Pro Bono Net staff members will present at multiple sessions on a variety of equal justice issues at the 2014 Equal Justice Conference, May 1-3, 2014 in Portland, Oregon. The Equal Justice Conference brings together all components of the legal community to discuss equal justice issues as they relate to the delivery of legal services to the poor.

Pro Bono Net will present on a wide range of topics, including innovative pro bono models and reaching communities in crisis with technology. Other workshop topics include; overcoming language barriers; addressing the increasing demand for services; online intake and triage systems; evaluating data; and more.

Pro Bono Net will also host a networking box lunch on Thursday, May 1 for programs working on or interested in learning more about initiatives using probono.net, LawHelp.org or LawHelp Interactive.  For more information or to RSVP for the networking session, please email lkeith@probono.net.

Specific panels in which Pro Bono Net staff will take part are listed below.  For more details on each workshop, please visit the EJC website.
 

50 (New) Tech Tips
• David Bonebrake, Legal Services Corporation, Washington, DC
• Liz Keith, Pro Bono Net, San Francisco, CA
• Glenn Rawdon, Legal Services Corporation, Washington, DC
• Jane Ribadeneyra, Legal Services Corporation, Washington, DC
• Brian Rowe, Northwest Justice Project, Seattle, WA

Expanding the Reach of Online Resources Through Innovative Optimization and Social Media Strategies
• Liz Keith, Pro Bono Net, San Francisco, CA
• Leah Margulies, LawHelpNY, New York, NY
• Michael L. Monahan, State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project, Atlanta, GA

Innovative Technology Uses in New and Existing Pro Bono Projects
• Adam Friedl, Pro Bono Net, New York, NY
• Mary Kaczorek, Legal Services State Support, St. Paul, MN
• Stephanie Villinski, Illinois Legal Aid Online, Chicago, IL

Introduction to Data Visualization and Access to Justice
• IV Ashton, LegalServer, Chicago, IL
• Anna Hineline, Legal Assistance of Western New York, Geneva, NY
• Alexander Karsten, Pro Bono Net, San Francisco, CA

Language Access: When Translation is Not Enough
• LeeAnn Friedman, Northwest Justice Project, Vancouver, WA
• Alexander Karsten, Pro Bono Net, San Francisco, CA
• Maria Midlin, Transcend, Davis, CA
• Danielle Rebar, Northwest Justice Project, Vancouver, WA

Online Intake and Triage Systems: What's New, What's Next
• Carol Garner, Law Access New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
• Liz Keith, Pro Bono Net, San Francisco, CA
• Cheryl Nolan, Legal Services Corporation, Washington, DC
• Arika Sánchez, Law Access New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
• Gordon Shaw, Community Legal Aid, Northampton, MA

Reaching Communities in Crisis: Online Strategies and Resources for Disaster Recovery
• Saundra Brown, Lone Star Legal Aid, Houston, TX
• Adam Friedl, Pro Bono Net, New York, NY
• Liz Keith, Pro Bono Net, San Francisco, CA
• Leah Margulies, LawHelpNY, New York, NY

Preconference Sessions, Wednesday, April 30
• New Pro Bono Managers: Nuts & Bolts, Alexander Karsten, Pro Bono Net, San Francisco, CA
• Legal Hotline Managers Program, Claudia Johnson, Pro Bono Net
• Self-Represented Litigation Network Educational Program, Claudia Johnson, Pro Bono Net