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**RSVP HERE<\/a>!**<\/p>\n

**View Speaker Bios HERE<\/a> **<\/p>\n

Are you a law student? Do you want to learn more about progressive lawyering and legal advocacy? Do you want a frank discussion on the fundamental flaws of our current legal and political systems? If you answer yes to these questions, join us at Disorientation 2022! More details and the agenda are below!<\/p>\n

DisOrientation 2022
\nSaturday, October 22, 2022
\n9:00 AM \u2013 4:30 PM<\/p>\n

9:00AM \u2013 9:20AM Welcome Remarks & Housekeeping<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chris Chavis, Executive Director, NLG-Los Angeles
\nSophia Wrench, Co-President, NLG-Los Angeles Board of Directors<\/p>\n

9:25AM \u2013 10:40AM Critical Re-Reading of Law School Cases<\/strong><\/p>\n

Julia Vasquez, Clinical Professor of Law, Southwestern Law
\nMaeve Glass, Associate Professor of Law, Columbia Law
\nChris Chavis, Executive Director, NLG-Los Angeles
\nFacilitated by Ella Henry, USC Law \u201824<\/p>\n

10:45AM \u2013 12:00PM Humanizing the Disability & Unhoused Community<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aisha Novasky, Supervising Attorney, Civil Rights Practice Group, Disability
\nRights California & Lecturer at UCLA Law
\nCathy Sweetser, Director, Human Rights Litigation Clinic, UCLA Law
\nFacilitated by Shara Darden, Southwestern Law \u201824<\/p>\n

12:00PM \u2013 1:00PM LUNCH BREAK<\/strong><\/p>\n

1:00PM \u2013 2:30PM Presentations on Financial Empowerment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Student Loans: Sparky Abraham, Debtors Rights Attorney, Jubilee Legal<\/p>\n

Public Benefits: Stacey Loomis, Attorney, Community Legal Aid SoCal<\/p>\n

Salaries in Public Interest Careers: Joelle Eliza Lingat, Detention and
\nDeportation Defense Attorney & NLG-National Treasurer<\/p>\n

Facilitated by Erika Cervantes, Staff Attorney, MALDEF<\/p>\n

2:45PM \u2013 4:15PM Movements, Organizing, and Building Collective Power<\/strong>
\nJane Kim, State Director, California Working Families Party
\nJordan Palmer, Attorney, UNITE Here & Legal Department, Strippers United
\nMatthew Pillischer, Logistics Coordinator, Poor People\u2019s Army
\nCristina Pineda, Deputy Public Defender, LA County Public Defender
\nFacilitated by Carie Martin, Southwestern Law \u201824<\/p>\n

4:15PM \u2013 4:30PM How to Get Involved with the National Lawyers Guild<\/strong>
\nAmeena Qazi, Co-Director of the Peace and Justice Law Center
\nIn Conversation with Erika Cervantes, Staff Attorney, MALDEF<\/p>\n

6:00PM \u2013 10:00PM In-Person Social<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verdugo Bar – 3408 Verdugo Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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