2026 Poverty Law Conference

2026 Poverty Law Conference

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1:00pm CDT

Your First Uncontested Guardianship: A Step-by-Step Guide from Intake to Annual Reporting Classroom 203Brittanny P. Gomez • Hannah Dyal Stop Settling: Practical Trial Preparation for Poverty Law Litigators Grand Salons ABDana Karni • Leesa Everitt • Patricia Tsai Challenges in Obtaining Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Findings in SAPCR Proceedings Junior BallroomCarolina Rodriguez-Neufeld • Salma Hasan • Marisa Peterson Sick Of It: SOI Best Practices Classroom 202Stephanie R. Medellin • Jacqueline Calvert Helping Veterans and Service Members Avoid Fraud and Scams Conference Room 301Lori Fergie • Jonna Treble • John Haydon

2:15pm CDT

Family Stability Tools: Using Delegations of Parental Authority to Support Caregivers Grand Salons DERaquel Mora-Ojeda • Aisha Sheila Solano • Maria Jose Vallejo Probate 101 Classroom 203Jessie Campbell • Lisa Nelsen Unseen Liens and Rent-to-NEVER-Own: Property Code Protections for Texas Homebuyers Grand Salons ABJohn Grieger Security and Sovereignty: Protecting Immigrant Families through Naturalization Junior BallroomSara Morales • Maria Romero • Leticia Galicia Fighting the Good Fight – Self Care for Sustainable Client Advocacy Classroom 202Michael Bates • Penelope Rodriguez Title IX in Practice: Access to Justice, Survivor Support, and Due Process in Schools Conference Room 301Dr. Sandi E. Aboy • Nandini Nair • Lanie Bandell

3:30pm CDT

When the Village Raises the Child: Representing the Nonparent Client Grand Salons DEStephanie R. Medellin • Dayla S. Pepi SB 38 So Far Grand Salons ABEric Kwartler • Megan Parry Essentials for Non-Immigration Practitioners: 2026 Immigration Legal Updates and Practical Tips Junior BallroomJessica Cisneros Greening Legal Deserts: Solutions to Rural Lawyer Scarcity Conference Room 301Camilla Hsu TBA Classroom 202Samuel Marsh • Abbiegail Francis • Stephanie McKernan Advocating for Vulnerable Veterans when the VA steps in to appoint a Fiduciary or Guardian Classroom 203Lori Fergie • Jonna Treble • John Haydon

4:45pm CDT

Community Redevelopment and Environmental Justice Grand Salons AB Disaster Law Task Force Meeting Classroom 202 Family Law Task Force Meeting Classroom 203

2026 Poverty Law Conference

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