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Ilene Hartzband

Legal Services of the Hudson Valley

Pro Bono Coordinating attorney

White Plains, NY

About me

I am the Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney for the Housing Crisis Prevention Project. I locate pro bono attorneys to provide advice, brief services, and full representation for clients facing eviction and/or who need related legal services and advice.

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

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

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

Funding the Future: Supporting Law Students to Stay on the Path to Public Interest Careers Plaza Room BNira Geevargis • Sue Schechter • Phong Wong • Ashley Lowe MIE Roundtable for Legal Services Executive Directors and Managers Golden Gate 6Yvonne Mariajimenez • Jacquelynne Bowman The Art of the Ask – Partnering with Board Members to Make Successful Face-to-Face Solicitations Continential 1Kate Marr • Emily Wing

11:00am PDT

CLE/Help Desk Golden Gate Foyer

11:30am PDT

Exhibit Hall Drawing Lobby Level

1:15pm PDT

Advancing Elder Justice in Older Marginalized Communities Through Estate Planning Tools Union Square 23 & 24Anna Darr • Erica Costello • Dominique Sanz-David • Bertha Sanchez Hayden Debt Collection Lawsuits in the Courts: Trends, Resources, and Reforms to Make a Difference Continential 1Giulia Duch Clerici • Eshaan Kawlra • Nora Ryan Ethics and Pro Bono Delivery (Ethics) Plaza Room BLauren Gilbride • Ellyn Rosen • Jenny Mittelman Overcoming the Access to Justice Gap For Asylum Seekers and New Arrivals Golden Gate 8Estuardo Cifuentes • Ted Jacobs • Jenifer Wolf-Williams • Jessica Riley Pro Se Support From Pro Bono Attorneys: The Supply and Demand Landscape Continential 2Tali Albukerk • Samantha Biggio • Sharon Goldsmith

2:30pm PDT

Break TBA Exhibit Hall Drawing Lobby Level

2:45pm PDT

Building A Feedback Culture: With an Emphasis on the Feedback You Are Afraid to Give Plaza Room AMatthew Canuteson • Melinda Fithen • Maggie Robb Supersized Pro Bono: Exploring Pathways to Growing Pro Bono Staff Golden Gate 6Heidi Behnke • Matthew Kugizaki • Adam Heintz

4:00pm PDT

4:15pm PDT

Design Pro Bono Projects to Create Volunteer Choice: A "Choose Your Own Adventure Story." Continential 7Teresa Mathern • Bobbi Saltzman

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

Best Practices in Pro Bono Immigration Golden Gate 6Jenna Gilbert • Nareeneh Sohbatian • Stephanie Baez Intern to Staff Attorney: Strategies to Build and Maintain Student to Staff Pathways Union Square 23 & 24Michelle Takagishi-Almeida • Vidhya Ragunathan • Steven Schulman Law School and Order: Special Pro Bono Unit Plaza Room AMolly Russell • Maria Almase • Jennifer Stephens Supporting Students to Maintain the Pro Bono Pipeline Continential 2Deborah Schlosberg • Linda Seely • Marissa LaVette • Allison Constance

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 4-6April Frazier Camara • William R. "Bill" Bay

1:00pm PDT

1:15pm PDT

Building Bridges: Enhancing Pro Bono Impact Through Strategic Partnerships Continential 2Samantha DiDomenico • Erin Palmer • Lisa Dane • Lesley Johannesen • Dara Sheinfeld • Beth Hofmeister 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 Strategies for Managing and Growing Your Outreach Program: Integrating Technology, Representation and Belonging Continential 3Aletheia Stratos • Sandra San Emeterio Fair

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

CLE/Help Desk Golden Gate Foyer 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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