Meet Up Sessions
*PLEASE NOTE, the below is for the 2021 Conference. Will be updated shortly!
One of the hallmarks of our conference every year is the networking opportunities provided to students. Accomplishing this will be much more difficult this year since we're doing a virtual conference instead of meeting in person, but we still want students to be able to meet and interact with as many others as possible. We expect these sessions to be lighthearted and interactive but also have some useful takeaways at the same time.
Meet-Ups will be offered on all three days of the conference. Each student will have the opportunity to participate in at least two sessions. Topics will be offered in variety of groupings: regional groups, affinity groups, social justice groups, labor and employment groups, and personal improvement groups.
Watch for ongoing updates. This list is being updated as we confirm.
Friday Meet-Ups
The groups listed below have been confirmed for Friday, 10/15, 8:15 - 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time. More will be added when confirmed.
Region Group Hosts
Boston Boston Pahlah Nicole Horberg Decter, Segal Roitman LLP
Jennifer Rubin, Decker & Rubin PC
Chicago Windy City Blues Nicolas Coronado, Illinois Education Association
Co-Host TBD
DC-MD-VA Happenings in DMV Michael Artz, AFSCME
Kyle Campbell, AFSCME
Los Angeles I'm Stoked about LA Jay Smith, Gilbert & Sackman
Mindy Garland, City Employee Association
New York New York State of Mind Bryan Arnault, Blitman & King
Queen Arsem-O'Malley, New York State Nurses Association
New York New York New York David Slutsky, Levy Ratner, P.C.
Sayra Gorillo, The Legal Aid Society of NYC
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Steel, Amanda Bundick, Eberle & Bundick, LLC
Steelers & The Hill Co-Host TBD
San Francisco Hella Bay Area Danielle Leonard, Altshuler Berzon
Co-Host TBD
Seattle Is the Mountain Out? Danielle Alvarado, Fair Work Center
Beau Haynes, Washington Wage Claim Project
Multiple Sites The South Is Where It's At! Jay Kucia, Joel Dillard, P.A.
Co-Host TBD
Saturday - First Session Meet-Ups
The groups listed below have been confirmed for Saturday, 10/16, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
1. ADR: All Disputes Resolved - Wishful Thinking
Hosts: Homer La Rue, Arbitrator, Mediator, Professor of Law
Co-Host TBD
2. Black Lives Matter: How It Impacts Workers & Unions
Hosts: LaRell Purdie, SEIU
Co-Host TBD
3. LGBTQ Rights & Issues
Hosts: Cristobal Gutierrez, Make the Road NY
Micah Wissinger, Levy Ratner
4. 2021 Proves that Labor Lawyers R Needed
Hosts: James Britton, United Auto Workers
Jessica Drangel Ochs, SEIU 32BJ
5. Law Students of Color: Discuss useful tips to succeed in law school with an eye towards the job search and preparing for the world of work. Discuss the issues & challenges affect students of color and how to get around them. Suggestions to help students be less isolated & more empowered.
Host: Hiram Arnaud, Major League Baseball Players Association
Kena Cador, Beeson Tayer & Bodine
6. Mindfulness Moves You Forward: No Experience Necessary - How Self-Care Improves
Personal & Professional Development
Hosts: Jason Veny, Levy Ratner, P.C.
Sarah Ruhlen, Satter Ruhlen Law Firm, PLLC
7. Rise & Shine - Be the Best You Can Be: How to Be Prepared as a Law Student and Lawyer
Hosts: Samantha Dulaney, IATSE
Gillian Santos, Murphy Anderson PLLC
8. Wanna Be Satisfied with My Next Steps: How To Prepare for Your Next Positions
Hosts: Mark Pearce, Workers' Rights Institute, Georgetown Law School
Linelle Mogado, Southwest Airlines Pilots Association
9. Why Labor Needs You: The Title Says It All!
Hosts: Willie Burden, Jr., Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters
Cassie Peabody, Neyhart Anderson Flynn & Grosboll
Saturday - Second Session Meet-Ups
The groups listed below have been confirmed for Saturday, 10/16, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
1. How to Get in the Room Where It's Happening
Hosts: Hiram Arnaud, Major League Baseball Players Association
Juhyung Harold Lee, Rothner, Segall & Greenstone
2. Labor Follows the Money - Don't Take Information at Face Value: Useful Tips for Successfully Negotiating a Labor Contract
Host: Wendy LaManque, American Guild of Musical Artists
Gideon Martin, Assistant General Counsel, New York Hotel Trades Council
3. Taking It to the Street: Worker Protests and Other Protests
Hosts: Bliss Requa-Trautz, Arriba Las Vegas Worker Center
Evelyn Haro, O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue
4. Worker Centers Open Doors: The Importance of Workers' Rights Centers
Hosts: Naoki Fujita, TakeRoot Justice
Sheila R. Maddali, National Legal Advocacy Network
5. Bargaining and Protecting Benefits: The Intersection of Labor Law and Employee Benefits
Host: Lisa Gomez, Cohen, Weiss & Simon
Sunday - First Session Meet-Ups
The groups listed below have been confirmed for Sunday, 10/17, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
1. Dreamers and Immigration: Labor Law Migrates to Immigration
Hosts: Ingrid Nava, SEIU Local 32BJ
Clara Acosta, Lubin & Enoch
2. Human Rights Are Workers' Rights and Workers' Rights Are Human Rights: What's There to Know?
Hosts: Matthew Stark Blumin, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Benjamin Hoffman, EarthRights International
3. One State and One Nation Is Not Enough: International Labor Law Practice
Host: Marley Weiss, University of Maryland School of Law
Sunday - Second Session Meet-Ups
The groups listed below have been confirmed for Sunday, 10/17, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
1. Best Speaker Nuggets: What You Need to Know and Do
Hosts: Melissa Woods, Cohen, Weiss & Simon
Co-Host TBD
2. Hispanohablantes para el trabajo (Spanish Speakers for Labor): No English Spoken.
Let's Discuss Tips for Success, with an eye toward job searching and preparing for
the world of work.
Hosts: Alexandra Sossa, Farmworker & Landscaper Advocacy Project
Co-Host TBD
3. Litigation Land: Labor Lawyers in Court
Hosts: Mark Hanna, Murphy Anderson, PLLC
David Seligman, Towards Justice, P.C.
4. Sisters in the Law: Let's Talk About the Rewards, Challenges and Sisterhood
of Women Union Lawyers
Hosts: Allyson Belovin, Levy Ratner, P.C.
Miranda Huber, Allison Slutsky & Kennedy, P.C.
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