The 12th Annual Working in the Public Interest (WIPI) conference will shine a light on current social issues affecting the law and potential solutions that the law can offer in social injustice situations. Key topics to be explored during the event’s three panels include: issues surrounding vulnerable persons in custody, expanding access to justice through community lawyering, and healthcare access and disability rights.
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2017
Saturday, February 25th
9:30 AM

Vulnerable Persons in Custody

Russell C. Gabriel, University of Georgia School of Law
Jamie Roberts, Troup County Public Defenders Office
Rachel Grossman, Southern Poverty Law Center, LGBT Rights & Special Litigation
Leanne Purdum, University of Georgia School of Geography

Dean Rusk Hall, Larry Walker Room

9:30 AM - 10:40 AM
10:50 AM

Expanding Access through Community Lawyering

Christine M. Scartz, University of Georgia School of Law
Morgan Kauffman, Atlanta Legal Aid, Health Law Unit
Tirien Steinbach, East Bay Community Law Center
Diane Park, Student Alliance at University of Georgia

Dean Rusk Hall, Larry Walker Room

10:50 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM

Healthcare Access, Disability Rights, and Olmstead Advocacy

Elizabeth Weeks Leonard, University of Georgia School of Law
Susan Jamieson, Atlanta Legal Aid
Talley Wells, Atlanta Legal Aid
Leslie Lipson, Georgia Advocacy Office
Ezra Young, Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund

Dean Rusk Hall, Larry Walker Room

1:00 PM - 2:10 PM