2025 Equal Justice Conference

2025 Equal Justice Conference

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7:30am EDT

Breakfast - Coffee sponsored by Everlaw Lobby Level Conference Registration Lobby Level Exhibitor Showcase Lobby Level Lactation Room - Sponsored by Complete Equity Markets, Inc. Union Square 12 Quiet Room - Sponsored by NLADA Mutual Insurance Co., RRG 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 Developing Training and Credentialing Standards for the Future of Justice: Ascendium and Frontline Justice’s Community Justice Worker National Taskforce Continential 8 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 Funding the Future: Supporting Law Students to Stay on the Path to Public Interest Careers Plaza Room B MIE Roundtable for Legal Services Executive Directors and Managers Golden Gate 6 Mountainqueer: Returning to Appalachia for Name Changes Golden Gate 7 Navigating the Digital Landscape Golden Gate 8 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 The Art of the Ask – Partnering with Board Members to Make Successful Face-to-Face Solicitations Continential 1Emily Wing • Kate Marr What's the Right Amount of Right to Counsel: The Conversation Continues Union Square 17 & 18

11:30am EDT

Exhibit Hall Drawing Lobby Level 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 Advancing the Mission: Leveraging Efficiencies & Automating Tasks with AI Continential 9 CLIMB: Engaging Pro Bono Lawyers to Aid Low Income Entrepreneurs and Combat Generational Poverty Continential 8 Cy Pres Awards: The Latest News and Tips on an Important Source of Legal Aid Funding Continential 7 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 Enhancing Legal Access Through Accessible Kiosks Plaza Room A Ethics and Pro Bono Delivery Plaza Room B Holistic Engagement: Talking Circles Union Square 19 & 20 Navigating Indigenous Advocacy: Resources for Representing Native American Clients Goldem Gate 7 Overcoming the Access to Justice Gap For Asylum Seekers and New Arrivals Golden Gate 8 Pro Se Support From Pro Bono Attorneys: The Supply and Demand Landscape Continential 2 Rethinking Board Governance: The Core Responsibilities of a Purpose Driven Board Golden Gate 6

2:30pm EDT

Break TBA Exhibit Hall Drawing Lobby Level

2:45pm EDT

Advancing Justice Initiatives Through Alternative Dispute Resolution Continential 8 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 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 Combatting the Negative Impacts of Incarceration On Families and Children Continential 7 Gen AI for Self-Represented Litigants: the Final Frontier of Access to Justice? Union Square 19 & 20 Harnessing Pro Bono Power to Defend and Advance Racial Equity and DEI Initiatives Continential 1 Intake Process Improvement: Enhancing Legal Aid Efficiency and Client Experience Continential 3 Responding to the Evolving Funding Landscape for Legal Aid - Federal Funding Panel Discussion Continential 2 Supersized Pro Bono: Exploring Pathways to Growing Pro Bono Staff Golden Gate 6 The Last “Affordable Housing”: Protecting Mobile and Manufactured Home Communities Before and After Disasters. Union Square 14 Using Data in Advocacy Plaza Room B Utility Debt: Its Impact on Low-Income Communities and Strategies for Challenging and Reforming Predatory Practices Union Square 15 & 16

4:00pm EDT

4:15pm EDT

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

4:30pm EDT

Native American Section Cocktail session Union Square 15/16 SRLN Cocktail session Vista Lounge

6:00pm EDT

Welcome Reception The Melody