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Amy Meilink
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan
Directing Attorney
Saginaw, MI
Tuesday
, May 13
5:00pm
PDT
Pre-Conference Registration
Lobby Level
Wednesday
, May 14
7:30am
PDT
Pre-Con: Registration
Ballroom
12:00pm
PDT
Pre-Con: Registration
Ballroom
4:00pm
PDT
Conference Registration
Lobby Level
Exhibitor Showcase
Lobby Level
Thursday
, May 15
7:30am
PDT
Conference Registration
Lobby Level
Breakfast - Coffee sponsored by Everlaw
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
PDT
Opening Plenary
Ballroom 4-6
10:00am
PDT
Strengthening Neighborhoods with Pro Bono Support
Continential 7
Katie Cronin • Kayla Hogan • Katie Nolen
11:30am
PDT
Exhibit Hall Drawing
Lobby Level
1:15pm
PDT
Pro Se Support From Pro Bono Attorneys: The Supply and Demand Landscape
Continential 2
Tali Albukerk • Samantha Biggio • Sharon Goldsmith
2:30pm
PDT
Break
TBA
Exhibit Hall Drawing
Lobby Level
2:45pm
PDT
Collaborative Models for Pro Bono Engagement and Empowering Librarians to Address Legal Inequities
Union Square 17 & 18
Pauline Afuso • Stephanie Beaugh • Karen Westwood
Supersized Pro Bono: Exploring Pathways to Growing Pro Bono Staff
Golden Gate 6
Heidi Behnke • Adam Heintz • Matthew Kugizaki
4:00pm
PDT
Break
TBA
4:15pm
PDT
Design Pro Bono Projects to Create Volunteer Choice: A "Choose Your Own Adventure Story."
Continential 7
Teresa Mathern • Bobbi Saltzman
6:00pm
PDT
EJC Reception
The Melody
Friday
, May 16
7:30am
PDT
Conference Registration
Lobby Level
Breakfast - Sponsored by Complete Equity Markets, Inc.
Lobby Level
8:30am
PDT
Amplifying Client Voices: Practical Strategies for Curating and Elevating Client Stories
Continential 8
Maria Duvuvuei • Kathryn Fanlund • Patrick Maillet
9:45am
PDT
Break
TBA
10:00am
PDT
From Legal Desert to Legal Oasis: Pro Bono Trends, Challenges, and Solutions
Continential 1
Heidi Behnke • Elsa Gottfried • Ellie Tinsley
Transforming Pro Bono Participation: Bridging the Gap Between Community Need and Attorney Interest
Continential 9
Julie LaEace • Gretchen Slusser
Upstreaming Justice: Non-Attorney Interventions and Community-Based Solutions to Civil Legal Gaps
Golden Gate 6
Dr. Rishi Manchanda • Nikole Nelson • Ignacio Jaureguilorda
11:15am
PDT
Exhibit Hall Drawing
Lobby Level
11:30am
PDT
Awards Luncheon
Ballroom 4-6
1:00pm
PDT
Break
TBA
1:15pm
PDT
Building Bridges: Enhancing Pro Bono Impact Through Strategic Partnerships
Continential 2
Lisa Dane • Samantha DiDomenico • Beth Hofmeister • Lesley Johannesen • Erin Palmer • Dara Sheinfeld
Lifting the Veil: What Nonprofits Need to Know When Working with Firms on Direct Representation.
Plaza Room A
Jessie Campbell • Anne Chandler • Emily Heger • Steven Schulman
Using Data-Driven Solutions to Empower Lawyers Serving Legal Deserts
Continential 8
Jessica Bednarz • Kari Burns • Hannah Catt • Ryann Peyton
2:30pm
PDT
Exhibit Hall Drawing
Lobby Level
3:00pm
PDT
Food is Medicine: How Legal Aid Partners with Health Clinics to Improve Food Security
Golden Gate 7
Alexandra Gay • Christopher Gomez • Lindsay De May • Frank Tamborello
Saturday
, May 17
7:30am
PDT
Coffee Service
Lobby Level
8:30am
PDT
Featured Salon: Current Events in Context: A Constitutional Law Perspective
Ballroom 4-6
10:00am
PDT
Closing Plenary Brunch: Bridging the Justice Gap: Economic Empowerment and Access to Civil Legal Aid
Ballroom 4-6
Jocelyn Frye • Annie Lee (EJW Fellow Alum) • Kirsten Anderson
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