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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Melissa Luokkala

Justice North

Paralegal/Legal Paraprofessional

Duluth, MN

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

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

ICWA & the MN Indian Family Preservation Act: Challenges to Honoring the Connections that Create Healing & Hope for Families Town Hall - Governor SibleyShannon Smith

3:45pm CST

Break (with snack) Town Hall Lower-Level Lobby

4:00pm CST

Paraprofessional Meetup Town Hall - Governor Anderson GTiffany Doherty Family Law Practice Group Forum Town Hall - Governor PillsburyErin Osborne • Diana Villella Larson

5:00pm CST

M-LAW Wellness Hour Wilson Bay Dining Room

5:15pm CST

M-LAW Wellness Hour Activity #3: Arts & Crafts (Mug-Painting) Wilson Bay Dining Room

6:30pm CST

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

8:45pm CST

Bonfire and S'Mores Wilson Bay - Lakeside Open Mic & Karaoke Wilson Bay - Pemmican Room

7:00am CST

Breakfast Wilson Bay Dining Room

9:00am CST

Navigating a Disability Diagnosis in Law School or Practice Town Hall - Governor Anderson FAnn Motl • Jude Schmit • Prateek Viswanathan • Eleanor Frisch

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