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Edward Houlihan
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Pro Bono and Community Outreach
Chicago
About me
This is my 12th year of facilitating pro bono for the Chicago office of Skadden and I am interested in learning about new initiatives, but also how others do their respective jobs regardless of their employer.
Tuesday
, May 13
7:30am
PDT
Conference Registration
Golden Gate Foyer
5:00pm
PDT
Pre-Conference Registration
Golden Gate Foyer
Wednesday
, May 14
7:30am
PDT
Pre-Con: Registration
Golden Gate Foyer
12:00pm
PDT
Pre-Con: Registration
East Lounge
1:00pm
PDT
Beyond the Basics: Experienced Pro Bono Program Managers
Union Square 23/24
4:00pm
PDT
Conference Registration
Lobby Level
Exhibitor Showcase
Golden Gate Foyer
Thursday
, May 15
7:30am
PDT
Conference Registration
Lobby Level
Breakfast - Coffee sponsored by Everlaw
Golden Gate Foyer
Exhibitor Showcase
Golden Gate Foyer
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
Continental Ballroom 4-6
10:00am
PDT
Strengthening Neighborhoods with Pro Bono Support
Continential 7
Kayla Hogan • Katie Cronin • Katie Nolen
What's the Right Amount of Right to Counsel: The Conversation Continues
Union Square 17 & 18
John Pollock • Samira Nazem • Bob Glaves
11:00am
PDT
CLE/Help Desk
Golden Gate Foyer
11:30am
PDT
Exhibit Hall Drawing
Lobby Level
Pro Bono Opportunities with Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network
Golden Gate 8
Reproductive Rights
Continential 9
State Pro Bono Support Staff
Plaza Room A
Transactional Pro Bono
Continential 2
1:15pm
PDT
Data is the New Lego: Using Data Analytics to Build Legal Aid Success
Continential 3
Stacy Zinken • Ashley Oborn • Jessie Campbell • Heidi Behnke
Ethics and Pro Bono Delivery (Ethics)
Plaza Room B
Lauren Gilbride • Ellyn Rosen • Jenny Mittelman
Holistic Engagement: The Significance of Talking Circles
Union Square 19 & 20
Autumn Smith-Amy
2:30pm
PDT
Break
TBA
Exhibit Hall Drawing
Lobby Level
2:45pm
PDT
Charitable Giving x Pro Bono. How Can We Help Make the Legal World Thrive?
Continential 9
Diego Cartagena • Marnie Berk • Molly Meltzer • Ben Weinberg
Supersized Pro Bono: Exploring Pathways to Growing Pro Bono Staff
Golden Gate 6
Heidi Behnke • Matthew Kugizaki • Adam Heintz
4:00pm
PDT
Break
TBA
4:15pm
PDT
Harnessing the Power of Collective Action: Lessons (so far) from the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance
Continental 8
Ben Weinberg • Brenna DeVaney • Rosalyn Nasdor • Diane Lucas
How Legal Services Programs are Innovating with Generative AI to Enhance Client Services
Golden Gate 6
Angela Tripp • Scheree Gilchrist • Vivian Hessel
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
Advocating for Sexual and Reproductive Health Access and Expanding Critical Legal Support
Union Square 19 & 20
Nell Brimmer • Jessie Campbell • Chris Buerger • Amy Chen
Best Practices in Pro Bono Immigration
Golden Gate 6
Jenna Gilbert • Nareeneh Sohbatian • Stephanie Baez
How to Create INTERACTIVE, INNOVATIVE, and EQUITABLE (and fun!) Training Sessions
Continential 1
Phong Wong • Patrick Fodell • Judy Hale • Christine Daleiden
Technology and Non-Lawyer Solutions to the Access to Justice Crisis
Continential 9
Sacha Steinberger • Erica Nelson
9:45am
PDT
Break
TBA
10:00am
PDT
Hot Topics in Civil Legal Aid
Golden Gate 8
Ron Flagg • Jason Vail • Radhika Singh
Transforming Pro Bono Participation: Bridging the Gap Between Community Need and Attorney Interest
Continential 9
Gretchen Slusser • Julie LaEace
Upstreaming Justice: Non-Attorney Interventions and Community-Based Solutions to Civil Legal Gaps
Golden Gate 6
Nikole Nelson • Ignacio Jaureguilorda • Dr. Rishi Manchanda
11:15am
PDT
Exhibit Hall Drawing
Golden Gate Foyer
11:30am
PDT
Awards Luncheon
Continental Ballroom 4-6
1:00pm
PDT
Break
TBA
1:15pm
PDT
Faith, Pro Bono, and Reproductive and LGBTQ+ Rights: Collaborative Advocacy in Complex Legal and Cultural Landscapes
Golden Gate 7
Nell Brimmer • Ming Wong • Rev. Cameron Partridge
2:30pm
PDT
Exhibit Hall Drawing
Golden Gate Foyer
3:00pm
PDT
Preserving and Protecting Intergenerational Homes: A Holistic Approach to Tangled Titles
Union Square 22
Roxane Crowley • Michael Froehlich • James Leonard
Solve the Problem That Brought Your Client to Legal Aid with Interdisciplinary Legal Services (Ethics)
Golden Gate 8
Carmen Wargel • Emily Calabrese • Michael Nesbitt
3:30pm
PDT
CLE/Help Desk
Golden Gate Foyer
Saturday
, May 17
7:30am
PDT
Coffee Service
Golden Gate Foyer
Exhibitor Showcase
Golden Gate Foyer
8:30am
PDT
Featured Salon: Current Events in Context: A Constitutional Law Perspective
Continental Ballroom 4-6
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
10:00am
PDT
Closing Plenary Brunch: Bridging the Justice Gap: Economic Empowerment and Access to Civil Legal Aid
Continental Ballroom 4-6
Jocelyn Frye • Annie Lee (EJW Fellow Alum) • Kirsten Anderson
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