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

Lara Otsuka

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services (SMRLS)

Director of Business Administration

St. Paul, MN

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I joined SMRLS (Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services) in October 2021 as the Director of Business Administration, and in that role oversee our IT, Intake and Hotline programs, as well as our volunteer attorney program. I'm involved in the Minnesota legal kiosk project and in the effort to coordinate legal aid intake across Minnesota.

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

Brain-Teasing Trivia Wilson Bay - Pemmican Room

7:00am CST

Breakfast Wilson Bay Dining Room

8:00am CST

Administrator and Fiscal Staff Meetup Town Hall - Governor SibleyLara Otsuka

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

Concepts in Capacity: Exploring Decision Making in the Legal Realm Town Hall - Governor SibleyMarit Anne Peterson

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

Consumer Law Legislative Update Town Hall - Governor Anderson GMary Kaczorek • Bennett Hartz

3:45pm CST

Break (with snack) Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

5:15pm CST

M-LAW Wellness Hour Activity #1: Madden's Hike Wilson Bay - Lakeside

6:30pm CST

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

8:45pm CST

Let's Play! Wilson Bay Dining Room

7:00am CST

Breakfast Wilson Bay Dining Room

9:00am CST

Data is Power – Data is Knowledge – Data is Fun! Town Hall Governor’s BallroomRachel J. Perry

10:00am CST

Break (with snack) Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

10:30am CST

In Defense of Radical Hope: Fostering Change Through Interdependence and Possibility Town Hall Governor’s BallroomJohnanna Ganz

12:10pm CST

Box Lunches to Go Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

My Facilitators Sessions

8:00am CST

Administrator and Fiscal Staff Meetup Town Hall - Governor SibleyLara Otsuka