2020 Conference Schedule
Wednesday
February 12th
8:30 AM -9:00 AM
General Conference Registration 8:00 AM- 8:30AM A Continuum of Conference Themes “There’s no need to be perfect to inspire others. Let people get inspired by how you deal with your imperfections”. -Ziad K. Abdelnour “My dark days made me strong. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it." -Emery Lord "Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense" . -Ralph Waldo Emerson “Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow" -Vincent van Gogh 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Opening Plenary The Demographic Profiles of Persons with Mental Health Disabilities and related Housing Patterns that Housing “Choices” for them Speakers School Psychologist (TBA) Susan Silverstein, Esq., AARP (Others TBA) Moderator 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM BREAK 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Plenary Fair Housing Litigation and Legislation A discussion of Successful Housing Civil Rights Litigation -Pending Legislation on behalf of persons with Mental Health Disabilities. Speakers Andrew Sperling, Director, NAMI Legislative Affairs Advocacy & Public Policy -Others (TBA) Moderator 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM LUNCHEON SPEAKER Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY’s Health Policy Reporter: Co-Founder of the Urban Health Media Project 1:45: PM – 3:00 PM Plenary Basic Coverage of Fair Housing Laws-Part I- A standard course offered for law students, new/other attorneys, local government staff, housing counseling, mental health, community -based, real estate industry professionals/organizations and others Speakers Michael Seng, Esq., The John Marshall Law School Beth Rosen-Prinz, former Deputy Director, California Department of Fair Employment & Housing Stella Adams, Founder, S. J. Consulting Moderator 3::00 PM - 3:15 PM BREAK 2:30 PM -3:45 PM Plenary Successful Cases Protecting the Rights of Persons with Mental Health Disabilities Speakers Susan Silverstein, Esq., AARP R. Tamar Hagler, Esq., U. S. Department of Justice; Bryan (Others TBA) Conference Day I- Adjourns Vertical Divider
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ThursdayFebruary 13th
General Conference Registration
8:00 AM- 8:30AM 8:30 AM 9 :00 AM Opening Speaker Lee Gelernt, Esq., American Civil Liberties Union- On Immigration-Litigation Past and Future Moderator- 9:00 AM 10:15 AM Plenary Update on Revisions, New Regulations and Future-Laws or Pending Policies Speakers Kevin Kish, Esq., Director of the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (I) R. Tamar Hagler, Esq., U. S. Department of Justice--Bryan Green, Assoc of REALTORS ® (I) Moderator 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM BREAK 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Break Out Legal- Ethical Considerations for Advocates and Attorneys Speakers Richard Painter, Esq., Former Ethics Chief in the George W. Bush White House Andrew Servais, Esq., Wingert, Brubaker Grebing, & Juskie, LLP Moderator Break-Out Algorithmic and Data Bias in Fair Housing and A Homeownership Crisis for Communities of Color Speakers Lisa Rice, President and CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA)--Others TBA) Moderator 12:15 PM – 1:45 PM LUNCHEON Join Us In Honoring: Robert G. Schwemm Ashland-Spears Distinguished Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Plenary A Future Face of Fair Housing Legal Services For future survival, fair housing centers will need to develop and identify new avenues for services for a diverse client base. The session will focus on the construct and success of law school-based fair housing clinics. Speakers Michael Seng, Esq. John Marshall Fair Housing Legal Support Clinic; Desiree Hensley, Esq. University of Mississippi School of Law Clinical Programs Heather R. Abraham, Esq., Georgetown Law-Civil rights Clinic Moderator 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM BREAK 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM Break-Out Fair Housing Components in Tenant Landlord Litigation- A Demonstration-Workshop for Attorneys-Part I Speakers Scott Chang, Esq. Housing Rights Center, Chris Brancart, Esq. Brancart and Brancart, Nadine Cohen, Esq. Greater Boston Legal Services Moderator Break-Out Continuing the Focus on Housing Civil Rights for Veterans: Housing, Homelessness and Persons with Mental Health Disability Speaker Michael Seng, Esq. JMLS Others (TBA) Moderator Day 2-Conference- Adjourns |
FridayFebruary 14th
General Conference Registration 8:00 AM- 8:30AM
8:30 AM 9:00 AM An Update on the Supreme Court-Erwin Chcemerinsky- A Presentation “On Video” 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Plenary Source of Income-Discrimination and Comments on “Moving Toward Integration” Speakers Robert Schwemm, Esq. - Ashland-Spears Distinguished Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Law Chris Brancart, Esq. Brancart and Brancart Moderator 10:15 AM -10:30 AM BREAK 10:30 AM -11:45 AM Plenary Research and Anecdotal Cases that Broaden the Lens of Housing Discrimination Damages Speakers George Lipsitz- On Damages to Children- Jesus Hernandez (I) On Damages to- the Environment Leslie Levy, Esq. Damages to Women (I) Moderator 12:00 PM -1:45 PM LUNCHEON Speaker to be Announced 2:00 PM -3:15 PM Break-Out Fair Housing Components in Tenant Landlord Litigation- A Demonstration Workshop for Attorneys Part II Speakers Scott Chang, Esq, Housing Rights Center -) Nadine Cohen, Esq. Greater Boston— Legal Services—Others (TBA) Moderator Break Out Fair Housing the Past to the Future-Trending- Under Siege: Fair Housing, CRA, HMDA and other Critical Civil & Voting Rights Laws-How Should/Can the Fair Housing Community Respond? Speakers Lisa Rice - President and CEO, National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA)- Stella Adams, CEO, S J Adams Consulting-- Others (TBA) Moderator 3:15 AM – 3:30 AM BREAK 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Plenary Fair Housing Challenges for the Future – Where Do We Go from Here: Joint Action and Building a United Front Topics and Speakers Brief Statements to Notice and Highlight
5:15 PM OPEN MIKE Moderator Arise and Walk: Moving Forward No Matter the Challenge CONFERENCE ADJOURNS |
