Meet Up Sessions
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.
Friday Meet-Ups
The groups listed below have been confirmed for Friday, 10/16, 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 Craig Rosenbaum, Chicago News Guild
Nader Issa, Chicago Sun Times
DC-MD-VA Happenings in DMV Michael Artz, AFSCME
Mindy Holmes, Murphy Anderson, PLLC
Los Angeles I'm Stoked about LA Jay Smith, Gilbert & Sackman
Mindy Garland, Los Angeles Black Worker
Center Project
New York New York State of Mind Wendy Shepherd, Barnes Iaccarino
& Shepherd
Bryan Arnault, Blitman & King
New York New York New York David Slutsky, Levy Ratner, P.C.
Sam Jackson, District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Steel, David Jury, United Steelworkers
Steelers & The Hill Amanda Bundick, Eberle & Bundick
San Francisco Hella Bay Area Danielle Leonard, Altshuler Berzon
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! To be announced
Saturday - First Session Meet-Ups
The groups listed below have been confirmed for Saturday, 10/17, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
1. ADR: All Disputes Resolved - Wishful Thinking
Hosts: Homer La Rue, Arbitrator, Mediator, Professor of Law
Jeanne Charles, Arbitrator & Mediator
2. Black Lives Matter: How It Impacts Workers & Unions
Hosts: Amanda Green-Hawkins, United Steelworkers
LaRell Purdie, SEIU
3. Bostock & Beyond - What does the Bostock Supreme Court decision forecast for
LGBTQ rights & issues?
Hosts: Micah Wissinger, Levy Ratner
Eleanor Morton, Leonard Carder
4. 2020 Proves that Labor Lawyers R Needed - Insiders' View of 2020
Hosts: Jessica Drangel Ochs, SEIU 32BJ
James Britton, UAW
5. Mindfulness Moves You Forward: No Experience Necessary - How Self-Care Improves
Personal & Professional Development
Hosts: Betzabeth Sanchez, SEIU 32BJ
Gwynne Wilcox, Levy Ratner, P.C.
6. Rise & Shine - Be the Best You Can Be: How to Be Prepared as a Law Student and Lawyer
Hosts: Samantha Dulaney, IATSE
Gillian Santos, Associate, Murphy Anderson PLLC (starting in November 2020)
7. Wanna Be Satisfied with My Next Steps: How To Prepare for Your Next Positions
Hosts: Mark Pearce, Workers' Rights Institute, Georgetown Law School
Amanda Jaret, UFCW
8. Why Labor Needs You: The Title Says It All!
Hosts: Pamela Chandran, UNAC/UHCP
Angie Cowan Hamada, Allison Slutsky & Kennedy
Saturday - Second Session Meet-Ups
The groups listed below have been confirmed for Saturday, 10/17, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
1. Getting Out the Vote: What Can You Do Even If You Have Little Time?
Hosts: Renata Strause, AFL-CIO
Jason Veny, Murphy Anderson, PLLC
2. How to Get in the Room Where It's Happening
Hosts: Angela Thompson, AFT
Gwynne Wilcox, Levy Ratner
3. 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
4. Taking It to the Street: Worker Protests and Other Protests
Hosts: Jessica Rutter, AFT
Evelyn Haro
5. Worker Centers Open Doors: The Importance of Workers' Rights Centers
Hosts: Miranda Huber, Raise the Floor Alliance
Stephanie Welch, New Mexico Center on Law & Poverty
Watch this space for ongoing updates.
Sunday - First Session Meet-Ups
The groups listed below have been confirmed for Sunday, 10/18, 1:00 to 2:15 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
Marissa Vahlsing, EarthRights International
3. 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: Courtney Allen, Levy Ratner, PC
4. One State and One Nation Is Not Enough: International Labor Law Practice
Host: Marley Weiss, University of Maryland School of Law
Watch this space for ongoing updates.
Sunday - Second Session Meet-Ups
The groups listed below have been confirmed for Sunday, 10/18, 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. Eastern Time.
1. Bargaining and Protecting Benefits: The Intersection of Labor Law and Employee Benefits
Host: Lisa Gomez, Cohen, Weiss & Simon
2. Best Speaker Nuggets: What You Need to Know and Do
Hosts: Melissa Woods, Cohen, Weiss & Simon
Hiram Arnaud, Major League Baseball Players Association
3. 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
Monica Guizar, SEIU
4. Litigation Land: Labor Lawyers in Court
Hosts: Mark Hanna, Murphy Anderson, PLLC
Patricia McConnell, Levy Ratner, P.C.
5. Sisters in the Law: Let's Talk About the Rewards, Challenges and Sisterhood
of Women Union Lawyers
Hosts: Allyson Belovin, Levy Ratner, P.C.
Hope Singer, American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
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