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Emily Sands
Legal Aid of Nebraska
Staff Attorney, Private Attorney Involvement Program
Omaha, NE
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
8:30am
PDT
Promoting a Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Androgynous and Asexual (2SLGBTQIA+) Legal Landscape
Golden Gate 6
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
Returning to Appalachia for Name Changes
Golden Gate 7
Molly Russell • Ming Wong • D'lorah Hughes
Strengthening Neighborhoods with Pro Bono Support
Continential 7
Kayla Hogan • Katie Cronin • Katie Nolen
11:00am
PDT
CLE/Help Desk
Golden Gate Foyer
11:30am
PDT
Exhibit Hall Drawing
Lobby Level
1:15pm
PDT
CLIMB: Engaging Pro Bono Lawyers to Aid Low Income Entrepreneurs and Combat Generational Poverty
Continential 8
Casey Burke • Julian Write Jr.
Holistic Engagement: The Significance of Talking Circles
Union Square 19 & 20
Autumn Smith-Amy
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
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
Michelle Garcia
Charitable Giving x Pro Bono. How Can We Help Make the Legal World Thrive?
Continential 9
Diego Cartagena • Marnie Berk • Molly Meltzer • Ben Weinberg
Collaborative Models for Pro Bono Engagement and Empowering Librarians to Address Legal Inequities
Union Square 17 & 18
Karen Westwood • Stephanie Beaugh • Pauline Afuso
Harnessing Pro Bono Power to Defend and Advance Racial Justice
Continential 1
Chriselle Raguro • David Daniels • Nikki Endsley • Susan Hoffman
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
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
How to Create INTERACTIVE, INNOVATIVE, and EQUITABLE (and fun!) Training Sessions
Continential 1
Phong Wong • Patrick Fodell • Judy Hale • Christine Daleiden
9:45am
PDT
Break
TBA
10:00am
PDT
From Legal Desert to Legal Oasis: Pro Bono Trends, Challenges, and Solutions
Continential 1
Heidi Behnke • Ellie Tinsley • Elsa Gottfried
Transforming Pro Bono Participation: Bridging the Gap Between Community Need and Attorney Interest
Continential 9
Gretchen Slusser • Julie LaEace
11:15am
PDT
Exhibit Hall Drawing
Golden Gate Foyer
11:30am
PDT
Awards Luncheon
Continental Ballroom 4-6
1:00pm
PDT
Break
TBA
2:30pm
PDT
Exhibit Hall Drawing
Golden Gate Foyer
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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