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8:30am EDT

MIE New Executive Director Training Bluegrass 1

2:00pm EDT

NAPBPro Executive Committee Meeting Jockey Club

7:30am EDT

Pre-Conference Registration Marriott Ballroom Salons 5-6

8:00am EDT

Law School Pro Bono Advisors Program Skybox New Pro Bono Managers: Nuts & Bolts Kentucky Ballroom Salon C-D

8:30am EDT

MIE New Executive Director Training Bluegrass 1 Creating Opportunity through Criminal Record-Clearing Kentucky Ballroom Salon ARadhika Singh

9:00am EDT

LSC Pro Bono Innovation Fund Grantee Meeting (Invitation Only) Kentucky Ballroom Salon F

12:00pm EDT

APBCo Members Meeting Marriott Salon 5

12:30pm EDT

Beyond the Basics: Experienced Pro Bono Managers Marriott Ballroom Salon 7-8 Pro Bono State Support and Access to Justice Coordinators Meeting (Invitaton Only) Kentucky Ballroom Salon G

1:00pm EDT

Impact Pro Bono: Utilizing Litigation, Transactional Assistance & Public Policy Marriott Ballroom Salon 3-4

3:00pm EDT

Conference Registration and Exhibitor Showcase Marriott Ballroom Foyer 5-6

7:30am EDT

How to Read the Form (Race Track) Filly NAPBPro Book Club: Becoming Thoroughbred Continental Breakfast Marriott Ballroom Foyer Conference Registration and Exhibitor Showcase Marriott Ballroom Foyer 5-6

8:30am EDT

Opening Plenary Marriott Ballroom Salons 5-6

10:00am EDT

Ambiguous Results, Political Fallout, and Other Fears: Working with Academics to Research the Impact of Legal Services Marriott Ballroom Salon 4Joanna George Allison • April Faith-Slaker • John Pollock • Dr. Rebecca L. Sandefur How We Eliminated a Cash Bail System: Lessons Learned from New Jersey RoseElie Honig • Joseph Krakora • Natalie J. Kraner • Alexander Shalom Powering Elder Justice through Legal Health Check-Up Partnerships Marriott Ballroom Salon 7Sarah Carver • Sarah Galvan • Shah’ada Shaban • Molly M.K. White Recognizing & Responding to Microaggressions in the Legal Services Workplace Marriott Ballroom Salon 10Tanya Douglas • Michelle Kraus • Lillian Moy • Milo Primeaux, Esq. Snaps and Posts and Tweets -- Oh My! Bluegrass 1Diego Cartagena • Angela Inzano • Vidhya Ragunathan Using Online Courts to Modernize the Legal System Marriott Ballroom Salon 2Paul Embley • Justice Constandinos (Deno) Himonas • Amber Ivey Hot Topics in Civil Legal Aid Kentucky Ballroom Salon FTed Howard • Jim Sandman • Don Saunders MIE Roundtable for Legal Services Executive Directors and Managers Marriott Ballroom Salon 1Jennifer Bentley • Catherine C. Carr Practical Implications & Best Practices: Balancing Affirmative Litigation Kentucky Ballroom Salon A-BVictoria Esposito • Elisha Gomez • Erica Ludwick Using Rigorous Evaluation for Resource Allocation Marriott Ballroom Salon 8Renee L. Danser • Marilyn Harp Beyond Band Aids: How to Manage Pro Bono Catastrophes Bluegrass 2Brenna K. DeVaney • Jennifer L. Kroman • Annie Pineda Working Together to Provide Immigration Legal Services in Times of Crisis Kentucky Ballroom Salon C-DJocelyn Dyer • Monique Sherman The Marriage of Pro Bono and Fund Development: Challenges and Opportunities for Making It a Win-Win for All Concerned Marriott Ballroom Salon 9Ana Cruz • Bob Glaves • Melissa Gonzalez • Kelly Tautges

