2024 State Conference: Full Schedule

Bridging Worlds: Community, Culture, and the Work of Legal Aid — Wednesday, November 6 - Friday, November 8, 2024 — Madden’s Resort on Gull Lake, Brainerd MN

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8:00am CST

Intake Meetup

Friday November 8, 2024 8:00am - 8:50am CST

Town Hall - Governor Anderson F

Do you conduct intakes as part of your job? If so, this meetup is for you! Join colleagues from around the state to share best practices and tips and discuss trends and issues you see in the course of your work conducting intakes. Agenda suggestions can be submitted to the facilitator or State Support staff.

Facilitator: Kayla Swanson, Legal Secretary and Intake Coordinator, Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota

Facilitators

Kayla Swanson

Legal Secretary and Intake Coordinator, Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota (LSNM)

Friday November 8, 2024 8:00am - 8:50am CST
Town Hall - Governor Anderson F

Meetup/Affinity Group

9:00am CST

Navigating a Disability Diagnosis in Law School or Practice

Friday November 8, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am CST

Town Hall - Governor Anderson F

Hear from legal professionals who received disability diagnoses during law school or practice and how they managed this journey during busy professional times. Panelists will discuss numerous topics including receiving accommodations and support, advice for others receiving diagnoses during busy phases in life, and how they use their disability to their benefit in practice. Individuals without disabilities are also encouraged to attend to learn how to better support their colleagues and gain an understanding of disability.

CLE: 1.0 hour of MHSU CLE credit

Speakers

Ann Motl

Senior Counsel, Bowman and Brooke LLP

Ann Motl concentrates her product liability litigation practice defending products for pharmaceutical and drug and medical device manufacturers. Ann has appeared in state and federal courts across the country on behalf of her clients. She is well-versed in eDiscovery and handles... Read More →

Jude Schmit

Public Benefits Law Lead Attorney, Justice North

Jude Schmit is the Public Benefits Lead Attorney at Justice North, focusing on benefits and housing law for Justice North out of the Duluth and Brainerd offices but covers the entire eleven-county region. Jude recently authored an article for the Mitchell Hamline Law Review, Witnessed... Read More →

Prateek Viswanathan

Attorney, Robins Kaplan LLP

Prateek is a trial lawyer working in intellectual property litigation, particularly on patent matters. Before joining Robins Kaplan, he served for two years as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable C.J. Williams for the Northern District of Iowa, an experience invaluable to his... Read More →

Eleanor Frisch

Associate, Cohen Millstein

Eleanor Frisch, an associate in Cohen Milstein’s Employee Benefits/ERISA practice, represents the interests of employees, retirees, plan participants and beneficiaries in ERISA class-action lawsuits across the country. Prior to joining Cohen Milstein, Eleanor spent several years... Read More →

Friday November 8, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am CST
Town Hall - Governor Anderson F

Breakout Sessions, MHSU CLE