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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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Path to Legislative Impact: Insights from Jamie Becker-Finn on Civil Legal Services, Public Defense, and Rejecting the Status Quo
Thursday November 7, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Town Hall Governor’s Ballroom
Jamie Becker-Finn, attorney and Minnesota State Representative, will share her background and path to service, and speak to the need for more people to engage and impact the legislative process. She will share insights about the historic increase in state funding for civil legal services and public defense in the 2023 legislative session and beyond. Rep. Becker-Finn will also discuss the importance of the People of Color & Indigenous Caucus and Queer Caucus in Minnesota's legislature. She is a Leech Lake Ojibwe descendant and grew up in rural Minnesota.

CLE:  1.25 hour of Standard CLE credit
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Jamie Becker-Finn

Attorney and State Representative, District 40B, Minnesota House of Representatives
Jamie Becker-Finn is an attorney and the State Representative for District 40B in the Minnesota House, where she serves as the Chair of the Judiciary & Civil Law Committee.  Rep. Becker-Finn's work is focused on lifting up voices that are otherwise not heard and addressing systemic... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm CST
Town Hall Governor’s Ballroom
  Plenary Sessions, Standard CLE
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