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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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Raychel Wesley

Prairie State Legal Services
Staff Attorney
Ottawa, Illinois
Wednesday, October 31
 

2:00pm

Registration Galleria Foyer

4:00pm

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

5:30pm

Annual Meeting of Members - A Discussion on Racial Justice, Diversity, and Inclusion Galleria Ballroom I-IIMaha Jweied • Te’iva Johnson Bell • Tracy Figueroa • Regina Kelly • Kimberly Merchant

7:00pm

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

7:30am

Continental Breakfast Galleria Foyer

8:30am

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

10:00am

Break Galleria Foyer

10:30am

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

12:00pm

Lunch on Your Own See restaurant list

2:15pm

The Importance of Reentry in Achieving Meaningful Justice [RJ] TanglewoodEddie Ellis • Ronald Simpson-Bey

3:45pm

Break Galleria Foyer

4:15pm

Continuing the Conversation on Race [RJ] San FelipeMaha Jweied • Gina Polley • Rhodia Thomas • Anthony Young

7:00pm

Client Reception Monarch
 
Friday, November 2
 

7:30am

Continental Breakfast Galleria Foyer

8:30am

Reimagining Legal Help: Using Design Thinking to Better Serve Clients-Part 1 Chevy ChaseAnna Dorn-Gulotta • Alex Gulotta • Nalani Fujimori Kaina • Nikole Nelson

10:00am

Break Galleria Foyer

10:30am

Reimagining Legal Help: Using Design Thinking to Better Serve Clients-Part 2 Chevy ChaseAnna Dorn-Gulotta • Alex Gulotta • Nalani Fujimori Kaina • Nikole Nelson

12:05pm

NLADA Awards Luncheon Galleria Ballroom

2:30pm

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

4:00pm

Break Galleria Foyer

4:15pm

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

7:30am

Continental Breakfast Galleria Foyer

8:30am

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

Hot Topics in Civil Legal Aid Plaza Ballroom