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Friday, October 28

Neal and Bea Smith Law Center, Drake Legal Clinic, 2400 University Ave, Des Moines, IA

3:30 p.m. Welcome, Jerry Anderson and Suzie Pritchett 
Legal Clinic Courtroom

3:40 – 5:00 p.m. Plenary I, Honoring the Past: Reflections on the Growth of Experiential Education
Jane Aiken, Robert Kuehn, David Santacroce
Moderator: Suzie Pritchett
Legal Clinic Courtroom

5:00 p.m. Opening Reception at xBK Live (1159 24th St, Des Moines, IA 50311) 
Drinks, dinner, conversation, and relaxation with live music 

Saturday, October 29

Cartwright Hall, Drake University Law School, 2621 Carpenter Ave.,
Des Moines, IA 50311

8 - 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Kern Commons, 2nd Floor of Cartwright Hall

8:45 a.m. Announcements 
Kern Commons 

9 - 10:15 a.m.  Plenary II, Evaluating the Present: Responding to Current Challenges
Liliana Zaragoza, Dana Thompson, June Tai
Moderator: Sally Frank

 Room 213 

10:15 - 10:20 a.m. Break
Refreshments available in Kern Commons 

10:20 - 11:00 a.m. Teaching Spotlights
Room 201
Experiential Legal Education Commons
David Moss
Reflective Practice: Leading from the Inside Out
Michelle Paxton

Room 203 
Tenant Assistance Project, A Proven Model for Incorporating Limited-Scope Eviction Defense Work into an Existing Clinic Course or Pro Bono Program
Ryan Sullivan, Rachel Tomlinson, and Alan Dugger

Some of My Favorite Lawyers are Clinic Students: A View From the Bench, Judge Brent Pattison

11:00 - 11:10 a.m. Break
Refreshments Available in Kern Commons 

11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 
Room 201, Concurrent A
Mistakes We Make
Brad Colbert, Mira K. Edmonds, Lula A. Hagos, Laurie S. Kohn 

Room 203, Concurrent B
The Pedagogy of Losing: What losing teaches us, what we gain, lose and how to create perspective
Linus Chan, JaneAnne Murray, Jennifer Green

12:10 - 12:30 p.m. Pick up lunches
Kern Commons

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch Session
The Trial Practicum, Bringing the Courtroom to Life for First Year Students, Judge Arthur Gamble, Drake Legal Clinic Judge In Residence, Judge David Porter, Erica Nichols Cook, Steve Foritano
Moderator: Nick Roby 
Room 213

1:30 - 1:45 p.m. Break
Refreshments Available in Kern Commons 

1:45 - 3:15 p.m. Plenary III, Shaping the Future: The New ABA Standards
Carwina Weng, Margaret Reuter, Carolyn Grose
Moderator: Nickole Miller 
Please bring your laptops to this session

Room 213

3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Break
Refreshments Available in Kern Commons 

3:30 - 4:45 p.m. Papers of the Drake Law Review Symposium Issue: Volume 70, No. 1, 2022

Melissa L. Kidder, THE FUTURE OF RURAL LAWYERING: HOW LAW SCHOOLS SHOULD EMBRACE A GENERAL PRACTICE LEGAL CLINIC MODEL TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT AND FUTURE LEGAL NEEDS OF RURAL AND SMALLER COMMUNITIES 
 Carolyn Young Larmore, JUST COMPENSATION: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF THE SUCCESS OF LEGAL EXTERNSHIPS FOR PAY AND CREDIT  
 Binny Miller, BUILDING FIERCE EMPATHY 
 Robert R. Rigg, A BIT OF HERESY: STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP/WRITING — A CONTINUUM OF LEARNING

Room 213

5:00 p.m. Midwest Clinical Conference Reception hosted by the University of Iowa College of Law
Kern Commons

Dinner on your own OR

Drake Legal Clinic 50th Anniversary Celebration Banquet
Drake University Olmsted Center, Parents Hall
6 p.m. Reception; 7 p.m. Program and dinner

Sunday, October 30

8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Yoga & Co.
2326 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
Donation class with donations going to support holiday gift cards for Drake Legal Clinic clients and their families

8:45 - 9:45 a.m. Coffee at Mars Cafe
2318 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311

10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 
Neal and Bea Smith Law Center, Drake Legal Clinic, 2400 University Ave,
Des Moines, IA

Legal Clinic Courtroom – Concurrent C
Clinical Practice Technology: Balancing Uniformity & Flexibility to Prepare the 21st Century Attorney
Brett Stohs 

Legal Clinic Library – Concurrent D 
How We Select Our Students: An Ongoing Dilemma
Stephen Meili, Suzie Pritchett 

11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Break
Refreshments in Legal Clinic Atrium 

11:15 - 11:55 a.m. Teaching Spotlights 

Legal Clinic Courtroom 
Adopting Basic Needs Policies in Law School Syllabi
Ron Hochbaum 

Teaching Spotlight on Institutional Collaboration
Allison McCarthy, Kathy Moccio, Bram Elias