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2026 MIE National Conference for Legal Aid Managers
Wednesday September 23, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Most legal services programs maintain strong partnerships with other organizations serving low-income households in their community. But rarely are those partnerships truly integrated into a legal services program’s intake system. This session will provide two different examples, from two very different perspectives – one rural and statewide, one urban and issue-specific – on how legal services programs can better integrate their work with the work of other community-based partners, to the benefit of clients.
Speakers
avatar for Joanne Werdel

Joanne Werdel

Managing Attorney, Philadelphia Legal Assistance
Joanne Werdel is a Managing Attorney at Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA), where she oversees the organization’s housing work, and provides support to the unemployment compensation and farmworker teams. Prior to joining PLA in 2013, Joanne served as litigation counsel for the... Read More →
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Margaret Robinson

Managing Attorney, Philadelphia Legal Assistance
Margaret Robinson is a Managing Attorney at Philadelphia Legal Assistance and supports the Family Law Unit, the Medical Legal Community Partnership, the Taxpayer Support Clinic and the General Intake Unit at PLA. Margaret joined PLA in 2007 after graduating cum laude from Northwestern... Read More →
avatar for Keenan Carroll

Keenan Carroll

Director of Community Engagement and Development, Utah Legal Services

Wednesday September 23, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
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