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

Litigation Leaders Practice Group Forum

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

Town Hall - Governor Anderson G

Who should attend? Anyone who works on strategic litigation to benefit their client communities, as well as anyone who assists with providing litigation support and trainings to program staff. We will discuss recent strategic litigation work; common issues impacting our communities that may be areas for future strategic litigation; ideas to work across programs on strategic litigation; and litigation skills training needs we are seeing in our programs.

Facilitators: Brianna "Breezy" Boone, Assistant Director for Litigation and Advocacy, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services; Lisa Hollingsworth, Director of Litigation and Advocacy, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

CLE: 0.75 hour of Standard CLE credit

Facilitators

Brianna

Assistant Director for Litigation and Advocacy, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS)

Brianna "Breezy" Boone is the Assistant Director for Litigation and Advocacy at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. Prior to this role, Brianna spent five years as a staff attorney in SMRLS’ Economic Justice and Health Legal Partnership units, and two years as an Equal Justice... Read More →

Lisa Hollingsworth

Director of Litigation and Advocacy, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS)

Lisa Hollingsworth is the Director of Litigation and Advocacy at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. Prior to working in her current role, Ms. Hollingsworth was the Assistant Director of Litigation and Advocacy and a staff and supervising attorney in the Housing Unit at SMRLS... Read More →

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

Practice Group Meetings, Standard CLE

9:00am CST

Persuasion Versus Coercion: Getting Clients to Do What We Think Is Best for Them

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

Town Hall - Governor Anderson G

A client intends to do something the attorney thinks is not great for them; what’s the attorney’s duty? We’ll look at scenarios that help explain the attorney’s ethical duties to the client. We’ll talk about Rules 1.2(a), 1.4, and 1.14, Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct, and other relevant ethical obligations.

CLE: 1.0 hour of Ethics CLE credit

Speakers

Joseph Ambroson

Assistant Director, Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility

Joe Ambroson is an Assistant Director in the OLPR, where he’s worked for three years. He previously worked as a family law attorney at Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. He was also appointed as a member of the Second Judicial District Family Violence Coordinating Council... Read More →

Persuasion v Coercion pdf

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

Breakout Sessions, Ethics CLE