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2026 Equal Justice Conference

Hannah Guerrier

Legal Aid of North Carolina

Managing Attorney, Charlotte Office

Charlotte, NC

7:30am EDT

Lactation Room Lower Symphony Lounge Pre-Conference Registration Symphony Foyer Quiet Room - sponsored by Mutual of America Financial Group Piedmont

12:00pm EDT

Conference Check-In Symphony Foyer

3:00pm EDT

CLE/Help Desk Symphony Foyer Conference Check-In Symphony Foyer Exhibitor Showcase Symphony Foyer

7:30am EDT

CLE/Help Desk Symphony Foyer Conference Check-In Symphony Foyer Exhibit Hall Symphony Foyer Lactation Room Lower Symphony Lounge Quiet Room - sponsored by Mutual of America Financial Group Piedmont Self-Care Station - sponsored by Justice Works Symphony Foyer

7:45am EDT

Breakfast - sponsored by Complete Equity Markets, Inc. Symphony Foyer

8:30am EDT

Opening Plenary Symphony 4Liz Clasen-Kelly

10:00am EDT

Finding the Story in the Numbers: Turning Court Data into Action Governers 1&2Tanisha Pierrette • Lillian Patil

11:30am EDT

Exhibit Hall Raffle Drawing Symphony Foyer Networking Lunch: Building a Shared Message for America’s Civil Justice System Together: From Challenges to Opportunity Carolina C

1:15pm EDT

From Scarcity to Abundance: #JustOC - A New Model for Collaboration and Innovation Governers 5&6Monica Eav Glicken • Kate Marr • Brooke Weitzman

2:30pm EDT

Exhibit Hall Raffle Drawing Symphony Foyer

2:45pm EDT

Catalysts for Change: The Strategic Role of Leaders in Program Innovation & Mission Advancement Carolina CPhil Hwang • Patrick Fodell • Monica Eav Glicken • Robert White

4:00pm EDT

4:15pm EDT

Building Tenant Power to Preserve Subsidized Housing Symphony 3Korey C. Lundin • Bridgett A. Simmons • David Sunshine Hamburger

6:00pm EDT

Welcome Reception - HopFly Brewing Company 1327 S Mint St. Charlotte, NC, 28203

7:30am EDT

CLE/Help Desk Symphony Foyer Conference Check-In Symphony Foyer Exhibit Hall Symphony Foyer Lactation Room Lower Symphony Lounge Quiet Room - sponsored by Mutual of America Financial Group Piedmont Self-Care Station - sponsored by Justice Works Symphony Foyer

7:45am EDT

Breakfast Symphony Foyer

9:45am EDT

10:00am EDT

From Evidence to Engagement to Action: Leveraging Research, Convening, and Direct Services for Stronger Domestic Violence Protections Mecklenburg 1Lisa Martin • Shunna V. Jeter • Hannah Honeycutt MIE Roundtable for Legal Services Executive Directors and Managers Carolina AJared S. Smith • Yvonne Mariajimenez • Alexis Smith

11:15am EDT

Exhibit Hall Raffle Drawing Symphony Foyer

11:45am EDT

Awards Luncheon Symphony 4Michelle A. Behnke • Radhika Singh

1:00pm EDT

1:30pm EDT

Centering Clients, Expanding Reach: Pro Bono in Rural Communities Symphony 3Anais Taboas • Matt Kgizaki • Bethanie Mettling • Jerri Shick Emergency and Estate Planning for Vulnerable Communities Mecklenburg 3Jennifer Anders-Gable • Bertha Sanchez Hayden

2:45pm EDT

Exhibit Hall Raffle Drawing TBA

3:00pm EDT

Data with Balance: Captivating Funders Without Becoming Captive to the Numbers Carolina D&EAntonia More • Bonnie Rose Hough

4:30pm EDT

NAPBPRO Annual Meeting Mecklenburg 1

5:00pm EDT

NC Pro Bono Coordinators' Network Meeting Mecklenburg 3

7:30am EDT

CLE/Help Desk Symphony Foyer Conference Check-In Symphony Foyer Exhibit Hall Symphony Foyer Lactation Room Lower Symphony Lounge Quiet Room - sponsored by Mutual of America Financial Group Piedmont Self-Care Station - sponsored by Justice Works Symphony Foyer

7:45am EDT

Coffee Service Symphony Foyer

8:30am EDT

Meeting ‘em Where They’re At: How Civil Legal Aid Promotes Overdose Prevention and SUD Advocacy Mecklenburg 3Charles Bowen • Karyn Rotker • Nicole Gorscak • Malinda Eskra

10:00am EDT

Closing Plenary Brunch: Expanding Access to Justice - The Health Sector Joins Forces with Civil Legal Aid Symphony 4Jason Patnosh • Bethany Hamilton • Lauren Smith