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2024 PBCR/PLC

9:00am CDT

Welcome, Texas Access to Justice Commission & Legal Access Department Updates Salon DApril Faith-Slaker

9:20am CDT

Texas Access to Justice Foundation Update Salon DBetty Balli Torres

9:45am CDT

Empowering Partnerships: Maximizing Pro Bono Collaborations for Impactful Projects & Strategic Case Placement (.25 Ethics) Salon DBrittany Krohn • Amy Farish

11:05am CDT

From "Versus" to "And": Tools for Resolving Competing Pro Bono Interests (.25 Ethics) Salon DMary Molandes • Jessie Campbell • Oborn, Ashley

1:30pm CDT

Helping Pro Bono Attorneys Deliver Culturally Competent Services – Ways To Support Pro Bono Attorneys with Their First Client Meeting & Beyond (.50 Ethics) Salon DAnne Chandler • Lucero, Richard • Lauren Fisher Flores

2:55pm CDT

Getting Started with Pro Bono Parole Representation Salon DCaitlin Halpern • Gaebler, Helen • Cassandra Geiken

8:30am CDT

Developing a Pipeline of Attorneys Dedicated to Service: The Rural Intern Program Salon DMatthew Wright • Jessica Hart

9:50am CDT

Recent Learnings & Trends from Working with Law Firms & In-House Counsel To Provide Pro Bono Services to Immigrants (.50 Ethics) Salon DAnne Chandler • Maricarmen Garza • Shalaina Abioye

11:00am CDT

Make a Difference: Interactive Team Competition with ABA Free Legal Answers Luncheon Salon EMary C. Rios

12:30pm CDT

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) updates the Individual Assistance Program Room 410Muneeza ILAHI • Brittanny P Gomez • Stephanie Duke • Amanda Bosley Harvesting Media Relations To Empower Our Clients & Advance Our Causes: Navigating the Intersection of Legal Services & Media Coverage (1.00 Ethics) Salon EMarlette Dukes • Clarissa Ayala • Dana Karni HHSC Administrative Appeals Process Room 408Reginal D. Harris • Elizabeth Green • Adrian Garcia • Bernadette Segura Leveraging the Pro Bono Texas Statewide Opportunity Portal for Volunteer Recruitment & Engagement Room 415Adriana Dulic • Melinda Sather Poverty Law Is Immigration Law: Why Legal Aid Attorneys Should Help Clients Naturalize Room 406Chris Rogers • Thera McAvoy “Sometimes Our Clients DO Have Stuff: Creative Property Settlements in Divorce.” Room 412Fallon Hamilton Vaughn • Melanie Morgan

2:00pm CDT

A Prescription for Good Health: Legal Services as Medicine Room 408Reginal D. Harris • Gerardo "Jerry" Loza • Jessica Trevino Long-Term Care Coverage in Texas: The Myths, the Options, and the Cold Hard Truth(.25 Ethics) Room 410Muneeza ILAHI • Sara Espahbodi Managing Case Pressures & Secondary Trauma (1.00 Ethics) Salon EMarlette Dukes • Matthew Wright Representing Clients Who Use(d) Drugs: Lessons from the Harm Reduction Revolution Room 412Fallon Hamilton Vaughn • Maggie Luna • Sophie Primeaux SHARS Update: Policy Issues & Advocacy Strategies Room 415Adriana Dulic • Steven Aleman • Tabitha Dwyer Using AI Ethically in Practice (1.25 Ethics) Room 406Martha Beard-Duncan • Aaron Varner • Michael Hofrichter

3:30pm CDT

Dealing with SSA Delays Room 410Muneeza ILAHI • Gloretta Thornton • Heather Keegan How To Build a Pro Bono Program from the Ground UP Room 415Adriana Dulic • Reid, Cicely I Didn’t Know You Could Do That (in Texas)! Room 412Fallon Hamilton Vaughn • Gabriel Sanchez • Stephanie Harlien Landlords without Land (0.50 ethics) Room 406Gregory Michael Zlotnick • Jacqueline Calvert The Texas Public Information Act: Strategies & Hurdles of a Critical Community Lawyering Tool Room 408Reginal D. Harris • Michael Bates • Adam Pirtle • Wendi Hammond Transforming JP Courts into Hubs for Holistic Services Salon EMarlette Dukes • Judge Steven Duble • Stephanie R. Marrone • Justin Thompson

