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Launching Community Justice Workers: a Solution to the Legal Deserts Faced by DV Survivors
Friday May 15, 2026 8:30am - 9:45am EDT
Symphony 5
More states are allowing various forms of practice for CJWs. Alaska’s Rule 43.5 allows CJWs to practice law in certain circumstances, including going to court. We’ll share how CJWs are trained for use of the waiver and the progress CJWs are making to end legal deserts for DV survivors.
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Sarah Carver

Managing Attorney, Center for Elder Law and Justice
Sarah Carver is Co-Director of Alaska Legal Services Corporation’s Community Justice Worker Resource Center (CJWRC). She started her legal career with ALSC as the sole staff attorney in the rural Nome, Alaska office. Since 2018, she has worked to build up the Community Justice Worker... Read More →
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Teryn Bird

Legal Program Director, Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living
Teryn Bird is a trial attorney and Legal Program Director at the Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living in Fairbanks, Alaska. She was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Utah and... Read More →
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Lauren Kellogg

Community Justice Worker, Alaska Legal Services Corporation
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Joy K. Anderson

Co-Director, CJWRC, Alaska Legal Services Corp
Joy Anderson is a Co-Director for the Community Justice Worker Resource Center, an initiative of the Alaska Legal Services Corporation (ALSC). Previously, Joy served as the General Counsel of the Association of Village Council Presidents, a large non-profit tribal consortium of 56... Read More →
Friday May 15, 2026 8:30am - 9:45am EDT
Symphony 5
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