Equal Justice University 2022 has ended

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Equal Justice University 2022

8:15am CDT

The Storytelling Leader: Exercising Your Voice of Innovation and Inspiration OakleighDavid Hutchens • Tennessee Bar Foundation

10:00am CDT

Cultivating Cultural Humility Broadlands ALaToya Townsend Panel: Tennessee Resources and Services for Older Adults Cambridge BClaire Marsalis • Vickie Trice • Sidney Schuttrow • Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability Tennessee General Assembly Actions Cambridge AStewart Clifton How to Create Client Centered Legal Projects Broadlands BTheresa Morrison • Derria Ford

11:45am CDT

Leadership Luncheon OakleighTennessee Bar Association

1:00pm CDT

Laughter at Law: The Ethics of Tennessee Legal Humor Cambridge BRoy Herron History of Legal Aid in Tennessee Cambridge AAshley Wiltshire • Dave Yoder • Mary Jo Middlebrooks Surviving After Abuse: Housing Protections for Survivors of Domestic Violence Broadlands BZac Oswald • Trina Hughes "I Feel Sick": Vicarious Trauma and Helping Professionals Broadlands ADr. Gina Crean

2:45pm CDT

Commonly Encountered Ethical Issues for Legal Aid Practitioners Broadlands BSteven Christopher How to Protect Families with an Order of Protection Cambridge BRebecca Toca TennCare Systemic Issues Broadlands ARob Watkins • Brant Harrell • Gordon Bonnyman • Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability "You are Out of Order!": Using By-Laws and Parliamentary Procedure to Reform a Dysfunctional Board of Directors Cambridge APamela Williams Kelly

4:00pm CDT

Wages, Hours & Working Conditions and Your Rights Broadlands BJill Adkins Growing Our Own: Building Better Relationships and Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls when Working with Law Student Volunteers Cambridge BAlix Rogers • Belmont University College of Law Family Law for Lawyers Who Don't Practice Family Law Cambridge AMary Jo Middlebrooks TennCare 101 Broadlands ARob Watkins • Brant Harrell • Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability

5:15pm CDT

Employment Law Task Force Broadlands A Family Law Task Force Cambridge A Health and Benefits Task Force Cambridge B

6:30pm CDT

Access to Justice Reception Oakleigh Hallway

7:00pm CDT

Access to Justice Dinner OakleighTennessee Bar Foundation

8:15am CDT

Designed to Fail Broadlands AJack W. Derryberry Tools for Pro Se Tenants in the Justice Gap Cambridge BTomi Robb Dealing with Difficult People - For Everyone Broadlands BCathy Clayton Technology Tips and Tricks Cambridge AHolly Fuller • Kathryn Avent-Mann

9:30am CDT

LGBTQ+ Competency & Ethics in Your Law Practice Cambridge BKatie Zipper The Intersection of Poverty and Justice Broadlands ASabrina Williams Sullenberger • Jennifer Crowell Thompson Nutrition Programs 101 Cambridge ASigne Anderson • Vanessa Zapata Dealing with Difficult People for Employers and Managers Broadlands BCathy Clayton

10:45am CDT

IEPs and Children in the Educational System Broadlands AJessica Salonus Nuts and Bolts of Conservatorship Cambridge AAmy Willoughby Bryant • University of Memphis School of Law Employment Law for Employers Cambridge BCindy Ettingoff The Power and Pitfalls of Tennessee's Expungement Statute Broadlands BProfessor Joy Radice • University of Tennessee College of Law

12:00pm CDT

Access to Justice Luncheon OakleighFirst Horizon

1:30pm CDT

Basic Skills: Discovery Broadlands ADavid Kozlowski Saving Your Client’s Home from a “Foreclosure Rescue” Scheme Cambridge BDavid Tarpley • Rae Anne Smith Immigration 101 Cambridge AChay Sengkhounmany Grant Budgets 101 Broadlands BMelissa Brumfield • Debra House • Nhung Nguyen • Adonis Patton

2:45pm CDT

Patience and Imagination: Communicating with Limited English Proficient Populations in Legal Settings Cambridge BRichard Ponce-de-Leon Legal Research for Paralegals Cambridge APatrick Morrison Mindfulness: The Challenge of Putting on Your Oxygen Mask Before Others Broadlands ANicole M. Grida Critical Conversations with Clients: The Power of Motivational Interviewing Broadlands BMichael Fazi • Vanderbilt University Law School

4:00pm CDT

Basic Skills: Administrative Law Cambridge ADavid Kozlowski Dancing Through Quicksand: Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in Family Law Practice Broadlands AJohn Jolley Maze Runner: Navigating the VA Benefits Realm for a Better Outcome Broadlands BChris Johnson • Takacs McGinnis Elder Care Law Using Arbitration as a Weapon in Debt Collection Cases Cambridge BBen Burdett

5:15pm CDT

Education Task Force Broadlands B Housing and Consumer Task Force Cambridge B Immigration Law Task Force Broadlands A

8:00am CDT

Introduction to Tai Chi for Health, Balance and Relaxation OakleighPeter Hodes

8:45am CDT

Access to Justice and Partnering with the Faith Community: Understanding the Congregation's Role in Behavioral Health Advocacy OakleighMonty Burks, PhD • Tennessee Human Rights Commission