5:00pm CDT

CREJ TF Salon EAna Laurel • Chase Porter • Haley Varnadoe Disaster Law Task Force Meeting Room 408Stephanie Duke Education & Juvenile Justice Task Force Meeting Room 406Melissa Arano Employment Law Task Force Meeting Room 415Sidonia Mitchell • Fabiola Flores Family Law Task Force Meeting Room 410Jacquelyn Davis • Christofer R. Tracy Housing/Consumer Law TF Meeting Salon DLeesa Everitt Public Health & Benefits Task Force Meeting Room 412Michael Shippey

8:30am CDT

Building & Maintaining a Referral Portal - a Journey to Sustainable Collaboration Room 410Sara Fix • Sonia Lopez • Jessica Alas • Camarillo, Jocellyn Disaster Law 101 Salon ETori Freeman • Cornelia Alvarez • Melissa Waggoner Erasing an Ugly Legacy: New Opportunities to Remove Racially Restrictive Covenants from Deed Restrictions Room 408Reginal D. Harris • Amy Dinn • Noor Mozaffar • Salceda, Samantha Exploring Strategies To Use AI & Other Advocacy Tools To Deliver Holistic Legal Services to Marginalized Immigrant Communities (.50 Ethics) Room 412Anne Chandler • Cristian Sanchez • Elizabeth Tran I Have Over $10,000 in Traffic Fines & Fees. Please Help! Room 415Fallon Hamilton Vaughn • Evelyn Garcia Lopez • Samuel Marsh • Francis, Abbiegail Movement Lawyering for Education Justice: How Attorneys, Law Firms, & Communities Can Support Students & Families in Turbulent Times Room 406Kent McKeever • Duggins-Clay, Paige

10:00am CDT

An Overview from the Front Lines of Military Discharge Upgrades & Character of Discharge Determinations Room 408Reginal D. Harris • Allen Martin • Honor, Julian • Rush Evans HHSC Medicaid Programs Room 412Christian Pineda • Gloretta Thornton How it Began, How it is Going, Where We Hope To Go: Student Loan Adversaries in Bankruptcy Room 410Sara Fix • Amy Allen • Samantha Kehl Make It Go Away Room 406Kent McKeever • Tiffany Green Making an Impact in a Losing Situation: How We Utilize Social Workers To Help Those Facing Housing Instability Salon ETori Freeman • K'Lisha Rutledge • Amberger, Joseph • Jennifer Santiago • Adayiah Benson Planning for the Future: Supporting Families of & Youths with Special Needs Room 415Fallon Hamilton Vaughn • Melissa Arano

11:30am CDT

Keynote Luncheon, featuring Nikole Nelson BallroomApril Faith-Slaker • Trey Apffel • Nikole Nelson

1:15pm CDT

Disaster Lawyering 4.0 Room 412Stephanie Duke • Sean Jackson Heirs’ Property Homeowners: Pathways and Pitfalls to Achieving Housing Stability (.25 Ethics) Room 410Sara Espahbodi • Amir Befroui • Heather Way • Lizbeth Parra Davila How Systemic Racism Affects Human Trafficking Victims of Color Room 408Sara Espahbodi • Ugochukwu, Davina • Zurisday Briz Navigating the Immigration System with Clients with Diminished Capacity (.50 Ethics) Room 415Kevin Dietz • Caitlin Fish Protective Orders in TX: The New Frontier Room 406Muneeza ILAHI • Christofer R. Tracy • August Mustillo “Who You Gonna Call?” Advocacy 101 Best Practices. When Attorneys, Advocates, Paralegals, & Social Workers Collaborate with Each Other To Reach the Best Client Goals & Outcomes. Salon EMiranda Guerrero • Gabrielle Marshall • Elizabeth Barrera-Sepulveda • Myda J. Hernandez

