2025 Equal Justice Conference

2025 Equal Justice Conference

8:30am EDT

Pre-Con: MIE New Directors Meeting (pre-registration required) Union Square 22

12:00am EDT

Pre-Con: Registration TBA

7:30am EDT

Pre-Con: Registration TBA

8:30am EDT

Pre-Con: Trauma-Informed Representation & Legal Organizations: Addressing Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence & Stalking Golden Gate 6

3:00pm EDT

Exhibitor Showcase Lobby Level

4:00pm EDT

Conference Registration Lobby Level

6:00pm EDT

Movie Continental 3

7:30am EDT

Breakfast - Coffee sponsored by Lobby Level Conference Registration Lobby Level Exhibitor Showcase Lobby Level Lactation Room - Sponsored by Union Square 12 Quiet Room - Sponsored by Union Square 11

8:30am EDT

Opening Plenary Ballroom 4-6 Homeless Advocacy Session Continental 8 Pre-Con: Beyond the Basics: Experienced Pro Bono Program Managers Union Square 23/24 Pre-Con: Law School Pro Bono Advisors Program Coninental 9 Pre-Con: New Pro Bono Managers Nuts and Bolts Continental 1 Pre-Con: Promoting a Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Androgynous and Asexual (2SLGBTQIA+) Legal Landscape Continental 3

10:00am EDT

Cultivating Self Awareness to Become a Better Advocate Union Square 22 Funding the Future: Supporting Law Students to Stay on the Path to Public Interest Careers Plaza Room B Mountainqueer: Returning to Appalachia for Name Changes Golden Gate 7 MIE Roundtable for Legal Services Executive Directors and Managers Golden Gate 6 Navigating the Digital Landscape Golden Gate 8 The Art of the Ask – Partnering with Board Members to Make Successful Face-to-Face Solicitations Continential 1Kate Marr • Emily Wing Pathways to Growth: Building Professional Development for Mission Impact Continential 9 Rethinking Recruitment: Attracting and Retaining Today's Volunteers Continential 3 Strengthening Neighborhoods with Pro Bono Support Continential 7 Developing Training and Credentialing Standards for the Future of Justice: Ascendium and Frontline Justice’s Community Justice Worker National Taskforce Continential 8 What's the Right Amount of Right to Counsel: The Conversation Continues Union Square 17 & 18 Ethical and Practical Considerations for Deploying a Generative AI Chatbot in Legal Self-Help Websites Continential 2 Expanding Access to Justice through Legal Technology Plaza Room A

11:30am EDT

Networking Lunch: ABA Free Legal Answers Administrators Continential 1 Networking Lunch: CA Directors Golden Gate 6 Networking Lunch: Democracy Protection Continential 3 Networking Lunch: National Center for Medical legal partnerships Golden Gate 7 Networking Lunch: Navigating the Digital Landscape Golden Gate 8 Networking Lunch: PBIF Continential 7 Networking Lunch: Project Managers Continential 8 Networking Lunch: Ready, Set, Secure: Navigating Technology and Security Assessments Plaza Room B Networking Lunch: Reproductive Rights Continential 9 Networking Lunch: State Pro Bono Support Staff Plaza Room A Networking Lunch: Transactional Pro Bono Continential 2

1:15pm EDT

Advancing Elder Justice in Older Marginalized Communities through Estate Planning Tools Union Square 23 & 24 Holistic Engagement: Talking Circles Union Square 19 & 20 Navigating Indigenous Advocacy: Resources for Representing Native American Clients Goldem Gate 7 Ethics and Pro Bono Delivery Plaza Room B Cy Pres Awards: The Latest News and Tips on an Important Source of Legal Aid Funding Continential 7 Rethinking Board Governance: The Core Responsibilities of a Purpose Driven Board Golden Gate 6 CLIMB: Engaging Pro Bono Lawyers to Aid Low Income Entrepreneurs and Combat Generational Poverty Continential 8 Pro Se Support From Pro Bono Attorneys: The Supply and Demand Landscape Continential 2 Data and Diversion: Lessons Learned from the NCSC Eviction Diversion Initiative Union Square 17 & 18 Data is the New Lego: Using Data Analytics to Build Legal Aid Success Continential 3 Debt Collection Lawsuits in the Courts: Trends, Resources, and Reforms to Make a Difference Continential 1 Overcoming the Access to Justice Gap For Asylum Seekers and New Arrivals Golden Gate 8 Advancing the Mission: Leveraging Efficiencies & Automating Tasks with AI Continential 9 Enhancing Legal Access Through Accessible Kiosks Plaza Room A

