2025 Poverty Law Conference

2025 Poverty Law Conference

12:00pm CDT

Interactive Free Legal Answers Luncheon Salon EMary Rios

1:00pm CDT

From Huge Challenge to Low-Hanging Fruit: Restyling (Instead of Sealing) Eviction Cases Room 406Galaganov, Talya How to Build a Network of Donors Salon ESam Prince Improving Access to Justice for People Sued by Debt Collectors Room 410Aaron Varner • Judge Steven Duble • Ann Baddour Mediation in Cases Involving Family Violence Room 408Melanie Morgan Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV)’s 89th Legislative Session Update Room 412Molly Voyles • Jen Mudge Your Honor, I Need a Nap: How to Lawyer Without Losing It Room 415Elizabeth Barrera-Sepulveda • Stephanie Medellin

2:15pm CDT

A Muggle's Guide to Bankruptcy: What Every Non-Bankruptcy Attorney Must Know to Survive Room 415Amy Allen • Samantha Kehl In and Outs of the OAG - Child Support Division Room 408Sharon T Forbes • Judge Shelly Dukes Tackling Coerced Debt: Nuts and Bolts of Helping Survivors Recover Room 410Brittany Hightower When Tech Turns Toxic: Digital Abuse & Intimate Partner Violence Room 412Kaitlyn Eberhardt • Beeral Gupta 2025 Legislative Update for Housing Advocates Room 406Nelson H. Mock Left Behind: Confronting Texas’s Legal Deserts with Data and Advocacy Salon EEden Kriz Klein • Judge Roy Ferguson

3:30pm CDT

Beyond Passive Debt Defense: Stronger Strategies for Current Challenges Room 410Melinda Lopez Criminal Record Clearing Made Easy Room 406Brettney Moore • Justin Thompson • Angel G. Williams Ethical Conundrums in Mandatory Reporting of Child/Elder abuse Room 415Jonna Treble Help! I Need Somebody. Help!: Tears, Trauma, and Telling their Story - Working With Traumatized Clients Salon ERichard Bell • Eden Kriz Klein • Janet Heppard Protective Order Toolkit: Updates and Improvements for your Practice Room 408Anwesha Sarkar • August Mustillo The Intersection of Human Rights, Domestic Violence, and Human Trafficking: Legal Frameworks and US Obligations Room 412Emily Gustafson

4:45pm CDT

CREJ Task Force Meeting Salon E Disaster Law Task Force Meeting Room 406 Family Law Task Force Meeting Room 410 Housing and Consumer Task Force Meeting Salon C Public Health & Benefits Task Force Meeting Room 415 A/B

9:00am CDT

Empowering Crime Survivors with Web3 Technologies: Decentralization, Immutability, and Data Ownership Room 412Ugochukwu, Davina Benefits 101: A Practical Guide to Assessing Basic Client Eligibility Room 408Jeff Larsen • Gloretta Thornton • Kim Brown The Current State of Disasters: What the FEMA? Room 415Sapna Aiyer • Stephanie Duke • Amanda Bosley Update on Defending Evictions in Federally Subsidized Housing & Public Housing Room 406Fred Fuchs Data-Driven Insights: Using Automation to Improve Client Satisfaction Salon EMary Molandes • Nick Whitaker • Ashley Oborn Empowering New Legal Professionals: Drafting Wills and TODDs for Low-Income Texans Room 410Hannah Dyal • Brittanny Perrigue Gomez

10:15am CDT

Navigating New Laws: Legal Strategies for Assisting Defendants in Driver’s License Reinstatement Room 412Justin Thompson • Stephanie Marrone • Sam Marsh A Lawyer's Guide to Children’s Medicaid and Managed Care Room 408Elizabeth Green • Cristina Palacios Disaster Lawyering 5.0 Room 415Stephanie Duke • Sean Jackson Eviction Advocacy and Challenging Illegal Lease Provisions through the DTPA Room 406Benjamin Gerzik Generative AI as a Tool for Litigation Salon EKatie Valle • Edge, Andrew

11:30am CDT

Keynote Luncheon: Keegan Warren Salon CKeegan Warren, JD, LLM • April Faith-Slaker • Trey Apffel