2:45pm CDT

Bankruptcy 101: A Primer for Legal Aid Attorneys (.25 Ethics) Salon EMiranda Guerrero • Amy Allen • Samantha Kehl Lifting the Veil: Understanding How Pro Bono Organizations Fill the Gap (.25 Ethics) Room 412Maricarmen Guzman Dollar • Robert Mihara • Susanne Pringle Offensive Advocacy in Mass Habitability and Eviction Cases Room 408Sara Espahbodi • Benjamin Gerzik Order in the Court: Understanding the Role of Trauma in the Legal System Room 410Sara Espahbodi • Christina Suh • Kaitlyn Eberhardt Sticky Issues in Social Security Room 415Kevin Dietz • Jeff Larsen • Robert Hill Vicious Cycles & Vital Records: ID Recovery for Clients Experiencing Homelessness Room 406Muneeza ILAHI • Stephanie Harlien

4:15pm CDT

Poverty Law Section Meeting Salon E

8:30am CDT

Beyond City Limits: Strategies for Providing Services in Deeply Rural Texas Salon ELinda Brandmiller • Dora Garcia-Ruiz • Cristian Sanchez • Gladys Marcos Ethical Standards of Conduct for Accredited VA Attorneys, Claims Agents, & VSO Representatives Serving Veterans & Their Dependents. (Ethics 1.25) Room 415Amy Grace Humber • Reginal D. Harris I’ll Be Watching You/Come Spy with Me/The Spy Who Loved Me - Technology & Privacy (.50 Ethics) Room 410Karen Miller • Hon. Janet B. Heppard • Hon. Richard T. Bell Legal Aid's Role in Combating the Opioid Crisis: A Comprehensive Approach Room 408Muneeza ILAHI • Velimir Rasic • Minette Mukum Lessons Learned from Responding to the 2024 Panhandle Wildfires: A Case Study (.25 Ethics) Room 406Melissa Waggoner Preserving Homeownership & Intergenerational Wealth: Using the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) & Other Tools To Resolve Mortgage Servicing Errors, Including Errors That Impact Heir Property Owners... Room 412Miranda Guerrero • Andrew Moore • Lauren Masullo Martin

10:00am CDT

Check and Un-Wreck Credit Reports: Growing Your Practice with Consumer Credit Reporting Room 412Miranda Guerrero • Becky Moseley • John Grieger Collaboration 101: Effectively Partnering with Law School Clinics Room 406Haley Varnadoe Essentials for Non-Immigration Practitioners: 2024 Immigration Legal Updates & Practical Tips Salon ELinda Brandmiller • Jessica Cisneros HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Program and Rights of Tenants in Converted Properties Room 410Karen Miller • Fred Fuchs Termination of Parental Rights, Trial Prep & Preservation of Evidence & Appeals Room 415Amy Grace Humber • Kogutt, Merissa • Anwesha Sarkar Virtual Court Kiosks & Legal Aid in Texas: New Features, Initiatives, & Goals Room 408Muneeza ILAHI • Elliott Fontenette • Candi Rivera

11:30am CDT

AI Advancements for Civil Legal Service Attorneys: Enhancing Advocacy for Indigent Clients Salon ELinda Brandmiller • Katie Valle • Edge, Andrew Brief Advice: Online Resources To Fill the Gap Between Information & Representation Room 406Michael Hofrichter • Aaron Varner • Welsh, Joseph • Mary C. Rios Fight Back! Affirmative Lawsuits To File Against Landlords for Utility Interruptions & Lockouts Room 408Muneeza ILAHI • Melinda Lopez • Leesa Everitt Fighting for Better Air Quality in Local Communities Against the Aggregate Industry. Room 415Amy Grace Humber • Amy Dinn • Caroline Crow The Intersection Between Youth Homelessness & Juvenile Justice Room 412Miranda Guerrero • Brett Merfish • Martinez, Martin VA Benefits 101 & Recent Updates (.25 Ethics) Room 410Karen Miller • Sondra Haltom • Lori Fergie • Michael Shippey