2025 Partners for Justice Conference Schedule | Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland

Opening Program
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM	Registration & Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Morning Plenary	David S. Gray Hon. Angela M. Eaves Hon. Michael W. Siri Michelle Siri Reena Shah Sharon E. Goldsmith Vicki Schultz	Read more »

1st Morning Sessions
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM	Law & (dis)Orders: Navigating the intersection of Disability and Dignity in the Courtroom	Garret Mooney Katelyn Keegan Perneita Farrar Viola Woolums	Read more »
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM	Maryland’s Protective Order Laws: Progress Made, Goals for the Future	Amy Shaw Palumbo Katherine A. Bradley Laure Ruth Thomas Manion	Read more »
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM	Community Collaborations Foster Sustainable Reentry	Hon. Cathy H. Serrette Rasheed Bennett Shannice Anderson Shareese Kess	Read more »
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM	Put It on the Map: Using GIS Technology to Answer Questions About Our Communities	Joan Bellistri Julia Viets Kazeem Anifowoshe Reena Shah	Read more »
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM	Healing Tools for Justice Workers	Ife Minor Imani Jackson Margaret Henn Tuesday Barnes	Read more »
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM	Rent Escrow and Habitability After the Tenant Safety Act	Elizabeth Ashford James Bell Jonathan Riedel	Read more »

2nd Morning Sessions
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM	Block by Block: The Personal Stories of Vacancy	Ivy Finkenstadt Nneka N'namdi Steven Kappen	Read more »
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM	Grassroots Justice: Community Justice Workers Building Access from the Ground Up	Dr. Marie D. Fouché Hon. Angela M. Eaves Hon. Syeetah Hampton-El Meredith Girard	Read more »
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM	Practical AI and Automation Tools for Maryland Legal Nonprofits	Dave Pantzer Leland Sampson Russ Bloomquist Wanda A. Calvin Claiborne	Read more »
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM	Breaking Barriers: Disability Perspectives in Legal Practice	Adam Curtis Gary Norman Hon. Ana Hernandez Richard Shermanski	Read more »
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM	The Impact on Mental Health and the Capacity to Parent in Child Custody Cases	Doris G. Walker Dr. Josef Passley Hon. Lynne A. Battaglia Lindsay Parvis Nancy B. Grimm	Read more »
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM	Advocating for Justice: Strategies and Innovations in Representing Detained Immigrants	Bria Yazic Catherine H. Scenna Francisco Flores Rose Richardson	Read more »

Midday Program
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch Program & Keynote Address by Cathryn A. Paul Jackson	Cathryn A. Paul Jackson Chief Justice Matthew J. Fader Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown Sharon E. Goldsmith Stephanie Joseph	Read more »

Afternoon Sessions
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	From Cradle to (In)Carceration: The Plight of Black Women Oppressed by the Criminal Justice System	Cicely A. Jervis Corliss M. Wilson Joy T. Mvundura Samella A. Carryl	Read more »
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Client Interviewing and Triage for Same Day Representation	Anthony Rodriguez Jennifer Mercer Tina Heidrick Warren Buff	Read more »
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Resolving Student Loan Debt Inside and Outside of Bankruptcy	Amy P. Hennen Jeffrey Scholnick Joshua Cohen William Steinwedel	Read more »
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Freelance Isn’t Free: Protecting Freelance Workers in Maryland and Around the U.S.	Christia Ravenell John Rudikoff Nicholas Cohen Rafael Espina	Read more »
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM	Lost in the System: Advocating for Defendants in Competency Limbo	Autumn Roundtree Kimberly A. June Mariel W. Shutinya	Read more »