1:00pm CDT

Social Security Appeals Process Room 408Renee Trevino Empowered Choices: Legal and Health Interventions for Pregnant and Parenting Youth Room 412Jessica Trevino • Kayla Mize AI Chatbot Development for Legal Services Salon EMartha Beard-Duncan • Aaron Varner • Ashley Oborn Community Empowerment to Enforce Environmental Protection Laws: How to Hold State and Federal Agencies Accountable Room 415Michael Bates • Adam Pirtle • Wendi Hammond Evidence: A Refresher and Demonstration Room 406Leesa Everitt • Eric Kwartler • Jonna Treble Empowering New Legal Professionals: Drafting Affidavits of Heirship for Low-Income Texans Room 410Hannah Dyal • Brittanny Perrigue Gomez

2:15pm CDT

Bridging the Justice Gap: The Legal Resource Center Model for Community-Centered Access to Justice Salon EJudge Steven Duble • Andre Davison Addressing SNAP Overpayments and Intentional Program Violations in Texas: Legal and Practical Perspectives Room 408Marty Orozco • Tobenna Okezie • Tunrayo Lumpkin Recipe for Success: Access to Justice through a Medical-Legal Partnership Room 412Susan Soto • Carol Luna • Darci Moore

3:30pm CDT

Defying Gravity: Rising Above Credit Card Lawsuits Salon EBecky Moseley • Amy Allen • Samantha Kehl Fighting the Good Fight - Self Care for Sustainable Client Advocacy Room 415Michael Bates • Adam Pirtle • Haley Varnadoe Legal Issues Regarding Mixed Immigration Status Families: Meeting Basic Needs with Public Benefits and Services Room 408Melissa M. Lopez • Bernadette Segura Data-Driven Strategy: How Data Analysis Has Helped in Housing and Can Be Used In Your Projects Room 406Lizbeth Parra Davila • Genevieve Hebert-Fajardo Indigent Healthcare in Texas - From COVID to Measles - Where Are We Now? Room 412Marty Orozco • Bruce Bower • Jeff Larsen Empowering New Legal Professionals: Understanding Capacity and Drafting Advanced Directives for Low-Income Texans Room 410Hannah Dyal • Brittanny Perrigue Gomez

4:45pm CDT

Poverty Law Section Meeting Salon E

6:30pm CDT

2025 TxMLPC Affinity Dinner

9:00am CDT

Emergency Preparedness for Immigrant Families at Risk of Detention & Removal Salon EEva Sikes • Cori Hash Paralegal Perspectives: Strategies for Legal Outreach and Education Room 415Gloretta Thornton • Dora Garcia-Ruiz • Penelope Rodriguez They Not Like Us: The Grit, Grind, and Heart of Legal Aid Attorneys Room 412Lindsay Eustace • LaRonda Pondexter #Winning Social Security Disability Benefits Claims For Veterans Room 408Sondra Haltom • Lori Fergie Wills & Estates for All: Estate Planning for You and Your Low-Income Clients Room 410Sheena Teague Bridging Housing and Consumer Law: Practical Tools for Holistic Legal Advocacy Room 406K'Lisha Rutledge • Amir Befroui • Molly Rogers

10:15am CDT

Empowering Older Adults: Overcoming Legal Barriers to a Better Future Room 408Mariah Gorom • Fallon Hamilton Vaughn Essentials for Non-Immigration Practitioners: 2025 Immigration Legal Updates and Practical Tips Salon EJessica Cisneros Huh? . . . Effectively Communicating Legal Topics to Those with Low Literacy Skills Room 412Melissa Waggoner • Stephanie Marrone • Sam Marsh Probate Mythbusters : Probate Methods for Low-Income Texans Room 410Sheena Teague Work Smarter, Not Harder: Tech Solutions for Client-Facing Tools and Internal Workflows Room 415Amy Dinn • Ashley Oborn

11:30am CDT

2025 Update: Community Justice Workers in Texas Salon EBethany Carson • Cristian Sanchez • Sean Jackson Improving Advocacy for Veterans Claims by Using VA IT Systems Room 408Chris Rogers Municipalities and Legal Aid Organizations: Responding to Substandard Structures, Demolitions, and Heirs’ Properties” Room 406Benjamin Gerzik • Kelsey Blanche Ciluffo • Jill Haning Title IX: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore. How to Navigate the Yellow Brick Road to Keep Survivors in School. Room 412Mary Christine Reed • Brittany Hightower Beyond Natural Disasters: Expanding Legal Aid's Role in Crisis Response Session Room 415Amanda Bosley • Melissa Waggoner • Brittanny Perrigue Gomez Guardianship Guide Room 410Tiffany C. Green

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