This series of presentations will highlight exciting technologies currently in use or within reach of the New York State civil legal aid community.
Statewide Access Portal Project (Glenn Rawdon, Program Counsel for Technology, Legal Services Corporation)
Online Consumer Portal Pilots (Christopher Schwartz, Deputy Director, Legal Hotline & Legal Assistance for the Self-Represented, City Bar Justice Center; Anna Hineline, Technology Coordinator, Legal Assistance of Western New York)
Pro Bono Law Firm IT Initiative and Training Pilot (Michael Donnelly, Chief Information Officer, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP)
Each session facilitator will report out the key points from their sessions. The panel will then offer feedback on the day’s conference and discuss ways to implement the technology priorities of New York’s civil legal services community.
Deborah Wright, President UAW Local 2325; Chair, Technology Working Group, Permanent Commission on Access to Justice
Mark O’Brien, Executive Director, Pro Bono Net
Shawn Morehead, Program Officer, New York Community Trust
Glenn Rawdon, Program Counsel for Technology, Legal Services Corporation
Nishan DeSilva, Chief Technology Officer, Corporate External Legal Affairs, Microsoft
Closing Remarks
Helaine M. Barnett, Chair, Permanent Commission on Access to Justice; President, Legal Services Corporation (2004-2009)