2025 Equal Justice Conference

2025 Equal Justice Conference

EH

Emily Heger

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Dallas, TX

7:30am PDT

Conference Registration Golden Gate Foyer

5:00pm PDT

Pre-Conference Registration Golden Gate Foyer

7:30am PDT

Pre-Con: Registration Golden Gate Foyer

12:00pm PDT

Pre-Con: Registration East Lounge

4:00pm PDT

Conference Registration Lobby Level Exhibitor Showcase Golden Gate Foyer

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

Cultivating Self Awareness to Become a Better Advocate Golden Gate 8Rachel Schaefer • Shonda Mosby • Emmanuel Bonilla

11:00am PDT

CLE/Help Desk Golden Gate Foyer

11:30am PDT

Exhibit Hall Drawing Lobby Level

1:15pm PDT

Rethinking Board Governance: The Core Responsibilities of a Purpose Driven Board Golden Gate 6Silvia Argueta • Julia Wilson • Monika Varma

2:30pm PDT

Break TBA Exhibit Hall Drawing Lobby Level

2:45pm PDT

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 8Michelle Garcia

4:00pm PDT

4:15pm PDT

From Data to Action: Engaging a Broad Array of Stakeholders to Respond Meaningfully to Statewide Civil Legal Needs Assessments Golden Gate 8Gretchen Slusser • Hannah Honeycutt Harnessing the Power of Collective Action: Lessons (so far) from the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance Continental 8Ben Weinberg • Brenna DeVaney • Rosalyn Nasdor • Diane Lucas How Legal Services Programs are Innovating with Generative AI to Enhance Client Services Golden Gate 6Angela Tripp • Scheree Gilchrist • Vivian Hessel

6:00pm PDT

EJC Reception The Melody

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 & 20Nell Brimmer • Jessie Campbell • Chris Buerger • Amy Chen Best Practices in Pro Bono Immigration Golden Gate 6Jenna Gilbert • Nareeneh Sohbatian • Stephanie Baez Law School and Order: Special Pro Bono Unit Plaza Room AMolly Russell • Maria Almase • Jennifer Stephens

9:45am PDT

10:00am PDT

Transforming Pro Bono Participation: Bridging the Gap Between Community Need and Attorney Interest Continential 9Gretchen Slusser • Julie LaEace

11:15am PDT

Exhibit Hall Drawing Golden Gate Foyer

11:30am PDT

Awards Luncheon Continental Ballroom 4-6

1:00pm PDT

1:15pm PDT

Faith, Pro Bono, and Reproductive and LGBTQ+ Rights: Collaborative Advocacy in Complex Legal and Cultural Landscapes Golden Gate 7Nell Brimmer • Ming Wong • Rev. Cameron Partridge Lifting the Veil: What Nonprofits Need to Know When Working with Firms on Direct Representation. Plaza Room ASteven Schulman • Jessie Campbell • Anne Chandler • Emily Heger

2:30pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Drawing Golden Gate Foyer

3:00pm PDT

Solve the Problem That Brought Your Client to Legal Aid with Interdisciplinary Legal Services (Ethics) Golden Gate 8Carmen Wargel • Emily Calabrese • Michael Nesbitt Strategic Assessment Tools for Pro Bono Programs Continential 8Julia Wilson • Kelly Tautges

3:30pm PDT

CLE/Help Desk Golden Gate Foyer

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 4-6Dean Erwin Chemerinsky

10:00am PDT

Closing Plenary Brunch: Bridging the Justice Gap: Economic Empowerment and Access to Civil Legal Aid Continental Ballroom 4-6Jocelyn Frye • Annie Lee (EJW Fellow Alum) • Kirsten Anderson

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