Conference Theme: "Moving Forward in the Covid Era: Identifying and Addressing the Structural Challenges of Poverty, Inequality, and Injustice"
Agenda - June 8, 2022, 9:00am - 12:30pm
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9:00am – 9:20am
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Welcome Helaine M. Barnett, Chair, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice; Hon. Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge of the State of New York; Alicia Ouellette, President and Dean, Albany Law School |
| 9:20am – 9:30am |
Introduction and Call to Action Hon. Vanita Gupta, United States Associate Attorney General |
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9:30am – 10:25am |
Keynote Dialogue: Understanding Community Needs and Pursuing Access to Justice Moderator: Hon. Anne Williams-Isom, New York City Deputy Mayor, Health and Human Services Panelists: Dr. Mary T. Bassett, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health; Dr. Alice Green, Executive Director, Center for Law and Justice; Marco Flagg, Program Manager and Community Engagement Coordinator, Center for Law and Justice |
Concurrent Work Group Sessions: "How Law Schools and Law Students are Addressing Barriers to Access to Justice in the Community"
10:25am - 11:00am Facilitated Panel Discussion
11:00am - 11:40am Open Work Group Discussion and Development of Recommendations and Action Steps to be Reported Out at Closing Session
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10:25m – 11:40am concurrent |
A. Law Schools' Response to Community Needs Work Group Moderator: Sarah Rogerson, Professor of Law, Director, The Justice Center at Albany Law School, Director, Immigration Law Clinic, Albany Law School; Member, 2022 Law School Access to Justice Conference Planning Committee Panel to set out issues then break out into three working sessions: A1. Ensuring Delivery of Civil Legal Services in the Covid Era – Blueprints for Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Management Facilitators: Thomas Maligno, Executive Director, William Randolph Hearst Public Advocacy Center and Director, Pro Bono and Public Service, Touro Law Center; Member, Statewide Law School Access to Justice Council; Rebecca Sanin, President/CEO, Health and Welfare Council of Long Island A2. Preserving Housing, Assisting Tenants Facilitators: Norrinda Brown Hayat, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Housing and Tenant Solidarity Clinic, Rutgers Law School, S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice; William J. Niebel, Adjunct Professor of Law and Director of the Tenants Advocacy Practicum, Cornell Law School; Staff Attorney, Legal Services of Central New York Panelists: David Crossman, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society Northeastern New York; Housing Justice Staff Attorney, The Justice Center at Albany Law School (incoming June 2022); Jennifer Seidman, Cornell Law School, J.D. Candidate, 2023 A3. Addressing the Emergent Civil Legal Needs of Immigrants in New York State Facilitators: Nermeen Arastu, Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Immigrant and Non-Citizen Rights Clinic, CUNY School of Law; Kristen Wagner, Legal Projects Coordinator, Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative (Immigrant ARC) |
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10:25am – 11:40am concurrent |
B. Rural Access to Justice | Providing Civil Legal Assistance in Rural Communities Facilitators: Alison Paul, Executive Director, Montana Legal Services Association; Member, Legal Services Corporation Rural Justice Task Force; Hon. Stan L. Pritzker, Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department; Co-Chair, New York State Bar Association Task Force on Rural Justice Panelists: Kelly McGovern, Director of Pro Bono Affairs, Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. (LawNY); Kim Diana Connolly, Professor, Vice Dean for Advocacy and Experiential Education, Director of Clinical Legal Education, University of Buffalo School of Law |
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10:25am – 11:40pm concurrent |
C. Law Schools - Legal Services Partnership Projects in the Covid Era: Confronting a Crisis, Learning for the Future Facilitator: Raymond H. Brescia, Hon. Harold R. Tyler Chair in Law and Technology and Professor of Law, Albany Law School Panelists: Marika Dias, Director, Safety Net Project, Urban Justice Center; Steering Committee Member, Right to Counsel NYC Coalition; Trainer, Housing Justice Leadership Institute; Veronica N. Dunlap, New York Program Director, Pro Bono Net; Hon. Fern A. Fisher, Center Attorney, Legal Hand; Sassower Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Visiting Associate Professor of Law and Special Assistant for Social Justice Initiatives to the Dean, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University; Luz E. Herrera, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Experiential Education, Texas A&M University School of Law; John Whitlow, Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director, Community Economic Development Clinic, CUNY School of Law |
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10:25am – 11:40pm concurrent |
D. Reflections on the Pro Bono Scholars Program and Beyond - A Proposal for a Lawyers Justice Corps as an Alternative Pathway to New York Bar Admission Facilitator: Michaela K. Rossettie Azemi, Director of Pro Bono Services and Externships, Cornell Law School Panelists: Jennifer A. Gundlach, Emily and Stephen Mendel Distinguished Professor of Law and Clinical Professor of Law, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University; Mindy Jeng, Administrative Counsel, New York State Office of Court Administration; Eileen Kaufman, Professor Emerita, Touro Law Center Panel to set out issues then break out into two working sessions: D1. Pro Bono Scholars Program Data: Collection, Assessments, Analysis D2. Pro Bono Scholars Program and Beyond: Enhancements and Expansion |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm |
Closing Session Remarks Matthew Diller, Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law; Chair, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice Law School Involvement Working Group Report and Recommendations from Work Group Session Facilitators Farewell Helaine M. Barnett |