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o Host annual Louisiana Justice Community Conference
The 2020 conference, originally scheduled in-person in
October, was successfully held online Dec 2-4 through a virtual
platform, Pathable with increased attendance and national
presenter participation. All CLEs were recorded and will be
made available through Probono.net/la. Planning for the 2021
conference is underway in conjunction with the 2021 Criminal
Justice Committee’s Summit.
o Provide targeted training throughout the year on public interest
legal issues
• Facilitated the 2019 Substantive Law Training Series for
Public Interest attorneys, providing CLEs in-person and
via simulcast. Recorded trainings and made available
online through the LSBA Vimeo page and ProBono.Net.
Trainings with materials on Family Law, Domestic
Violence, Successions, Social Security Disability,
Consumer and Bankruptcy are currently available.
● 2020 Substantive law series included FEMA training
following Hurricane Laura for civil legal aid and volunteer
attorneys and created 8 training videos and
corresponding training manuals for civil legal aid and
volunteer attorneys on issues arising from COVID-19,
including evictions and family law.
● In partnership with legal aid attorneys, district and city
court judges, LSBA past-president Barry Grodsky, and
the Lafayette Bar Association, hosted multiple virtual
training sessions and CLEs on the new eviction laws
under the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and
Economic Security Act. Sessions were attended by over
160 judges and Justices of the Peace and recordings
were made available for those that could not livestream.
● Hosted a CLE in Aug. 2020 on Re-entry Legislative
Updates attended by DOC, DA offices, PD offices,
legislative offices, advocates, and members of the
judiciary to educate people on the new laws reducing
legal barriers to people released from incarceration.
● Hosted the Disability Law CLE on November 22, 2019
which provided attorneys with in-depth training on
representing clients with disabilities.
• Hosted the Special Education Workshop in partnership
with Southern University Law Center on October 19,

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