11:45am EDT

AAPDA (African American Project Directors Association) Meeting GrandstandLillian Moy • Rhodia Thomas California LSC Programs Filly Disaster Legal Services Marriott Ballroom Salon 8Jaffe S. Pickett Fines and Fees Marriott Ballroom Salon 2David Udell • Lisa A Foster Free Legal Answers (Invitation Only) Skybox Immigration Marriott Ballroom Salon 9 LGBT Marriott Ballroom Salon 4Dorothy Fernandez • Elizabeth Lewis Right to Counsel RoseJohn Pollock Voting Rights Marriott Ballroom Salon 3Harlene Katzman • Julie LaEace • Wendy Richards Women's Reproductive Health Marriott Ballroom Salon 7Katharyn Ivera Christian McGee • Marlene Halpern • Katie Niejadlik Lunch and Affinity Groups Marriott Ballroom Foyer

1:30pm EDT

Innovation, Data, and Promising Practices: Strengthening Capacity to Serve Older Adults RoseSarah Galvan • Eva LaManna • Karen Nicolson Using Data to Identify and Improve Delivery of Rural Legal Services Marriott Ballroom Salon 3Michael Forton • Farah Majid • Jaffe S. Pickett Children’s Law Center, Inc.: Using Partnerships and Collaborations to Provide Access to Justice to Children and Youth. Marriott Ballroom Salon 10Amanda Bear • Acena Beck • Amy E. Halbrook • Serene Holthe • Howard Tankersley • Jean A. Deters Psy.D. 50 New Tech Tips Kentucky Ballroom Salon FDavid Bonebrake • Liz Keith • Glenn Rawdon • Jane Ribadeneyra Core Online Tools Your Program and Courts Need to Know to Increase Access to Justice Marriott Ballroom Salon 4Vanessa Batters-Thompson • Marilyn Harp • Claudia Johnson • Margaret Hamlett Shinn Educating Legislators about Legal Aid 2.0 Marriott Ballroom Salon 9Carol Bergman • Colleen Cotter • Nikole Nelson • Jim Sandman • Betty Balli Torres Training the Equal Justice Warriors of the Future Marriott Ballroom Salon 7Stacy Butler • Kimball Dean Parker ABA Free Legal Answers Live! TackTali Albukerk Building Real Estate Pro Bono Projects That Protect Vulnerable Communities Bluegrass 1Kurt M. Denk • K. Scott Kohanowski • Jamie Anne Porco Engaging Corporate Law Departments in Bite-Sized Projects and Smaller Communities Bluegrass 2Adrian Barr • MaCharri Vorndran-Jones • Sharon W. Ware Legal Services for Trafficking Survivors: Best Practices in Pro Bono Partnerships Marriott Ballroom Salon 2Nagwa Ibrahim • Carolyn M. Kim • Jessica L. Kitson • Jennifer L. Kroman Reach Diverse Populations through Adaptation of the MLP Model Kentucky Ballroom Salon C-DRose Carmen Goldberg • Ann C. Mangiameli • Krista Selnau • Kelly Shaw-Sutherland Outcomes-Based Financing for Civil Legal Aid: If Not Now, When? Marriott Ballroom Salon 1Navjeet K. Bal • Matthew Burnett • Lillian Moy • Holly Stevens State Funding Roundtable Kentucky Ballroom Salon A-BJennifer Bentley • Shubi Deoras • April Faith-Slaker • Don Saunders When Tenants Are Sexually Harassed, What to Do and Who Can Help? Marriott Ballroom Salon 8Tamar Hagler

