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2026 MIE National Conference for Legal Aid Managers
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Beyond Silos: Collaborating on Shared Grants and Clients
Tuesday September 22, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
Fjords 2/3
Cross-team collaboration on shared grant deliverables is one of the most practical ways to address the growing need to deliver equal or greater client and community impact with fewer resources. LAFLA managing attorneys will share their strategies and practical tools used for shared grant supervision, staff teamwork, and cross-team management.
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avatar for Amy Withmory

Amy Withmory

Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Amy Withmory is the Managing Attorney of the Survivor and Family Justice (SFJ) Workgroup at LAFLA. SFJ provides trauma-informed legal services for survivors of domestic violence, including restraining order and family law assistance. Amy oversees SFJ’s domestic violence clinics... Read More →
avatar for Andrew Kazakes

Andrew Kazakes

Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Andrew Kazakes is a managing attorney at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, where he represents low-income clients with a broad range of public benefits issues as part of LAFLA’s Economic Stability Work Group. He previously held positions with LAFLA’s Eviction Defense Center... Read More →
avatar for Sheyda Joolharzadeh

Sheyda Joolharzadeh

Managing Attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)
Sheyda manages LAFLA’s nationally recognized and award-winning Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) workgroup. Her career at LAFLA spans more than 11 years across multiple teams, including the organization’s Eviction Defense Center and Housing and Communities workgroups. In 2019, after... Read More →
Tuesday September 22, 2026 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
Fjords 2/3
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