April 2021
NLADA Welcomes New
Client Council Chair

NLADA is excited to welcome NLADA Board Member, Ronald Simpson-Bey, as the new Acting Chair of the Client Council.

"During my tenure as Chairperson, it is my intention to educate, elevate and empower the Client Community to be more effective advocates and to have an effective voice at the policymaking tables that affect them, their communities and their lives."

NLADA extends its thanks to our outgoing chair, Shawntelle Fisher, for her innovative vision and leadership as the Chair of the Client Council. We are excited to move forward and elevate the voices of our client members!
2022 Skadden Fellowship 
Application Webinar

This Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. ET, NLADA members have a chance to join Skadden Foundation Executive Director, Kathleen Rubenstein, in an information session about the 2022 Skadden Fellowship Application for Host Organizations.

Host organizations must be their own 501(c)(3) organization (not a project or clinic within a law school), and must employ at least two attorneys who devote the significant majority of their working time to civil legal advocacy. Click here to learn more about the application process and requirements for the Skadden Fellowship.
James Forman Jr. to Keynote
2021 HDLC

NLADA is excited to welcome James Forman Jr. as one of our featured speakers for the 2021 Holistic Defense & Leadership Conferences. James Forman Jr. is the J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School, where he teaches and writes in the areas of criminal procedure and criminal law policy, constitutional law, juvenile justice and education law and policy. Learn more about Professor Forman here.

Multi-Lingual COVID-19 Resources

Serving clients and providing pertinent information during this pandemic can be challenging. Especially when there is a language barrier. Fortunately, The Switchboard has provided a round-up of multilingual COVID-19 related resources that range from fact sheets to information videos. Click here to access the resource.
NLADA's COVID-19
Resource Center

NLADA is continuing to monitor every way that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating the legal challenges faced by low-income and vulnerable people in the United States. Stay up-to-date with the latest policy and practice information on our COVID-19 Updates and Resources page.
Save the Date! 2021 Litigation & Advocacy Leaders Conference

Save the date for NLADA’s Litigation & Advocacy Leaders Conference (LALC). From June 29-July 1, join civil legal aid and civil rights practitioners from across the country to exchange ideas for advancing litigation and strategic advocacy issues affecting low-income people and communities. Learn more about the 2021 LALC.
Upcoming Virtual Events

  • April 29 | Remote Justice: International Perspectives on Video Court: Join us for a discussion about the use of video in criminal courtrooms around the world. Learn more here.
  • May 3-7 | Equal Justice Conference: NLADA and ABA are excited to have the NLADA Insurance Program as a Featured Sponsor of the EJC. As an advocate and provider of quality professional liability insurance products for the NLADA member community, the NLADA Insurance program strives for excellence. Be sure to stop by the virtual booth at the EJC Exhibit Hall!
  • June 14 - 18 | Holistic Defense & Leadership Conferences: Learn more about HDLC here.

  • June 29-July 1 | 2021 Litigation & Advocacy Leaders Conference: See the tentative schedule here.
Redefining Justice: Celebrating Tenacious Heroes

NLADA will host our Third Annual Social Justice Art Auction as part of the 2021 Exemplar Gala on June 9. We will honor this year's Exemplar Award Honorees, James Chosy, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, U.S. Bancorp, and Jack Salzwedel, Chair and CEO, American Family Insurance. Also honored will be the Beacon of Justice awardees and the Kutak-Dodds Prize winners. We invite you to join us as we celebrate equal justice leaders who are employing creative solutions to eliminate barriers to justice for all. For more information, please contact Aileen Moffatt at a.moffatt@nlada.org or 202-452-0620 x 223.

*Image- "Ravonettes with Orbs" by incarcerated artist Will Livingston will be part of this year's auction.
Member's Corner

As of April 15, 2021, NLADA is requiring all program members to list their attorney and staff counts, so we may have a more accurate approximation of how many members NLADA represents. We ask you to act NOW by updating your online member profile, as opposed to waiting for your renewal period. We are offering three convenient ways to submit this information:


  • Send an email to membership@nlada.org with your program name, primary contact (Executive Director) and the number of attorneys and staff


Additionally, we would like to ask for your staff roster and branch office information, to ensure your employees receive all benefit information eligible to them through your program membership with NLADA. If you require assistance, please email us at membership@nlada.org.
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