2026 Poverty Law Conference

2026 Poverty Law Conference

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7:45am CDT

Breakfast Grand Salon C

9:00am CDT

Manufactured Housing in Rural Texas Grand Salons ABMelissa Arano Shields for the Vulnerable: Surviving and Thriving in USCIS Advocacy for T, U, and VAWA Cases Junior BallroomLeticia Galicia • Bianca Aguilera • Josefina Castro Expunctions and Nondisclosures: Barrier Removal for Victims Classroom 202Anwesha Sarkar • Jessica Picon The True Cost of Being "Poor" in Texas Classroom 203Ashley Oborn • Janice Rivera • Mary Molandes Where Do I Even Start and What Does This Even Mean?: Parsing Legal Processes and Procedures for the Pro Se Litigant Conference Room 301Martha Beard-Duncan • Stephanie R. Marrone • Samuel Marsh

10:15am CDT

Cross-Border Custody Litigation: Hague Convention Remedies and Enforcing Foreign Custody Orders in Texas Grand Salons DEAshley Sosa • Oscar Alfaro • Stephanie Favela • Agustin Ferreira Public Housing Authorities & Advocacy Strategies to Preserve Housing Grand Salons ABK'Lisha Rutledge • Keidra McGriff • Kelsey Ciluffo Bridging the Justice Gap: The Community Justice Workers of Texas Model in Action Classroom 203John Grieger • Jacquelyn (Jackie) Davis • Sean Jackson ClearPathTX - Statewide Expunction Project Classroom 202Jeff Reichman • Angel G. Williams If The Shoe Doesn’t Fit…The Impact of Unjust Legal Financial Obligations and a Model for Justice Court Ability to Pay Determinations Junior BallroomLisa Foster • Judge Steve Duble Legal Tech Projects: How to Plan, Procure, and Manage Legal Tech Vendor Projects Conference Room 301Martha Beard-Duncan • Staci Maloney • Elliott Fontenette

11:30am CDT

Representing the Whole Family: Non-Legal Services Every Texas Family Lawyer Should Understand Grand Salons DESylvia Dominguez-Santillan • Rebeca Mendoza • Lesley Escalante Romero Powerless: Keeping the Lights on for Tenants, from the Property Code to the Constitution Grand Salons ABAdam Pirtle • Haley Varnadoe • Benjamin Gerzik Justice Blooms: Coalition Building to Address Legal Needs in Texas Legal Deserts Junior BallroomMarcela Evans • Salvador Gutierrez Representing Unaccompanied Children (UC) Conference Room 301Salma Hasan • Marisa Peterson • Laura Egan Be a LEGO: What Legal Deserts Teach Us About Building Community Partnerships Classroom 203Johana Soileau • Lisa Davila Lang

2026 Poverty Law Conference

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