3:00pm EDT

Coffee Break - Sponsored by NLADA Insurance Program Marriott Ballroom Foyer

3:30pm EDT

Getting to Meaningful Access to Justice for All: Lessons Learned from New York’s Justice for All Pilot Kentucky Ballroom Salon A-BQuisquella Addison • Helaine Barnett • Maria Dosso • Tina Foster • C. Kenneth Perri Legal Navigator: Creating Inclusive Justice Ecosystems in Alaska & Hawaii Marriott Ballroom Salon 10Glenn Rawdon • Sergio Alcubilla • Amber Ivey • Liz Keith Preparing Legal Aid for the Law Students of Tomorrow Marriott Ballroom Salon 4Sara Agate • Stacy Butler • Anna Steele • Miguel Willis Beyond #MeToo : Empowering Survivors and Their Allies with the Law Marriott Ballroom Salon 7Sophie Gagnon • Diana Toffa [CANCELLED] New Age of Immigration: Impact on Communities of Color Rose Co-Developing Access to Justice Tech: Collaborative Design Thinking Marriott Ballroom Salon 2Adam Meisel • Katherine Shank • Kristen Sonday • Ben Weinberg Eighteen Ways Courts Should Use Technology to Better Serve Their Customers Marriott Ballroom Salon 3John M. Greacen • Angela Tripp • Dan Wallis All Rise for Civil Justice - The New Digital Storytelling Campaign Kentucky Ballroom Salon C-DElizabeth Arledge • Sam Scarrow Strategic, Scenario Planning: How to Move Your Civil Legal Aid Firm Forward Marriott Ballroom Salon 1Lillian Johnson • Aurora Martin • Lillian Moy Clinic Is Not a Four Letter Word, Part 2: Lessons Learned One Year Later Marriott Ballroom Salon 8Chelsea Sahai • Stephanie Turner Justice and a Bus? Urban to Rural Delivery Strategies. Bluegrass 1Jayme Cassidy • Joshua B. Crabtree • Julia Wilson Responding to the Opioid Crisis and Helping Crime Victims: Civil Legal Aid and Federal Funding Bluegrass 2Michael Figgins • Karen Lash • Kathrina S. Peterson • Radhika Singh Housing, Not Handcuffs: Criminalization of Homelessness & Constructive Alternatives Marriott Ballroom Salon 9Lili Graham • Shayla Myers • Carol Sobel • Eric Tars

5:00pm EDT

NLADA Tech Section Filly

5:30pm EDT

NAPBPro Annual Meeting Skybox

6:00pm EDT

EJC Host Committee Reception Muhammad Ali Center

7:30am EDT

Continental Breakfast Marriott Ballroom Foyer Conference Registration and Exhibitor Showcase Marriott Ballroom Foyer 5-6

8:30am EDT

Disaster Legal Tech: How Remote Services Technology and Other Online Resources Can Help Disaster Survivors Marriott Ballroom Salon 2Claudia Johnson • Jess Penkoff • Laren Spirer Expanding Our Reach: The Future of Rural Service Delivery Marriott Ballroom Salon 3Sarah Carver • Liz Keith • Nikole Nelson I Get Diversity, But What is Inclusion? Recognizing Bias in Legal Aid Bluegrass 1Dina Shafey Scott • Rhodia Thomas • Miguel Willis Centralizing and Specializing Legal Services: TurboTax for Bankruptcy RoseRohan Pavuluri • Kimberly Sanchez Oh the Places That You'll Go! Strategic Pro Bono Planning Roadmap Marriott Ballroom Salon 1Ericka Garcia • Julia Wilson Strategic Advocacy against Automated System Bias Marriott Ballroom Salon 8Anna Dorn-Gulotta • Alex Gulotta • Kevin De Liban • Julia Simon-Mishel • David Udell A Multi-Tiered Approach to Providing Access to the Courts by People in Prison Bluegrass 2Greg Belzley • Nicole Godfrey • Greg McConnell • Alan Mills Shark Tank: Pro Bono Innovation Fund Edition Marriott Ballroom Salon 10Jennifer Cuesta • Adam Heintz • Rachel Riemenschneider • Kate White Tapping into Tech: Strategies for Integrating Tech Tools into Pro Bono Recruitment and Retention Marriott Ballroom Salon 7Nancy Anderson • Mike Grunenwald • Jacek Pruski • Laurie Rashidi-Yazd The Intersection of Health Care and Immigration: Tackling the "Public Charge" Rule through Pro Bono Involvement Marriott Ballroom Salon 9Scott Fishman • Alvaro M. Huerta • Mara Youdelman Gender-Based Violence Federal Legislative Update Marriott Ballroom Salon 4Rebecca Henry

