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7:30am EST

Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN) Breakfast Meeting Nicolet B Continental Breakfast Renaissance Foyer Exhibits Renaissance Foyer Registration Renaissance Foyer

8:30am EST

Opening Plenary Session Columbus BallroomAllyson Maynard-Gibson • Rashida Tlaib • Dennis Archer

10:00am EST

Break Renaissance Foyer

10:30am EST

Civil Caucus: Environmental Injustice: Intersecting Issues, Responses, and Remedies Columbus BallroomBonsitu Kitaba • Michael Pitt • Jill Nylander • Tony Lasher Client Caucus: Empowering the Client Voice Cabot BallroomEd Burnette • Regina Kelly • Ofelia Zapata • Julie Anne Reiskin Defender Caucus: Criminalization of Race and Poverty Mackinac Ballroom WestAaron Salter • April Frazer Camara • Loren Khogali • Melanca Clark • Chante Parker • Jonathan Sacks

12:00pm EST

Lunch on Your Own TBD ACCD Meeting: Upholding the Sixth Amendment (by invitation only) Cartier BallroomStan Germán • La Mer Kyle-Griffiths

2:15pm EST

What’s the Value? Addressing Diversity and Implicit Bias in Your Legal Aid Organization Joliet ABTanya Douglas • Lillian Moy • Dina Shafey Scott Ask, Refine, Learn, and Connect: A Guide to Legal Assistance Portals Across the US Marquette BLester Bird • Nalani Fujimori Kaina • Susan Choe • Angela Tripp Current State of Language Rights: A Federal Update Marquette AJoann Lee • Beatriz Romero-Escobar • Denise Sudell • Paul Uyehara Educating Legislators about Legal Aid 2.0 Mackinac Ballroom WestJim Sandman • Carol Bergman • Colleen Cotter • Nikole Nelson • Betty Balli Torres Examining Eviction: Resources, Best Practices, and Strategic Interventions LaSalle ASarah Abdelhadi • Ranya Ahmed • Mark Fessler • Nan Heald • Gary Smith Farmworker Section Meeting/Workshop Brule BDaniela Dwyer • Bristow Hardin • Don Saunders The Opioid Epidemic: Legal Aid’s Role in a Comprehensive Community Response Cadillac BSally Friedman • Brandon George • Stefanie Davis The Right to Counsel in Adult Guardianship Cases: Ensuring the Least Restrictive Alternative LaSalle BNatalie M. Chin • Nick Parker • John Pollock • Shira Wakschlag The Importance of Self-Advocacy: Partnering with an Advocate Cabot BallroomSuzanne Small Census 2020: Strategies to Promote Census Participation Cadillac ASusan E. Reed • Shagufta Ahmed • Christy Williams Civil Public Defenders: Bridging the Criminal-Civil Divide to Achieve Transformative Change on Behalf of Communities Nicolet BRuna Rajagopal Top Ten Best Policies for State and Local Fines and Fees Regimes Mackinac Ballroom EastChris Albin-Lackey • David Udell • Lisa Foster Getting Business to Work with You Brule AChelsey Gibson • Maha Jweied • Aileen Moffatt

2:30pm EST

Defending Communities in Service: Building Defender Program Capacity through National Service Richard AEmily Flanagan Juvenile Life without Parole in Michigan: History, Response, and What’s Next Richard BDemetrius Knuckles • Kimberly Thomas • Alyson Robbins • Jonathan Sacks • Tina Olson The Non-Adversarial Role of Public Defenders and Prosecutors: Lessons Learned on How to Advance Criminal Justice Reform through Collaboration Nicolet AJohn Chisholm • Thomas Reed

3:45pm EST

Break Renaissance Foyer

4:15pm EST

Untangling Racial Inequity with a Systems Thinking Model Marquette BKimberly Jones Merchant • Rasheedah Phillips Are You Ready for the Next Disaster: A Roundtable Discussion LaSalle BAndrew VanSingel Data Resources to Identify and Address Community Needs Mackinac Ballroom WestRobert Barge • Bristow Hardin • Jordon Layton Defending Immigrant Communities: Building an Interdisciplinary Immigration Practice Brule AShelly Agarwala • Rex Chen • Tobi Erner • Stephanie Taylor Innovative Collaboration to Further Community Self-Determination Nicolet BMatt Currie • Amaha Sellassie • Aisha Sleiman Recharge Your Pro Bono Cadillac BAnn McGowan Porath • Kimberly Sanchez • Cheryl Zalenski The Jury Is In: Data Can Show the Life-Changing Impact of Legal Aid Joliet ABEmily Campbell • Colleen Cotter • Steven McGarrity TIG Showcase 2019: The Best of Legal Aid Tech Projects LaSalle ADavid Bonebrake • Alison Paul • Ilenia Sanchez-Bryson • Angela Tripp Unequal Treatment: The Fight for Safe Rental Housing in Detroit Richard BMarie DeFer • Nicole Huddleston • Linda Jordan • Joe McGuire Using Social Workers to Reduce Client Barriers and Achieve Better Outcomes Marquette ADani Lachina • Jessica Newsome • Jenelle Pedroza LSC and the Client Voice Cabot BallroomJulie Reiskin • Jim Sandman Reentry for the Mental Health Population: Achieving Security and Stability Brule BLars Brown • Ms. Katie Alft Advancing Your Work with Federal Funding: Serving Crime Victims, Facilitating Reentry, and Serving Veterans Mackinac Ballroom EastAnn Routt • Casey Chiappetta • Michael Figgins • Karen Lash

4:30pm EST

Discussion Group-Post-Arrest Decision-Making Systems: Policy Considerations for Defenders in Jurisdictions Exploring Bail Reform (NOTE: Closed session; by invitation only.) Nicolet ADavid Miller • Michael Mrozinski The Parity Project: How to Advance Advocacy on the Principle of Equal Pay for Prosecution and Defense Richard ACurtis Watkins • Premal Dharia • Janet Sabel • Jared Trujillo

6:00pm EST

Client Section Meeting Cabot Ballroom Technology Section Meeting Nicolet B

7:00pm EST

Client Reception Cartier Ballroom

8:30pm EST

NLADA Game Night! (Hosted by the NLADA Client Council) Cartier Ballroom