Working in the Public Interest Conference explores custody, healthcare, disability issues
The University of Georgia School of Law will host the 12th annual Working in the Public Interest Law Conference starting at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Larry Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall. This year’s conference will explore issues surrounding vulnerable persons in custody, expanding access to justice through community lawyering, and healthcare access and disability rights.
Francys Johnson, president of the Georgia chapter of the NAACP, will deliver the keynote address (Johnson is a 2004 graduate of Georgia Law). Conference panelists include representatives from groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center, Atlanta Legal Aid, the Georgia Advocacy Office, and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund.
The conference is free for members of the UGA community. For attorneys, three continuing legal education credits are available at a cost of $75. The fee for all other entrants is $10. Registration is strongly encouraged, and breakfast and lunch will be provided.