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Featured Speakers

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Sheri Riley

Exponential Living
Founder
avatar for Kimberley Motley

Kimberley Motley

The Justness Project
Founder
avatar for Aisha McWeay

Aisha McWeay

Still She Rises
Executive Director
TL

Tina Luongo

The Legal Aid Society
Chief Attorney
avatar for Keeda Haynes

Keeda Haynes

Free Hearts
Senior Legal Advisor
avatar for Lori James-Townes

Lori James-Townes

National Association for Public Defense
Executive Director
avatar for Catherine Jones

Catherine Jones

CFSY
Co-Director of Outreach and Partnership Development
avatar for Rachel Rossi

Rachel Rossi

United States Department of Justice
Director of the Office for Access to Justice
avatar for Yasmin Cader

Yasmin Cader

ACLU
Deputy Legal Director and Director of the Trone Center for Justice...
avatar for Alaina Bloodworth

Alaina Bloodworth

Black Public Defender Association
Interim Executive Director
avatar for Maryam Ahranjani

Maryam Ahranjani

University of New Mexico School of Law
Ron & Susan Friedman Professor of Law
avatar for Keisha Hudson

Keisha Hudson

Defender Association of Philadelphia
Chief Defender
avatar for Lisa Wayne

Lisa Wayne

NACDL Foundation for Criminal Justice
Executive Director
avatar for Dawn Harrington

Dawn Harrington

Free Hearts
Executive Director

Speakers

SA

Sharifa Abdullah

avatar for Chloe Akers

Chloe Akers

Standing Together Tennessee, Inc.
Founder
avatar for Cynthia Barlow

Cynthia Barlow

Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services
Senior Assistant Public Defender
avatar for Lara Bazelon

Lara Bazelon

University of San Francisco School of Law
Professor of Law, Director of the Criminal and Racial Justice Clinics
avatar for Caitlin Becker

Caitlin Becker

avatar for Ashley Black

Ashley Black

Public Justice Center
Lead Attorney
avatar for Mia Bradford

Mia Bradford

LaMiere Co
Financial Self-care Coach
avatar for Clinique Chapman

Clinique Chapman

Associate Director, Policy and Advocacy
avatar for Jillian Cohen, LCSW

Jillian Cohen, LCSW

Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel
Director of Programs
avatar for Brejea Colthirst

Brejea Colthirst

Casey Family Programs
Kinship Coordinator
avatar for Nancy Correa

Nancy Correa

Texas Children's Hospital
Practice Administrator
avatar for Susan Carns Curtiss

Susan Carns Curtiss

Girl Attorney LLC
Founder, CEO
avatar for Sandi Dawson

Sandi Dawson

Federal Defenders for the Middle District of Alabama
Assistant Federal Defender
avatar for Joanne Diamond

Joanne Diamond

Federal Public Defender, District of Nevada
Assistant Federal Public Defender
avatar for Lucy Donofrio

Lucy Donofrio

Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Social Worker, parent defense
avatar for Tara Doxater

Tara Doxater

ORPC
Parent Advocate
avatar for Cindy Dyar

Cindy Dyar

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Attorney/Director - Family Defense Project
avatar for Naomi Fenwick

Naomi Fenwick

Capital Habeas Unit, Office of the Federal Public Defender Northern District of Texas
Assistant Federal Public Defender
avatar for Gabriella Ferrara

Gabriella Ferrara

The Legal Aid Society, Manhattan Criminal Defense Practice
Staff Attorney
avatar for Brittany Gail-Thomas

Brittany Gail-Thomas

The Color of Excellence
Founder & CEO
avatar for Kirsten Gettys-Downs

Kirsten Gettys-Downs

Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.
Executive Director
avatar for Jessica Graf

Jessica Graf

Federal Public Defender Northern District of Texas
Assistant Federal Public Defender
avatar for Vivianne Guevara

Vivianne Guevara

Federal Defenders of New York in the Eastern District
Director of Client and Mitigation Services
avatar for Lisa Guffey

Lisa Guffey

Defender Services Office US Courts
Supervisory Attorney Advisor
avatar for Ericka Hines

Ericka Hines

Every Level Leadership
Founder
avatar for Atteeyah Hollie

Atteeyah Hollie

Southern Center for Human Rights
Managing Attorney, Impact Litigation
avatar for Katy Hutchinson

Katy Hutchinson

Capital Habeas Unit of the Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Texas
Research and Writing Attorney
avatar for MJ Jihad

MJ Jihad

Office of Respondent Parent Counsel
Director- Family Justice Programming
avatar for Tracie Jones

Tracie Jones

Forensic Social Work Services
Mitigation Specialist
avatar for Sharon Jones-Eversley

