2024 NLADA Annual Conference

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2024 NLADA Annual Conference

Welcome to the 2024 NLADA Annual Conference! We are so excited to host you in Atlanta this year.

Session materials are available in the Learning Lab, where you can also claim CLE credit and provide session feedback.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to learninglab@nlada.org.

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7:00am EST

Help Desk Capitol Registration Conference Registration Capitol Registration

7:30am EST

Exhibit Hall Georgia Pre-Function

8:00am EST

Breakfast Capitol Pre-Function Lactation Room Georgia 14

9:00am EST

Open Plenary Capitol Ballroom

10:30am EST

Civil Caucus Georgia 4, 5, 6 Client Caucus Atlanta 1, 2, 3 Defender Caucus Georgia 7, 8

12:00pm EST

ACCD Section Meeting Atlanta 4, 5 Latina-o-x- Section Meeting Georgia 2, 3 Help Desk Capitol Registration Lunch (food trucks available) TBA

1:30pm EST

NEW: Exhibitor Showcase Georgia Pre-Function

2:30pm EST

Language Justice 101 - From Margin to Center Georgia 2, 3Shawntel Williams • Silvia Argueta • Jessica Jewell • Joel Minor • Arash Jahanian Leaving The Window Open: Calming the Tension between Case Numbers, Impact Work, Equitably Sensitive Representation, Effective Supervision and Other Impossible "Asks" of our Public Interest Law Firms Georgia 4, 5, 6Robert Bush • Shannon Mills Uniting Health and Justice: Enhancing Outcomes for Immigrant Communities Augusta, 2nd FloorJulie Babayeva • Kelly Chen • Nigar Shaikh The Power of the Client's Voice Atlanta 1, 2, 3Eddie Ellis Jr. • Regina Kelly • Ronald Simpson-Bey • Soummer Crawford • Marquita Wise Jones Representing clients with disabilities and those who are Deaf: A conversation about opportunities and challenges Georgia 11, 12Kaitlin Kall Using Data to Promote Racial Justice In and Out of the Courtroom Georgia 7, 8Stan Hickman • Celia Joyce • Vickie Mwitanti • Estée Rubien-Thomas Building & Supporting the Next Generation of Attorneys Expanding Access to Justice in Tribal Court Systems Georgia 9, 10Andrew Dugan • Auston Jimmicum • Jessica Pouley Increasing Family and Community Capacity for Self-Advocacy in Rural School Districts through Skills-Based Education Advocacy Workshops Macon, 2nd FloorChelsea Helena • Hannah Meza • Elizabeth Valldejuli Legal Empowerment: Scaling Alaska's Model of Community Justice Workers Grand D, 3rd FloorSarah Carver • Stephanine Hudson • Nikole Nelson • Cody Nelson • Hayden Ramsey • Izzy Williamson Cyber risks and AI for Attorneys: Create Your Own GPT with ChatGPT-4 Athens, 2nd floorTodd Scott

4:00pm EST

Advanced Topics in Systemic Advocacy: A Roundtable Discussion Georgia 4, 5, 6Brenda Adams • Erica Ettinger • Sarah Reisman Reducing Intergenerational Family Violence and Trauma - "It Takes A Village" Georgia 11, 12Vicky Kimbrell • Lyddy O'Brien The Ripple Effect of SB63 Atlanta 1, 2, 3Robyn Hasan-Simpson • Dominique Grant • Deshaneir King Holistic Defense Model: Innovation in Action = Big Impact Georgia 9, 10Lawrence Elder • Colleen Higgins • Adrienne Journey • Justin Murray • Deldrick Wilson Conspiring Better Together Valdosta, 2nd FloorKatharine Boasberg • Vichal Kumar Pay-to-Stay Fees and the Excessive Fines Clause Athens, 2nd floorCharles Moore • Elana Bildner • William Maurer Practicing public interest law under Rule 1.8(e) with and without a humanitarian exception Grand D, 3rd FloorJeanne Philips-Roth • Shannon Lucas • Connor Barusch • Lora Livingston Sustainability Practices for Public Interest Legal Staff: Beyond Self-Care Macon, 2nd FloorRachel Goldsmith They Took My Client’s Phone, Now What?: Protecting Client Data Using Civil and Criminal Law Georgia 7, 8Anca Grigore • Talia Kamran • Elizabeth Daniel Vasquez No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Augusta, 2nd FloorSean Pierce State/Territorial Legislative Funding Roundtable Georgia 2, 3Shubi Deoras • Jared Smith • Luise Stone

5:00pm EST

Help Desk Capitol Registration

5:30pm EST

LSC 1607 Listening Session Georgia 2, 3 Client Section Meeting Atlanta 1, 2, 3 AAPDA Meeting Atlanta 4, 5

7:00pm EST

Client Reception & Dance Capitol Ballroom