2025 Equal Justice Conference

2025 Equal Justice Conference

Mo Siedor

Legal Director

San Francisco

About me

Mo Siedor directs Swords to Plowshares’ Legal Services Unit which provides assistance and legal representation to homeless and low-income veterans on their veterans’ benefits and military discharge upgrade cases. She is a graduate of Boston College Law School and Barnard College of Columbia University, and is a member of the State Bars of California and Colorado.

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 Pathways to Growth: Building Professional Development for Mission Impact Continential 9Jared Smith • Julia Wilson • Amy Petkovsek

11:00am PDT

CLE/Help Desk Golden Gate Foyer

11:30am PDT

Exhibit Hall Drawing Lobby Level Democracy Protection Continential 3

1:15pm PDT

Data is the New Lego: Using Data Analytics to Build Legal Aid Success Continential 3Stacy Zinken • Ashley Oborn • Jessie Campbell • Heidi Behnke Pro Se Support From Pro Bono Attorneys: The Supply and Demand Landscape Continential 2Tali Albukerk • Samantha Biggio • Sharon Goldsmith 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

Building A Feedback Culture: With an Emphasis on the Feedback You Are Afraid to Give Plaza Room AMatthew Canuteson • Melinda Fithen • Maggie Robb Charitable Giving x Pro Bono. How Can We Help Make the Legal World Thrive? Continential 9Diego Cartagena • Marnie Berk • Molly Meltzer • Ben Weinberg Using Data in Advocacy Plaza Room BFarah Majid • Hannah Honeycutt • Shunna Jeter

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 Going For It—Starting a Pro Se Self-Help Center with Resources You Already Have Union Square 23 & 24Amanda Pearl • Kellye Fleming • Meghan Wheeler

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

Amplifying Client Voices: Practical Strategies for Curating and Elevating Client Stories Continential 8Kathryn Fanlund • Maria Duvuvuei • Patrick Maillet

9:45am PDT

10:00am PDT

50 Tech Tips Golden Gate 7Jane Ribadeneyra • Angela Tripp • MJ Smith • LaDierdre Johnson

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

Birds of a Feather: Finding Commonality to Build Impact Continential 7Samantha Howell • Aili Monahan • Ana Reynolds-Sprague 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

AI Co-Pilots for Eviction Defense, Reentry Services, and Beyond Union Square 23 & 24Margaret Hagan • Nora al Haider 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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