Program
Friday, Feb. 32-5:30 p.m.
Sign-in and Registration
Clay Hall Lobby (in front of Caplin Pavilion)
2:30-3 p.m.
Welcome by Dean Risa L. Goluboff
Caplin Pavilion
Dean Goluboff is a leading civil rights scholar and the author of “Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the 1960s” and “The Lost Promise of Civil Rights.”
3:15-4:30 p.m.
FIRST PANEL SESSION
Building Wealth: Expanding Economic Opportunities Through Land, Housing and Development
Sponsored by the Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law
WB101
Sponsored by Women of Color, Feminist Legal Forum and the Virginia Law in Prison Project
WB102
Sponsored by the Virginia Environmental Law Forum
WB104
SECOND PANEL SESSION
Crime, Youth and Justice: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Sponsored by Child Advocacy Research and Education and the UVA Law National Lawyers Guild
WB101
Sponsored by the Domestic Violence Project, LAMBDA Law Alliance and the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law
WB102
Sponsored by the UVA Black Law Students Association and the Center for the Study of Race and Law
WB104
Networking Reception
Karsh Student Center Atrium and Clay Hall
Saturday, Feb. 49:30-10:15 a.m.
Breakfast With Practice Area Breakouts
WB Lounges 1, 2, and 3
Meet fellow students who are interested in the same professional area of public interest and share ideas and tips.
10:30-11:45 a.m.
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
Lunch With Keynote Speaker Robin Steinberg, Founder and Executive Director, The Bronx Defenders
Caplin Pavilion
Sign-in and Registration
Clay Hall Lobby (in front of Caplin Pavilion)
2:30-3 p.m.
Welcome by Dean Risa L. Goluboff
Caplin Pavilion
Dean Goluboff is a leading civil rights scholar and the author of “Vagrant Nation: Police Power, Constitutional Change, and the Making of the 1960s” and “The Lost Promise of Civil Rights.”
3:15-4:30 p.m.
FIRST PANEL SESSION
Building Wealth: Expanding Economic Opportunities Through Land, Housing and Development
Sponsored by the Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law
WB101
- Jim Gray, Manager, Division of Housing Mission and Goals, Federal Housing Finance Agency
- Savonala Horne, Executive Director, Land Loss Prevention Project
- Jessica Shoemaker, Professor, Nebraska College of Law
Sponsored by Women of Color, Feminist Legal Forum and the Virginia Law in Prison Project
WB102
- Georgia Lerner, Executive Director, Women’s Prison Association
- Anisah Sabur, Project Associate, National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
- Josh Bowers, Professor, University of Virginia School of Law
Sponsored by the Virginia Environmental Law Forum
WB104
- Joe Szakos, Executive Director, Virginia Organizing
- Jamie Cole, Policy Advocate, North Carolina Conservation Network
- Lisa Garcia, Vice President of Litigation for Healthy Communities, Earthjustice
SECOND PANEL SESSION
Crime, Youth and Justice: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Sponsored by Child Advocacy Research and Education and the UVA Law National Lawyers Guild
WB101
- Janet Van Cuyk, Legislation and Research Manager, Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
- Emilee Hasbrouck, Assistant Public Defender, Richmond Public Defender’s Office
- Jennifer Woolard, Professor, Georgetown University
- Jeree Thomas '11, Policy Director, Campaign for Youth Justice
Sponsored by the Domestic Violence Project, LAMBDA Law Alliance and the Virginia Journal of Criminal Law
WB102
- Maj. Michael Scaletty, former Special Victim Prosecutor, U.S. Army Alaska, U.S. Army Legal Services Agency
- Patty Roseberry, Outreach Advocate, Shelter for Help in Emergency
- Kathryn Finley, Attorney, Tahirih Justice Center
- Jonathan Yglesias, Programs and Services Director, Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance
- Anne Coughlin, Professor, University of Virginia School of Law
Sponsored by the UVA Black Law Students Association and the Center for the Study of Race and Law
WB104
- Wes Bellamy, Vice-Mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia
- Kim Rolla '13, Attorney and Housing Team Coordinator, Legal Aid Justice Center
- Helen Hardiman, Vice President of Law and Policy, Housing Opportunities Made Equal
- Joy Johnson, Chair, Public Housing Association of Residents, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Kim Forde-Mazrui, Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Law, University of Virginia School of Law
Networking Reception
Karsh Student Center Atrium and Clay Hall
Saturday, Feb. 49:30-10:15 a.m.
Breakfast With Practice Area Breakouts
WB Lounges 1, 2, and 3
Meet fellow students who are interested in the same professional area of public interest and share ideas and tips.
10:30-11:45 a.m.
CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
- Initial Interviews: Building the Client, Witness, Victim Relationship | WB104
Joe Platania, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in Charlottesville, Virginia, and former Assistant Public Defender
- Trafficking 101 | WB105
Sabrina Talukder '14, Staff Attorney, The Legal Aid Society, New York City
- Exploring and Handling Trauma With Clients and Victims | WB114
Matthew Yoder, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Sara Boyd, Ph.D., Forensic Psychologist
- An Introduction to Community Organizing and Policy Advocacy | WB127
Kate Duvall, Director of Student Affairs, University of Virginia School of Law; former Attorney and Policy Coordinator at the Legal Aid Justice Center
- Lawyering in the Field of Civil Rights | WB164
Stephen Pevar, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Racial Justice Program
Lunch With Keynote Speaker Robin Steinberg, Founder and Executive Director, The Bronx Defenders
Caplin Pavilion
