Statewide Stakeholders Meeting 2024 Agenda

9:00am – 9:30am

Welcome and Opening Remarks | Slides

Hon. Christina Ryba, Supervising Judge, Third Judicial District Supreme Court; Co-Chair, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice

Hon. Rowan D. Wilson, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and the State of New York

9:30am – 10:20am

Addressing Local Needs: The Access to Justice Grant Initiatives 

Moderator:

Jordan Dressler, Special Counsel for UCS Advisory Groups, NYS Unified Court System

Speakers:

Amelia Lepore Sessions, District Executive, Third Judicial District

Hillary A. Warner, Access and Equal Justice Coordinator, Fifth Judicial District

Christina Olevano, Access and Equal Justice Coordinator, Sixth Judicial District

Danielle Murray, Principal Law Clerk to Administrative Judge, Tenth Judicial District, Nass au County

Hon. Evan Tanenbaum, Suffolk County District Court Judge, Tenth Judicial District, Suffolk County

10:30am – 11:20am

Strategies and Resources for Increasing Outreach and Broadening Stakeholder Collaboration |  Baker/Caher Slides | Leon Slides

Moderator:

Hon. Fern A. Fisher, 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; Executive Director, Legal Hand; Member, NYS Permanent Commission on Access to Justice

Speakers:

Alfred J. Baker, Director of Communications, Office of Court Administration

John Caher, Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications, Office of Court Administration

Dr. Jazmine Leon, Chief Development Officer, Legal Services of the Hudson Valley

Cheryl Vallee, Executive Director, The Center for Community Justice

11:30am – 12:20pm

Beyond Lawyers: Why Expanding the Services of Legal Professionals is Critical for Closing the Justice Gap 

Moderator: 

Janet Sabel, Founding Director, Access to Justice Initiative, Center on Civil Justice New York University School of Law; Member, NYS Permanent Commission on Access to Justice

Speakers:

Danielle Elyce Hirsch, Managing Director, National Center for State Courts

Kathryne Young, Associate Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School

12:20pm – 12:30pm

Closing Remarks 

Hon. Christina Ryba, Co-Chair, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice