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Conference Agenda

The Promise of Justice Conference
Friday, November 13, 2009

Peabody Hotel and Convention Center
Three Statehouse Plaza
Little Rock, AR 72201

Agenda
 

Time

Activity

Location

Speaker(s)

8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.

Sign In

Foyer A

——

8:30 a.m.–8:40 a.m.

Introduction

Salon A

Philip S. Anderson 
Past President
American Bar Association

1998 - 1999

8:40 a.m.–9:15 a.m.

Opening plenary

Salon A

H. Thomas Wells, Jr.
Immediate Past President
American Bar Association

2009 - 2010

9:15 a.m.–9:30 a.m.

Leadership Gift Announcement

Salon A

 

9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Status of Poverty in Arkansas & the Need for Legal Aid

(1 hour Ethics CLE)

Salon A

Annabelle Clinton Imber
Associate Justice
Arkansas Supreme Court
1997 - Present

Jon Comstock
Wal-Mart Legal Department

10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Morning coffee break w/ client stories

Foyer A

Legal Aid Clients

11:00 a.m.–Noon

Discussion Groups:
Family Law
Consumer Law
Housing Law
Public Benefits Law

(1 hour General CLE)

Ouachita
Pinnacle
Lafayette

Neosho

Facilitators:

Access to Justice Commissioners
&
Legal Aid Attorneys

Noon–1:30 p.m.

Lunch

Salon B

Jess H. Dickinson
Associate Justice
Mississippi Supreme Court

2004 - Present

1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.

Discussion Groups:
Family Law
Consumer Law
Housing Law
Public Benefits Law

(1 hour General CLE)

Ouachita
Pinnacle
Lafayette

Neosho

Facilitators:

Access to Justice Commissioners
&
Legal Aid Attorneys

2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Afternoon snacks

Foyer A

——

3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Group Reports & Closing

Salon A

TBD