2:30pm EDT

Break TBA Exhibit Hall Drawing Lobby Level

2:45pm EDT

Best Practices: Protecting LGBTQ+ Families from Executive Orders and Providing Legal Safeguards for Clients Facing Challenges Due to Attacks on Federal Law and State Legislative Golden Gate 8 Combatting the Negative Impacts of Incarceration On Families and Children Continential 7 Advancing Social Justice Initiatives Though Alternative Dispute Resolution Continential 8 Responding to the Evolving Funding Landscape for Legal Aid - Federal Funding Panel Discussion Continential 2 Building A Feedback Culture: With an Emphasis on the Feedback You Are Afraid to Give Plaza Room A Collaborative Models for Pro Bono Engagement and Empowering Librarians to Address Legal Inequities Union Square 17 & 18 Harnessing Pro Bono Power to Defend and Advance Racial Equity and DEI Initiatives Continential 1 Supersized Pro Bono: Exploring Pathways to Growing Pro Bono Staff Golden Gate 6 Using Data in Advocacy Plaza Room B The Last “Affordable Housing”: Protecting Mobile and Manufactured Home Communities Before and After Disasters. Union Square 14 Utility Debt: Its Impact on Low-Income Communities and Strategies for Challenging and Reforming Predatory Practices Union Square 15 & 16 Gen AI for Self-Represented Litigants: the Final Frontier of Access to Justice? Union Square 19 & 20 Intake Process Improvement: Enhancing Legal Aid Efficiency and Client Experience Continential 3

4:00pm EDT

4:15pm EDT

Fairness and Accountability in an Anti-DEI Jurisdiction Continential 1 Going For It—Starting a Pro Se Self-Help Center with Resources You Already Have Union Square 15 & 16 Creating Supportive Work Environments for People with Visible/Invisible Disabilities Plaza Room B Design Pro Bono Projects to Create Volunteer Choice: A "Choose Your Own Adventure Story." Continential 7 Harnessing the Power of Collective Action: Lessons (so far) from the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance Union Square 21 Tackling Toxicity in Organizations: Building Healthy, Thriving Volunteer Environments Continential 2 From Data to Action: Engaging Diverse Stakeholders to Respond Meaningfully to Statewide Civil Legal Needs Assessments Golden Gate 8 Grassroots to Fruits: Seeding and Nurturing Change in Partnership with Impacted Individuals and Marginalized Communities Golden Gate 7 Legal Help for Kinship Caregivers: Developing Innovative Service Delivery Models to Meet Emergent Client Needs Union Square 17 & 18 A Tale of Two Coordinated Intake Systems Union Square 19 & 20 How Legal Services Programs are Innovating with Generative AI to Enhance Client Services Golden Gate 6

4:30pm EDT

Nails Cocktail session Union Square 15/16 SRLN Cocktail session Vista Lounge

6:00pm EDT

Welcome Reception TBA

7:30am EDT

Breakfast Lobby Level Conference Registration Lobby Level

8:30am EDT

Advocating for Sexual and Reproductive Health Access and Expanding Critical Legal Support Union Square 19 & 20 Amplifying Client Voices: Practical Strategies for Curating and Elevating Client Stories Continential 8 Best Practices in Pro Bono Immigration Continential 7 Building and Sustaining Effective Research Partnerships Golden Gate 7 Developing and Sustaining Student Loan Practices in Legal Aid Organizations Golden Gate 8 How to Create INTERACTIVE, INNOVATIVE, and EQUITABLE (and fun!) Training Sessions Continential 1 Intern to Staff Attorney: Strategies to Building and Maintaining Student to Staff Pipelines Plaza Room B Law School and Order: Special Pro Bono Unit Plaza Room A Navigating Change: Leveraging Common Change Styles and Strategic Frameworks Continential 3 Technology and Non-Lawyer Solutions to the Access to Justice Crisis Continential 9 Supporting Students to Maintain the Pro Bono Pipeline Union Square 15 & 16