10:00am EDT

Break Marriott Ballroom Foyer

10:15am EDT

Creating and Managing Successful Eviction Diversion Programs RosePeter Gilbert • Elizabeth Rios • Donald Roberts Linking Victims and Civil Legal Services: Serving Underserved Populations through Partnership Marriott Ballroom Salon 3Sarah Capps Hayes • Tori Hardin Henninger • Kristy Vick-Stratton Nonlawyer Navigators in State Courts: An Emerging Consensus Marriott Ballroom Salon 1Mary Mcclymont • Dr. Rebecca L. Sandefur Advancing Equity from the Inside Out Marriott Ballroom Salon 4Janet Chung • Kimberly Merchant • Jennifer Werdell How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve LegalTech Marriott Ballroom Salon 2IV Ashton • Abhijeet Chavan • Angela Tripp Better Together: How Successful Collaborations Make Us Stronger and More Effective Bluegrass 1Annie Pineda • Laren Spirer • Ben Weinberg Ensuring Access to Justice in Rural Areas Marriott Ballroom Salon 7Christopher Chavis • Amanda Kool • Heather Scheiwe Kulp Pro Bono Data Analytics for Improving Your Program and Expanding Funding Kentucky Ballroom Salon A-BKarl A. Doss • Ericka Garcia • John E. Whitfield • Ken Smith Ph.D. Setting the Standard(s): Best Practices for Supervision of Domestic & Sexual Violence Marriott Ballroom Salon 9Alicia Aiken • Vivian Huelgo • Jamie Perez • Susheela Varky • Matt Wilkins Leading for Fundraising Success: What Every Executive Director Should Know Bluegrass 2Ana Cruz • Jon Laramore • Adrienne Worthy Economic Justice through Scam Prevention for Older Adults Marriott Ballroom Salon 10Bill Campbell • Lisa Weintraub Schifferle • Neva-Marie Scott Top Ten Best Policies for State and Local Fines and Fees Regimes Marriott Ballroom Salon 8Lisa A Foster • David Udell

11:45am EDT

Awards Luncheon and Presentations - Ticketed Event Marriott Ballroom Salons 5-6

12:00pm EDT

National Meeting of State Access to Justice Chairs Kentucky Ballroom Salon E

1:45pm EDT

Civil Gideon: Defending Procedural Justice in Civil Protection Order Cases Bluegrass 1Keeshea Turner Roberts • Abigail Scott Legal Aid Collaboration in Juvenile and Criminal Records Relief Marriott Ballroom Salon 7Richard Cozzola • Sue Pak • Sarah Sallen Resilient + Ready: Collaboration Strategies to Strengthen Disaster Response Marriott Ballroom Salon 4Norah Rogers • Katherine Asaro • Ariadna Godreau Aubert • Liz Keith Building Your LGBT Practice Marriott Ballroom Salon 9Xander Karsten • Lillian Moy • Milo Primeaux, Esq. Talking about Clients: Honoring Stories, Communicating Needs, and Disrupting Essentialist Narratives Marriott Ballroom Salon 3Piper Anderson • Elizabeta (Liz) Markuci • Hamra Ahmad What is Past is Prologue: The Indian Child Welfare Act Marriott Ballroom Salon 8Sarah Carver • Yvonne Galey • Steve Hager • Stephanie Hudson • Niki Lindsey • Nikole Nelson • Greg Razo Empowering Tenants: Technology Interventions in Housing Justice Systems RoseToby Grytafey • Ken Johnson • Dan Kass • Quinten Steenhuis Did You Get That? Effective Strategies in Training and Technical Assistance Thouroughbreed+FillyRonké Hughes • Dina Shafey Scott Effective Strategic Advocacy in a Time of Challenge and Change Marriott Ballroom Salon 10Catherine C. Carr • Kimberly Merchant • Adam Mueller Effective Online Communications with Clients Marriott Ballroom Salon 1Tali Albukerk • Katherine Alteneder • Nicole Capretta • Anna Steele The Kids Are Alright: Strategies for Pro Bono Work with Immigrant Children Marriott Ballroom Salon 2BJ Jensen • Chelsea Sahai • Kaavya Viswanathan Creating an Easy-to-Implement Development Plan Bluegrass 2Mary Asbury • Charmaine S. Torma

