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Empowering Communities: Maximizing Access and Opportunity 2026

Product ID: CA3919R7
Presented By: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE

Opportunity for every client

When policies shift or protections are weakened, the people who feel it first are often those whose rights, identities, or resources are under scrutiny. Whether your clients are families striving to meet basic needs, employers, individual employees, or communities seeking representation, informed, responsive advocacy can make all the difference.

Empowering Communities: Maximizing Access and Opportunity brings together practitioners who work daily on the front lines of equity and inclusion. Explore the intersections of immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, and special needs law, and gain a clearer view of how federal and state developments are shaping what’s possible for your clients.

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Pricing

Member $259.00

Non-Member $339.00

Credits

4 CLE

Date and Time

Tuesday, March 03, 20268:30 AM - 12:05 PM CT

Add to Calendar 3/3/2026 8:30:00 AM 3/3/2026 12:05:00 PM America/Chicago Empowering Communities: Maximizing Access and Opportunity 2026

Opportunity for every client

When policies shift or protections are weakened, the people who feel it first are often those whose rights, identities, or resources are under scrutiny. Whether your clients are families striving to meet basic needs, employers, individual employees, or communities seeking representation, informed, responsive advocacy can make all the difference.

Empowering Communities: Maximizing Access and Opportunity brings together practitioners who work daily on the front lines of equity and inclusion. Explore the intersections of immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, and special needs law, and gain a clearer view of how federal and state developments are shaping what’s possible for your clients.

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Opportunity for every client

When policies shift or protections are weakened, the people who feel it first are often those whose rights, identities, or resources are under scrutiny. Whether your clients are families striving to meet basic needs, employers, individual employees, or communities seeking representation, informed, responsive advocacy can make all the difference.

Empowering Communities: Maximizing Access and Opportunity brings together practitioners who work daily on the front lines of equity and inclusion. Explore the intersections of immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, and special needs law, and gain a clearer view of how federal and state developments are shaping what’s possible for your clients.

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Abigail L. Churchill
Haskins Main & Devine LLC
Madison

Jacob R. Gardner
Attorney Jacob R. Gardner LLC
Monroe

Amanda M. Hall
Disability Rights Wisconsin
Madison

Nola Hitchcock Cross
Cross Law Firm S.C.
Milwaukee

Elizabeth Murrar
Murrar Law LLC
Milwaukee

8:30 AM Lesser-Known Health Insurance, Disability, and Nutrition Programs

  • FoodShare (SNAP) and WIC – Eligibility, interaction with other programs, estimating benefit amounts
  • Medicaid Programs You May Not Know Of – Eligibility, staying eligible with employment
  • Medicare Savings Programs – Eligibility for Medicare premium payment assistance, special considerations for those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid

Amanda M. Hall

9:20 AM Immigration in the Age of Uncertainty: Key Immigration Law and Policy Shifts Since January 2025

  • Immigration Enforcement and Detention Expansion
  • USCIS Shifts - Policy and Practice
  • Immigration Courts and Asylum Law
  • What Every Non-Immigration Lawyer Should Know

Elizabeth Murrar

10:10 AM Break

10:25 AM LGBTQ+ Law Update

  • Provide a high-level overview of the most current updates in the last 10 years, such as Obergefell, Bostock, 303 Creative, and Skrmetti.
  • How Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization could impact future LGBTQ+ cases, including the current challenge to Obergefell.

Abigail L. Churchill and Jacob R. Gardner

11:15 AM Navigating Disabilities in Employment

  • Applications & Interviews
  • Disability accommodation requests & medical records
  • The Interactive Process
  • Discrimination

Nola Hitchcock Cross

12:05 PM Program Concludes

  • Broaden your understanding of interconnected practice areas that shape access to justice
  • Identify emerging risks and opportunities before they affect your clients
  • Gain practical tools to advise clients impacted by immigration, LGBTQ+, and public benefits changes
  • Provide clearer guidance to employees and employers navigating disability rights in the workplace
  • Strengthen client relationships through informed, compassionate representation
  • Public interest lawyers
  • Government lawyers
  • Employment lawyers
  • Elder and special needs law practitioners
  • LGBTQ+ rights lawyers
  • Immigration lawyers
  • Civil rights lawyers
  • Family lawyers

Book Bonus!

Advising Older Clients & Their Families – 2 Volume Set
Save 15% on the Advising Older Clients & Their Families – 2 Volume Set.* In it, you’ll find the practice pointers, tips, charts, forms, and other tools to help you build and maintain a successful elder law practice. Use discount code CA3919 when you order online or by calling (800) 728-7788.

*Discount applies to both print and digital Books UnBound editions of this title and cannot be applied to previous purchases. Offer valid through 12/31/27. For Books UnBound users, discount may be applied to purchase of individual Books UnBound title only and may not be used on the purchase of libraries. Discount cannot be combined with any other offers.

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