Liberation Strategies for Incarcerated Persons

Please join us for a half day CLE at the 2024 NLG National Convention in Birmingham, AL! Please see below for details about panels, accommodations, happy hour, and more.

Please note: this CLE will only be available in person. There is no virtual option.

AGENDA and SPEAKERS

1:00pm - 2:30pm

• Panel 1: 
• Prison Litigation for Liberation: Innovative Tactics Against ADOC on behalf of Incarcerated Clients
• This panel will explore the implications of Braggs v. Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), impact litigation  in the correctional setting, and more broadly link issues in ADOC to their manifestations across the country.
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• Speakers include:
  • Kira Fonteneau - Attorney, Kira Fonteneau
  • Lauren Faraino - Founder and Managing Partner, Faraino LLC
  • John Batson - Attorney, Law Office of John P. Batson
  • Derwyn Bunton - Chief Legal Officer, Southern Poverty Law Center
  • Moderator: Lauren Bonds - Executive Director, National Police Accountability Project

2:30pm - 4:00pm

• Panel 2:
• Beyond Litigation: Freedom Strategies Outside the Courtroom for Incarcerated Persons
• This panel will focus on how litigators can best support and facilitate other strategies in the movement to end prison abuse and/or prisons all together including organizing and media efforts.  
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• Speakers include 
  • Beth Shelburne - Journalist, Writer, Investigative Reporter
  • Richard Rice - Owner, The Rice Firm LLC
  • Andrew Menefee - Founder and Attorney, Menefee Law
  • Moderator: Devontae Torriente - Legal Fellow, National Police Accountability Project

7:00pm - 8:30pm

• NPAP happy hour in the Skipworth Ballroom!

VENUE and ACCOMODATIONS

The event will be held in the Skipworth Ballroom of the Hilton Birmingham Downtown at UAB.

The Hilton Birmingham Downtown at UAB

808 20th St S

Birmingham, AL 35205

Click here to book your room today!

We also encourage you to stick around to see some of the other great programming during the Convention, which will be going on from October 20 - November 3. See the full Convention agenda here!

CLE ACCREDITATION

This event has been accredited for 3.0 general CLE credit hours with the State Bar of California. Most attendees should be able to self-report CLE credit to their own state bars, and in instances where a state bar requires that the event sponsor report on behalf of attendees, NPAP is happy to assist.

Details for obtaining credit will be shared with all attendees once our application has been approved.