The 2020 Connections Meeting is for 2020 Fellows and 2020 Pathfinders. It will take place during the LCLD Annual Meeting week, on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. Please see below for registration links, things to do to prepare for the meeting, the agenda.

Registration

2020 Connections Meeting
October 21, 2020: 10:30 am - 4:00 pm ET / 7:30 am - 1:00 pm PT 
Register Here

2020 Fellow Dine-Arounds
October 20, 2020: 8:00 - 9:00 pm ET / 5:00 - 6:00 pm PT
Register Here

2020 Pathfinder Dine-Arounds
October 20, 2020: 8:00 - 9:00 pm ET / 5:00 - 6:00 pm PT
Register Here

Current Fellows and Pathfinders are also invited to participate in the 11th Annual LCLD Membership Meeting sessions on Monday, October 19, Tuesday, October 20, and Thursday, October 22.

For registration questions about any of these meetings, please contact Stella Varga, LCLD Events Manager. For 2020 Connections meeting agenda questions, please contact Sarah Alexander, Pathfinder Program Manager, or Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager.

Preparation for the Meeting

Grace and Justice on Death Row: More of Dewayne's Story:

In preparation for the 2020 Connections session, "Grace and Justice on Death Row--The Race Against Time and Texas to Free an Innocent Man," we encourage you to watch the Netflix documentary series, The Innocence Files, Episode 8, The Prosecution: Hidden Alibi (74 minutes). This episode explores the injustices that led to Alfred Dewayne Brown's wrongful conviction. You may also purchase a copy of the book by Brian Stolarz, Dewayne's attorney who will also speak to us during the meeting.

Get Acquainted with Accelevents:

Accelevents is the platform hosting the 2020 Connections meeting on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, from 10:30 am - 4:00 pm ET / 7:30 am - 1:00 pm PT--please click here for access (up to 30 minutes before the meeting). We strongly encourage you to review our brief Accelevents Attendee Guide to ensure that you have the best meeting experience. Additionally, we encourage you to complete the "My Profile" section in your Accelevents account before the meeting (located in the menu underneath your name in the top-right corner of the page).

IMPORTANT: You must access Accelevents using the latest version of the Google Chrome browser, with the email address that you used to register for the 2020 Connections meeting. If your work computer has strict security settings or firewalls, we strongly recommend that you access the meeting on a personal computer (if possible). If you have any questions before or during the 2020 Connections meeting about Accelevents, then please email events@lcldnet.com.

Dress Code:

We invite you to come as you are to the 2020 Connections meeting. We encourage you to have your camera feed on if you plan to participate in the optional one-on-one networking sessions, but all attendee interactions during the substantive sessions will take place in the text chat window.

There will also be optional one-on-one networking during the LCLD Annual Meeting; however, interactions during all substantive sessions will take place in the text chat window.

Agenda 

See the "Resources" section at the bottom of the page for a PDF version of the agenda.

Wednesday, October 21, 2020
10:30 - 11:00 am ET	Optional Networking
11:00 - 11:15 am ET	Opening Remarks Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager Sarah Alexander, Pathfinder Program Manager
11:15 am - 12:30 pm ET	Lawyer Strong: Your Blueprint for Stress & Resilience Paula Davis-Laack, Founder and CEO, Stress & Resilience Institute Change, complexity, and the 24/7 “always on” pace of work have increased stress for lawyers, and burnout has become a real concern. Add to that a global pandemic causing WFH shifts and additional responsibilities for parents, and many lawyers are reporting that their stress is at an all-time high. Resilience is a skill set that helps lawyers better adapt to these challenges and develop into agile leaders. Resilience skills enable higher performance and engagement, more cohesive relationships and teams, and more effective problem solving. Those qualities then help lawyers to manage stress in healthier ways, reframe challenges, and build a more collaborative and innovative mindset, all especially critical in a virtual environment.
12:30 - 12:45 pm ET	Remarks from the LCLD Alumni Chair Bonnie Lau, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP; Chair, LCLD Alumni Executive Council; 2013 Fellow
12:45 - 2:00 pm ET	Lunch Break/Optional Networking
2:00 - 3:15 pm ET	Grace and Justice on Death Row – The Race Against Time and Texas to Free an Innocent Man  A Discussion with Alfred Dewayne Brown and Brian Stolarz, Moderated by Daniel Wu, 2020 Fellow Alfred Dewayne Brown spent 12 years and 62 days in prison, including nearly 10 years on Death Row in Texas, for a crime he did not commit. After a decade-long legal battle fought by Fox Rothschild Partner Brian Stolarz, his wrongful conviction was overturned.   Join Dewayne and Brian for a candid discussion (moderated by Fox Partner and 2020 Fellow Dan Wu) about overcoming countless roadblocks in their quest for justice, recounted in The Washington Post best-seller, Grace and Justice on Death Row – The Race Against Time and Texas to Free an Innocent Man, and detailed in the Netflix documentary series (episode 8),  “The Innocence Files.”
3:15 - 3:30 pm ET	Closing Remarks Nichole Velasquez, Fellows Program Manager Sarah Alexander, Pathfinder Program Manager
3:30 - 4:00 pm ET	Optional Networking