2025 Equal Justice Conference

2025 Equal Justice Conference

Lena Hopkins

Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc.

Sr. Manager of Pro Bono Services

Ocala, Florida

https://clsmf.org

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

8:30am PDT

New Pro Bono Managers Nuts and Bolts Continental 1

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

Strengthening Neighborhoods with Pro Bono Support Continential 7Katie Cronin • Kayla Hogan • Katie Nolen

11:00am PDT

CLE/Help Desk Golden Gate Foyer

11:30am PDT

Exhibit Hall Drawing Lobby Level

1:15pm PDT

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

Collaborative Models for Pro Bono Engagement and Empowering Librarians to Address Legal Inequities Union Square 17 & 18Pauline Afuso • Stephanie Beaugh • Karen Westwood

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

Technology and Non-Lawyer Solutions to the Access to Justice Crisis Continential 9Erica Nelson • Sacha Steinberger

9:45am PDT

10:00am PDT

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

11:15am PDT

Exhibit Hall Drawing Golden Gate Foyer

11:30am PDT

Awards Luncheon Continental Ballroom 4-6

1:00pm PDT

1:15pm PDT

Building Bridges: Enhancing Pro Bono Impact Through Strategic Partnerships Continential 2Lisa Dane • Samantha DiDomenico • Beth Hofmeister • Lesley Johannesen • Erin Palmer • Dara Sheinfeld

2:30pm PDT

Exhibit Hall Drawing Golden Gate Foyer

3:00pm PDT

Clerks & Magistrates & Referees, Oh My! Leveraging Pro Bono Volunteers to Drive Fairness and Accountability in Limited Jurisdiction Courts Continential 1Julian Castronovo • Sarah Munro • Mytrang Nguyen • Maggie Niebler-Brown

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 4-6

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