8:30am CDT

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

10:30am CDT

People with Mental Illness in Prison West AlabamaAlan Mills Hot Topics in Public Defense: Race, Research, and Resources – Oh My! [RJ] San FelipeEmily Flanagan • Maha Jweied • Michael Mrozinski