Conference speakers

Welcome Remarks by Dean Minow and Panel 1: “The Crisis: Turner, and The Unmet Needs of Civil Litigants”

  • Russell Engler, professor of law and director of clinical programs, New England Law: “The Story of Turner, and What it Means for Vulnerable Parties”
  • Rebecca Sandefur, assistant professor of sociology and law, University of Illinois College of Law: “Pervasive Civil Justice Problems, Why People Lack Aid, What’s Done Without It”
  • Mark Ladov, counsel, Justice Program, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law: “(Practice Perspective) The Importance of Legal Counsel in Preventing Foreclosure”
  • James Greiner, professor, Harvard Law School: “The State of Our Knowledge About Unmet Needs and the Legal Services Crisis”
  • Moderator: Deborah Rhode, professor of law and director of the Center on the Legal Profession, Stanford Law School

Panel 2: “Today’s Pro Bono Efforts: What’s Working, What Isn’t”

  • Jeanne Charn, senior lecturer on law and director of the Bellow-Sacks Access to Civil Legal Services Project, Harvard Law School: “Pro Bono in America, its Development, and Global Comparisons”
  • Scott Cummings, professor of law, UCLA: “Researching Pro Bono, and Where our Knowledge Falls Short”
  • David Grossman, clinical professor and director of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, Harvard Law School: “Common Legal Aid Cases, and Where Legal Need is Most Dire”
  • Kathrine Hudgins, assistant appellate defender, South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense: “(Practice Perspective) Legal Obstacles to Pro Bono Indigent Criminal Defense”
  • Moderator: Richard Zorza, director of the national Self Represented Litigation Network

Panel 3: “The Future of Legal Services: Improving Law and Policy”

  • Richard Zorza, director of the national Self Represented Litigation Network: “Self-Help, and Innovations from the Bar, Legal Aid, and Communities”
  • Jacqui Bowman, executive director, Greater Boston Legal Services: (Practice Perspective) What Legal Aid Organizations Need to Better Tackle Crisis
  • John Farmer Jr, dean, Rutgers Law School: “Thinking Outside the Box, Apprenticeship and the Future of the Legal Professio”n
  • Deborah Rhode, professor of law and director of the Center on the Legal Profession, Stanford Law School: “Connecting Talent to Need and Increasing Pro Bono Work in Law Schools”
  • Moderator: Rebecca Sandefur, assistant professor of sociology and law, University of Illinois College of Law