2024 State Conference

2024 State Conference

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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Denise Melendrez-Giese

5:00pm CST

Dinner Buffet Wilson Bay Dining Room

6:30pm CST

7:00pm CST

Justice and Healing: A Native American Perspective on Navigating Hypervisibility and Invisibility Town Hall Governor’s BallroomAnton Treuer, PhD

8:45pm CST

Bonfire and S'Mores Wilson Bay - Lakeside

7:00am CST

Breakfast Wilson Bay Dining Room

9:00am CST

Welcome & Tech Talk: 3 Topics in 10 Minutes or Less Town Hall Governor’s BallroomRachel J. Perry • J. Singleton • Law Schuelke

9:30am CST

Break Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

9:45am CST

Clean Slate: How Minnesota’s Evolving Landscape of Criminal Expungement Processes Offers Opportunity and Hope for Criminal Offenders Town Hall - Governor Anderson GAnna Koller • Jim Vollstaedt

10:45am CST

Break (with snack) Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

11:00am CST

Navigating Conflicts of Interest: Essential Guidelines for Support Staff and Intake Specialists in Legal Aid Organizations Town Hall - Governor Anderson FLinda Morrison • Nicholas Morrison

12:00pm CST

Lunch Town Hall Governor’s Ballroom

1:15pm CST

Path to Legislative Impact: Insights from Jamie Becker-Finn on Civil Legal Services, Public Defense, and Rejecting the Status Quo Town Hall Governor’s BallroomJamie Becker-Finn

2:30pm CST

Break Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

2:45pm CST

Embracing Neurodiversity: Strategies for Success with Neurodivergent Clients and Colleagues Town Hall - Governor PillsburyHeather Helmer

3:45pm CST

Break (with snack) Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

6:30pm CST

Awards Dinner Town Hall Governor’s BallroomMilo Mumgaard • Daniel Morris

8:45pm CST

Open Mic & Karaoke Wilson Bay - Pemmican Room

7:00am CST

Breakfast Wilson Bay Dining Room

8:00am CST

Public Benefits Law Practice Group Forum Town Hall - Governor PillsburyLaura Melnick

9:00am CST

Persuasion Versus Coercion: Getting Clients to Do What We Think Is Best for Them Town Hall - Governor Anderson GJoseph Ambroson

10:00am CST

Break (with snack) Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

12:10pm CST

Box Lunches to Go Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby