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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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Thursday, November 1
 

10:30am

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

2:15pm

Another Brick in the Wall: Education Rights of Immigrant and Refugee Students in Times of Uncertainty [RJ] Woodway IMichelle Lapointe • Tere Ramos • Julie Sugarman Educating Legislators about Legal Aid 2.0 Plaza Ballroom IIJim Sandman • Nan Heald • Nikole Nelson • Betty Balli Torres Impact Litigation and Movement Lawyering to Support Communities in a Changing Landscape Woodway IIKevin De Liban • Julia Simon-Mishel MLCP-LA: Showcasing Innovations in Technology, Partnership, and Funding to Bring Legal Services to Most Vulnerable Los Angeles County Residents Chevy ChaseSilvia Argueta • Yvonne Mariajimenez • Gerson Sorto • Helen Tran Moving Toward Meaningful Access: Access to Justice Commissions and Justice For All Efforts, an Update on Our Progress San FelipeRadhika Singh • Mary Lavery Flynn • Nalani Fujimori Kaina • Shelley Spacek-Miller Providing Culturally Competent Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients SageAmelia Schlossberg • Shin-Ming Wong What Supporting Justice IV Tells Us about Pro Bono MonarchApril Faith-Slaker • Cheryl Zalenski

4:15pm

Incubating Innovation in the Aloha and Midnight Sun States: Updates on the Justice Portal Initiative Plaza Ballroom IILester Bird • Nalani Fujimori Kaina • Liz Keith • Nikole Nelson • Glenn Rawdon Job Placement Centers and Attorneys: A Partnership that Works [RJ] West AlabamaWalter Morris • Amy Petkovsek Lawyers Without Borders: Building a Two-State Rural Partnership Woodway IEd Marks • Patrick McMonigle • Tom Stutz MIE Roundtable for Legal Services Executive Directors and Managers MonarchJan Allen May • Patricia Pap Organizational Redesign for Pro Bono Woodway IIISandhya Kidd • Ms. Marissa LaVette • Claud Nelson • Mytrang Nguyen • C. Kenneth Perri Tracking Outcomes: Challenges and Opportunities for Civil Legal Aid Providers and Funders Woodway IIDavid Udell
 
Friday, November 2
 

8:30am

An Overview of LSC’s Fiscal Regulations Plaza Ballroom IIMr. Stuart Axenfeld • Lora Rath • Kate Schillinger Building and Sustaining Disaster Response Networks: Lessons Learned from 2017 MonarchClarissa Ayala • Saundra Brown • Liz Keith • Lauren Lofton New Age of Immigration: Impact on Communities of Color [RJ] Woodway IITanya Douglas • Nana Gyamfi • Joann Lee Things to Think About in Planning Your Research and Evaluation Plaza Ballroom ISteven Eppler-Epstein • April Faith-Slaker • John M. Greacen • Christopher L. Griffin Jr.

10:30am

Domestic Violence Education & Outreach through Community Empowerment [RJ] WestchesterTatjana Anne Johnson • Joanne Loeak • Kace Rodwell • Mary Beth Williams Preparing Your Community for a Larger Undocumented Population [RJ] MonarchVictoria Giambra • Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. Serving Those Who Serve Woodway IIILeslie Ginzel • Nan Heald • Alec Lawton • Andrew Lehmann The 850,000 Left Out: Where to Send Them Plaza Ballroom IITali Albukerk • Hannah Allison • Jessie Campbell • Chanita Chantaplin-McLelland Thinking Outside the "Legal" Box: Using Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Assist Vulnerable Clients [RJ] Woodway ISarah Duval • Katie Earl

2:30pm

Ethical Dilemmas in Client Representation Plaza Ballroom IIAnne Sweeney • John Whitelaw Expanding Our Reach: Rural Environment Drives Innovation and Powerful Cross-Sector Interventions [RJ] Woodway ILiz Keith • Nikole Nelson • Bob Onders • Izzy Williamson Faith & Justice Partnerships: Engaging the Faith Community for Enhanced Access to Legal Care Chevy ChaseAndrae Crismon • Kimi deMent • Kathryn Ellis • Tabitha Ponder Natural Disasters: The New Gentrification [RJ] Woodway IIILesley Albritton • Richard Klein • Yolanda Taylor Really Doing It! Assessing Community Needs and Setting Priorities [RJ] Woodway IIKelly Carmody • Bristow Hardin • Lillian Johnson • Lillian Moy • Deedee Peterson Systems Thinking for Creating Impact SageCatherine C. Carr • Nalani Fujimori Kaina • Ellen Lawton • Angela Lovitt What to Do When the Unexpected Happens: Media Preparedness and Crisis Communications Plaza Ballroom ISaundra Brown • Miriam Camero • Anne Chandler • Søren Rasmussen • Carl Rauscher

4:15pm

Private Partnerships and Immigration Advocacy Woodway IIIEllyn Haikin Josef • Allegra R. Nethery • Monique Sherman #Engage: Get Social (Media) with Your Volunteers, Board Members, Clients, and More! Chevy ChaseClaud Nelson • Kate York Advancing Justice through Storytelling & Strategic Communications West AlabamaCaitlin Brown • Christine Clarke • Ambar Mentor-Truppa Home Safe: Integrating Housing and Domestic Violence Practice SageVinita Kamath • Marcie Kobak So You’re Interested in Form Automation-Now What? A Document Assembly Overview MonarchChanita Chantaplin-McLelland • Jessica Frank • Michael Hofrichter • Claudia Colindres Johnson • Aaron Varner Worth the Work: Building an Information Clearinghouse Website with an Interactive Map Woodway IIGayle Carney • John Pollock
 
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

10:30am

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