Tenant Right to Counsel Convening: Full Schedule

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10:30am EDT

RTC for Culture Change: What High-Quality Representation Looks like LIMITED

Friday April 25, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT

This session examines high-quality representation and how RTC programs are changing the law. We'll explore questions around attorney supervision, how impact work and appeals can continue to be prioritized after tenant RTC is enacted, and how tenant RTC-related litigation is (or can) impact the body of law and practice of law in specific jurisdictions.

Speakers

Andrew Scherer

Professor of Law; Policy Director, Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law, New York Law School

Andrew Scherer is a Professor, the Policy Director of the Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law, the Director of the Right to Counsel Project, and the Co-Director of the Housing Justice Leadership Institute. Professor Scherer currently directs the Housing Rights Clinic. He has... Read More →

Michelle Lucas

Senior Managing Attorney - Right to Counsel, Northwest Justice Project

Michelle is the Senior Managing Attorney for Right to Counsel at Northwest Justice Project (NJP). In this role, she oversees and supports NJP’s Eviction Prevention Unit, a statewide team of attorneys providing appointed representation to tenants facing eviction. Previously Michelle... Read More →

Marika Dias

Managing Director, Urban Justice Center

Marika Dias is a public interest attorney whose work has focused on providing legal services that support community organizing efforts and grassroots organizing groups, in particular in struggles around housing, immigrant rights, and LGBTQ rights. Marika is currently the Managing... Read More →

Gina Chiala

Attorney, Executive Director, Heartland Center for Jobs and Freedom

Gina Chiala is the Executive Director and Staff Attorney for the Heartland Center for Jobs and Freedom. Gina has years of experience with both social justice campaigns and public interest litigation. Gina began her legal career as a public defender, where she vigorously defended the... Read More →

Hazel Remesch

State and Local Policy Director, Ohio, Enterprise Community Partners

Friday April 25, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Auditorium WA14, basement level

Breakout strategy session

1:30pm EDT

Ins And Outs of Movement Lawyers And Working With/For The Community You’re Serving LIMITED

Friday April 25, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

Auditorium WA14, basement level

In this strategy session we’ll look at how lawyers involved in tenant RTC programs can work closely with organizers and movement leaders to advance housing justice more broadly. We’ll explore how legal services programs can remain movement and community-focused while handling the demands of tenant RTC caseloads. We’ll also look at the benefits and insights that RTC attorneys can bring into the movement space.

Speakers

Pablo Estupiñan

Director, Anti-Eviction, SAJE-Strategic Actions for a Just Economy

Coalition Coordinator, Keep LA HousedCampaign Director, LA Right to Counsel Coalition

Andrew Scherer

Professor of Law; Policy Director, Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law, New York Law School

Marika Dias

Managing Director, Urban Justice Center

Ruby-beth Buitekant

Associate Director of Movement Partnerships, Movement Law Lab

Ruby-Beth Buitekant is a radical southern lawyer, facilitator, and speaker. A life-long activist, she has worked as a consultant for organizations and workplaces tackling issues of racism and organizational development. Prior to her consulting work, Ruby-Beth was a Public Policy... Read More →

Friday April 25, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Auditorium WA14, basement level

Breakout strategy session