Sharon Jones-Eversley

Towson University, Family Studies and Community Development Department
Professor
avatar for Elizabeth Keeney

Elizabeth Keeney

Brooklyn Defender Services
Employee Wellness Program Manager
avatar for Kacey Keeton

Kacey Keeton

Federal Defender Office, Middle District of Alabama
Senior Litigator
avatar for Andrea Kendall

Andrea Kendall

Department of Public Advocacy
Deputy Public Defender
avatar for Sarah King

Sarah King

Metropolitan Public Defender's Office of Portland
Major Felony Attorney
avatar for Desiree Lassiter

Desiree Lassiter

Defender Services Office, Training Division
Visiting Attorney Advisor, AFPD
avatar for Kristin Lavoy

Kristin Lavoy

Neighborhood Defender Service of Detroit
Training Director
avatar for Em Lawler

Em Lawler

If/When/How's Repro Legal Defense Fund
Training Manager and Counsel
avatar for Samantha Lee

Samantha Lee

National Advocates for Pregnant Women
Senior Staff Attorney
avatar for Hayley Lichterman

Hayley Lichterman

Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Deputy Division Chief - Parental Defense Division
NL

Nicole Love-Kelly

Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Managing Attorney
avatar for Lisa Lunt

Lisa Lunt

Defender Services Office Training Division
Attorney Advisor
avatar for Andrea Lyon

Andrea Lyon

Lyon Law
Principal, Professor Emeritus
avatar for Michelle Madaio

Michelle Madaio

Homeless Persons Representation Project
Director - Economic Justice
avatar for Jessica Marvel

Jessica Marvel

Office of the Public Defender
Social Worker
KM

Kate Mason

Georgia Public Defender Council
Deputy Director
NM

Nicole Mayo

Industrial Organization Psychologist
avatar for Amber Miller

Amber Miller

Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
Attorney Supervisor
LM

Lyana Murrell

Brooklyn Defender Services, Smith College School for Social Work
avatar for Allison Neumann

Allison Neumann

Maryland Office of the Public Defender
Social Worker
avatar for Danyelle Oubre

Danyelle Oubre

Federal Public Defender Northern District of Texas
Paralegal, Capital Habeas Unit
avatar for Susanna De La Pava

Susanna De La Pava

Legal Aid's Kings County Criminal Defense Practice
Supervising Attorney
avatar for Asia Piña

Asia Piña

The Bronx Defenders
Early Defense Social Worker
avatar for Marsha Plank

Marsha Plank

Training Specialist
Missouri State Public Defender
avatar for Cheryl Procter-Rogers

Cheryl Procter-Rogers

PR and Business Strategist and Executive Coach
avatar for Gina Pruski

Gina Pruski

Wisconsin State Public Defender
Director of Training and Development
avatar for Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed

Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed

Community Legal Aid Society SoCal
Staff Attorney
avatar for Isabel Sanchez-Cummings

Isabel Sanchez-Cummings

Federal Public Defender's Office, Ohio Northern District
Mitigation Specialist / Investigator / Social Worker
avatar for Lillian Seidel

Lillian Seidel

avatar for Alana Sharps

Alana Sharps

SurThriveTribe
High Conflict Divorce and Child Custody Consultant
avatar for Grace Shih

Grace Shih

Reproductive Health & Advocacy Fellowship, University of Washington
Fellowship Co-Director
avatar for Jai Simpson-Joseph

Jai Simpson-Joseph

National Association for Public Defense
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
avatar for Georgia Sims

Georgia Sims

Nashville Defenders
Assistant Deputy Public Defender
avatar for Alisa Smith

Alisa Smith

University of Central Florida
Professor
avatar for Dana Sussman

Dana Sussman

National Advocates for Pregnant Women
Acting Executive Director
avatar for Abigail Swenstein

Abigail Swenstein

The Legal Aid Society
Staff Attorney
avatar for LaNitria Turner

LaNitria Turner

Still She Rises
Investigation Practice Leader
avatar for Colette Tvedt

Colette Tvedt

The Law Firm of Colette Tvedt LLC
avatar for Robin Wallace

Robin Wallace

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Family Physician, Family Planning Expert
avatar for Amy Williams

Amy Williams

Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of Texas
Chief Investigator
avatar for Dana Wolfe

Dana Wolfe

The Legal Aid Society
Staff Attorney
avatar for LaKitia Woodard

LaKitia Woodard

LaMiere Co.
Co-Founder
avatar for Melinda Yamaga

Melinda Yamaga

Office of the Federal Defender District of Hawaii
Assistant Federal Defender, Senior Litigator
avatar for Erika Young

Erika Young

NewERA Baltimore
Community Liaison
avatar for Jessica Zimbelman

Jessica Zimbelman

State Appellate Defender Office
Managing Attorney