9:45am EDT

10:00am EDT

Representing LGBTQ+ Clients and Families in a Changing Legal Landscape Continential 2 Civil Hot Topics Golden Gate 8 Civil Justice Pathways to Foster Civic Culture Union Square 19 & 20 Charitable Giving x Pro Bono. How Can We Help Make the Legal World Thrive? Union Square 15 & 16 Managing Remotely in a Post-COVID World Union Square 23 & 24 From Legal Desert to Legal Oasis: Pro Bono Trends, Challenges, and Solutions Continential 1 Transforming Pro Bono Participation: Bridging the Gap Between Community Need and Attorney Interest Continential 9 Community Justice Workers: Insights from Emerging Research in Alaska and Beyond Continential 3 The 2024 California Justice Gap Study: Utilizing Data and Research to Support Policy Initiatives Plaza Room A Beyond Natural Disasters: Expanding Legal Aid's Role in Crisis Response Union Square 22 Upstreaming Justice: Non-Attorney Interventions and Community-Based Solutions to Civil Legal Gaps Golden Gate 6 50 Tech Tips Golden Gate 7

11:15am EDT

Exhibit Hall Drawing Lobby Level

11:30am EDT

Awards Luncheon Ballroom 4-6

1:00pm EDT

1:15pm EDT

Faith, Pro Bono, and Reproductive and LGBTQ+ Rights: Collaborative Advocacy in Complex Legal and Cultural Landscapes Continential 1 Responding to the Evolving Funding Landscape for Legal Aid - Roundtable Discussion Golden Gate 8 Strategies for Managing and Growing Your Outreach Program: Integrating Technology, Representation and Belonging Continential 3 Birds of a Feather: Finding Commonality to Build Impact Continential 7 Building Bridges: Enhancing Pro Bono Impact Through Strategic Partnerships Continential 2 Lifting the Veil: What Nonprofits Need to Know When Working with Firms on Direct Representation. Plaza Room B Bridging the Divide in Legal Deserts: Data-Driven Solutions through Legal Incubator Programs Continential 8 Litigants as Experts: Leveraging User Testing and Feedback in Legal Services Union Square 22 DV and Data Security: Common Data Security Assumptions Don’t Reflect Domestic Violence Realities Golden Gate 6 Strengthening Guardianship Defense: Updated OAA Regulations and Legal Aid Innovations Union Square 15 & 16

2:30pm EDT

Exhibit Hall Drawing Lobby Level

3:00pm EDT

Recent Developments in Racial Justice Litigation Post Students for Fair Admission (SFFA) v. Harvard Continential 2 Educating Legislators About Legal Aid 2.0 Golden Gate 6 Clerks & Magistrates & Referees, Oh My! Leveraging Pro Bono Volunteers to Drive Fairness and Accountability in Limited Jurisdiction Courts Continential 1 Strategic Assessment Tools for Pro Bono Programs Continential 8 AI Co-Pilots for Eviction Defense, Reentry Services, and Beyond Union Square 23 & 24 Where Do We Put Them if Every City, Every Village, Every Town Lacks Compassion... and Passes a Law Identical to This? Continential 9 Ethics: Solve the problem that brought your client to legal aid with interdisciplinary legal services Golden Gate 8 Food is Medicine: How Legal Aid Partners with Health Clinics to Improve Food Security Continential 3 Preserving and Protecting Intergenerational Homes: A Holistic Approach to Tangled Titles Union Square 22 Justice Tech: New Horizons in Access to Justice Plaza Room B

7:30am EDT

Coffee Service Lobby Level

8:30am EDT

Plenary Ballroom 4-6

12:00pm EDT

Frontline Justice Golden Gate 6/7