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2026 Equal Justice Conference

Shaun Wha Nieh

QLaw Foundation of Washington

Co-Executive Director - Operations and Finance

qlawfoundation.org

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

Bringing Home the Crisis in Legal Aid Funding Symphony 6Lisa Singer • Hilaire Armstrong • Felecia Pettway Finding the Story in the Numbers: Turning Court Data into Action Governers 1&2Tanisha Pierrette • Lillian Patil Justice Metamorphosis: Courts Innovating e-Filing Technology to Provide Access and Empower Survivors Symphony 3Sarah Mauet • Sarah Hoskinson • Amy Borman Utilizing an Externship, Secondee, or Retiree Model to Grow Pro Bono Engagement Carolina CSara Richman • Laura Sinrod • Lauren Connell • Hamra Ahmad

11:30am EDT

Exhibit Hall Raffle Drawing Symphony Foyer Community Economic Development, Coops, and Community Symphony 5 Networking Lunch: Racial equity in the delivery of pro bono legal services Mecklenburg 2

1:15pm EDT

Design and Deliver Effective & Engaging Training Programs Symphony 1Kelly Tautges • Julia R. Wilson From Clicks to Clinics: Solving the Puzzle of Pro Bono Clinic Logistics Carolina D&EJoseph Schieffer • Anh LyJordan • Meghan Martie • Victoria Pan Legal Aid Funding Landscape & Roundtable Discussion Symphony 6Anne K. Sweeney • Shubi Deoras • Jared S. Smith • Bill Boies Using Evidence to Allocate Scarce Resources Mecklenburg 2D. James Greiner • Renee L. Danser

2:30pm EDT

Exhibit Hall Raffle Drawing Symphony Foyer

2:45pm EDT

Building and Sustaining Effective Partnerships for Serving LGBTQ+ Low Income Clients Symphony 3Shinming (Ming) Wong • L. Orozco • Kate Mozynski Going on Offense: Using Affirmative Litigation to Achieve Better Outcomes in Eviction Cases Symphony 2Lydia Ellsworth • Beverly Beaver Making your Evaluation Meaningful from Design to Impact Mecklenburg 2Julia Schutt The Case for Clarity: Law Firm Giving and Government Advocacy in Turbulent Times Governers 1&2Steve H. Schulman • Paul Lee • Adam Heintz • Mytrang Nguyen

4:00pm EDT

4:15pm EDT

(NOT CLE ELIGIBLE) Redefining Success in Challenging Times: Preserving Rights, Reimagining Justice Symphony 2Tamara Serwer Caldas • Rene Kathawala • Chriselle Raguro • Katie Niejadlik • Bianca Sierra Wolff Media 101: Press Relations with a Small Team (or Without Comms Staff) Symphony 5Maria Duvuvuei Reimagining the Justice Experience: Designing Justice Systems Through User Feedback and Lessons from Other Sectors Symphony 1Samantha DiDomenico Understanding & Addressing Burnout Mecklenburg 3Julia R. Wilson

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

8:30am EDT

Defending Civil Society: Innovative Pro Bono Models for Protecting Nonprofits Under Pressure Carolina D&EBob Glaves • Lauren Worsek • Michelle Roos • Jillian Blanchard From Casework to Capacity-Building: Supervisors as Change Agents Carolina CHolly Beck • Kadeem Morris • Jenna Collins Innovative Tools for Managing and Growing Outreach and Pro Bono Programs Governers 1&2Sandra L. San Emeterio Fair • Aletheia C. Stratos

9:45am EDT

10:00am EDT

Enforcing the Disability Rights of Public Benefits Applicants and Recipients Under Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws Governers 5&6Saima A. Akhtar • Haley Kulakowski • Elizabeth Woods How to Kill your Darlings: Making Bold Changes to Maximize Pro Bono Program Impact Symphony 2Sarah Babcock • Darcy McLean • Kate Gaffney • Sarah J. Anderson

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 Leading Through the Storm: Building Resilient Legal Aid Organizations in Challenging Times Carolina AAshley Campbell • Jackie Kiger • Larissa Mañón Mervin

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 Fighting Against LGBTQ+ Bias in the Legal System to Preserve Democracy Mecklenburg 1Ethan Rice • Luna Isaiah Floyd • Richard Saenz From Tokenism to Transformation: Centering System-Impacted Leaders in Legal and Policy Work Symphony 3Paul Briley • Sonja Tonnesen-Casalegno • Daryl V. Atkinson

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

Eyes on Justice: Creative Volunteer Pathways to Strengthen Immigration Due Process Mecklenburg 2Stacey Kim • Alla Karagodin Holmes Justice Without Walls: Virtual Models That Bring Legal Help Home Carolina ASylvia Novinsky • Joseph Schieffer • Fern Fisher 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