3:15pm EDT

Coffee Break - Sponsored by Complete Equity Markets Marriott Ballroom Foyer

3:45pm EDT

Creating Inclusive Justice Ecosystems in Alaska and Hawaii: Insights from the Legal Navigator Initiative (ATJ/EJC Overlap Session) ShowSergio Alcubilla • Liz Keith • Glenn Rawdon • Erika Rickard Making Effective Use of "Nonlawyer" Navigators in State Courts: an Emerging Consensus (ATJ/EJC Overlap Session) Kentucky Ballroom Salon DMary Mcclymont • Dr. Rebecca L. Sandefur Strategic Planning and Justice for All: Getting Every Person the Legal Help They Need (ATJ/EJC Overlap Session) WinKatherine Alteneder • DANIELLE Hirsch Strategies and Tips for Maintaining/Restoring Legal Services and ATJ Funding in the Government Arena (ATJ/EJC Overlap Session) PlaceHon. Michelle Keller • Jason Nemes For the People: How Lawyers Must Support Community and Client-led Social Change Initiatives Marriott Ballroom Salon 4Jamila Martin • Jayesh Patel • Jill Williams • Swapna Yeluri Training Attorneys with Virtual Reality Marriott Ballroom Salon 2Drew Amoroso • Gloria Chun • Matthew Stubenberg Legal Threats to State Bars: Potential Impact on Access to Justice Initiatives and Funding for Civil Legal Aid Marriott Ballroom Salon 9Chris Buerger • Monte Mollere • Don Saunders • Maria Thomas-Jones • Janet Welch Faith & Justice Alliance Pro Bono Clinics: From Inception to Action Marriott Ballroom Salon 3J. William Coley • Kathryn Ellis • Rev. Lee Fox Major Immigration Updates: Asylum and Other Hot Topics Marriott Ballroom Salon 1Robyn Barnard • Nareeneh Sohbatian Securing Safe Housing in Detroit and Beyond Bluegrass 1Marie DeFer • Linda Jordan • Stephanie Moes • Steve Sharpe

4:00pm EDT

Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service Meeting Grandstand

6:00pm EDT

National Meeting of State Access to Justice Chairs: Welcome Reception Offsite

7:30am EDT

Coffee Service Marriott Ballroom Foyer Conference Registration and Exhibitor Showcase Marriott Ballroom Foyer 5-6

8:00am EDT

National Meeting of State Access to Justice Chairs Kentucky Ballroom Salon E

8:30am EDT

The Use of Technology and Innovative Collaborations to Improve Victim Access to Legal Services Marriott Ballroom Salon 8Tim Baran • Kazi Houston • Remla Parthasarathy The Power of the Portal: Building Partnerships to Enhance Statewide Sites Marriott Ballroom Salon 3Ryan Carter • Kirsten Jacobson • Tom Martin Communicating with Low Income and Vulnerable Clients: Ethical Considerations and Best Practices (Ethics Session) Marriott Ballroom Salon 9Ellyn Rosen Top Ten Best State Laws & Policies for Pro Bono Marriott Ballroom Salon 7Jamie Gamble • Alyssa Saunders • Cheryl Zalenski Is a "Least Restrictive Placement" the Best We Can Do for Our Children? Marriott Ballroom Salon 4Hasan Davis • Brent Pattison • Rita Ward

10:00am EDT

Closing Plenary: Social Justice 2.0 Marriott Ballroom Salons 5-6Ted Howard • Amanda Kool • Melissa Lilly • Jesse McCoy