Name: SELF-HELP BOOTCAMP - detailed agenda now in description
Start: 2024-09-18T09:00:00-0600
End: 2024-09-18T17:30:00-0600

Wednesday September 18, 2024 9:00am - 5:30pm MDT

SRLN24 Pre-Conference Agenda
September 18
9:00-5:30 - Moot Courtroom
See sched for faculty

9:00 - 9:45 Welcome & Introductions
9:45 - 10:15 The Court’s Role in Self-Help
Low Resource Statewide Start-Up Case Study #1
10:15 - 10:30 BREAK
10:30 - 12:30- Rotating Small Group Sessions (30 minutes)
A. How to build institutional engagement with Judges
B. Coordination with Clerk’s offices & other court staff
C. Intake/Triage & Info/Advice (this will be a double session)
10:30 - 12:30 Guided workshop for those trying to get something off the ground
12:30 - 1:15 LUNCH
1:15 - 1:45 Reflections from Morning Sessions
1:45 - 2:00 Low Resource County Based Start-Up Case Study #2
2:00 - 2:45 Case Studies of Successful External Stakeholder Communication Strategies
2:45 - 3:00 BREAK
3:00 - 5:00 Rotating Small Group Sessions (30 minutes each)
A. Self-evaluation & data collection
B. Right sizing the role of technology
C Process mapping & simplification
D. Language and disability access
5:00 - 5:30 Closing reflections

Speakers

Judge Mark A. Juhas

Judge, Los angeles superior court

Joseph Schieffer

CEO, A2J Tech

Joseph is the founder and CEO of A2J Tech. Joseph can be found collaborating with advocates to develop user-centered solutions. As both a project manager and a programmer, Joseph is able to efficiently design and implement technology projects. Joseph has presented at the National... Read More →

Katherine Alteneder

SRLN Director Emerita, ATJ Innovation

David Neumeyer

Executive Director, Virginia Legal Aid Society

Executive director of Virginia Legal Aid Society since 1990. Previously a chief attorney for Maryland Legal Aid, legal director for Food Research & Action Center, minority counsel for U.S. Senate Committee on Labor & Human Resources, Reginald Heber Smith Fellow at Rhode Island Legal... Read More →

Cristina Llop

Access to Justice Consultant, Law Within Reach PC

I consult on issues of access to justice, particularly strategies to help self-represented litigants access the legal system and language access. I have run self-help centers in both urban and rural counties in California and, as a federally certified court interpreter, I have interpreted... Read More →

Bonnie Hough

Consultant, Self Represented Litigation Network

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Margaret Hagan

Executive Director, Stanford Legal Design Lab

Executive Director of Stanford Legal Design LabMargaret Hagan is the Executive Director of the Legal Design Lab at Stanford University, as well as lecturer at the Law School and d.school. She is a lawyer, and holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, a DPhi

Ana Maria Garcia

Vice President of Access to Justice Intitiatives, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County

Ana Maria Garcia (she/her/hers) is a passionate advocate dedicated to creating solutions and expanding access to justice for all, particularly to underserved communities. Currently, she is the Vice President of Access to Justice Initiatives at NLSLA, serving as the liaison to the... Read More →

Danielle Hirsch

Managing Director, Access to Justice, NCSC

Danielle Hirsch is the Interim Court Services Director of the Court Consulting Division at the National Center for State Courts. In that capacity, Danielle is working to develop, guide and implement policies and procedures of court consulting operations to ensure success, high-quality work. In... Read More →

Stacy Jane

Director, Innovation for Justice

Stacy Jane is the Director of i4J and has two decades of experience in community advocacy and expanding the reach of civil legal services for under-represented populations. Her research focuses on the application of human-centered design and innovation to social justice issues including... Read More →

Eduardo Gonzalez

Program Officer, American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Eduardo is the Program Officer for Civil Justice at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) where he works to implement the recommendations of the AAAS's Civil Justice for All Report and outcomes from the Making Justice Accessible Project. With deep knowledge about the access... Read More →

Rochelle Klempner

Legal Consultant, Legal Hand

Rochelle Klempner is a legal consultant for Legal Hand, Inc., after retiring from the New York State Court System where she served most recently as Staff Counsel to the Permanent Commission on Access to Justice; Counsel to the Judicial Institute on Professionalism in the Law; and... Read More →

Fern Fisher

Executive Director, Legal Hand