Elizabeth Kelley & Jeffrey Abramowitz to Speak at White Collar Conference 2024. Presented by the White Collar Support Group

On Zoom, Sat., Oct. 19th, 9 am ET, 6 am ET

Elizabeth Kelley, Criminal Defense Attorney for People with Mental Disabilities -and- Jeffrey Abramowitz, Former Attorney and Current Justice Nonprofit CEO Will be Panelists

🗓 Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024

🕘 9 am ET | 8 am CT | 7 am MT | 6 am PT

The First-Ever Conference by White Collar Justice-Impacted People, for White Collar Justice-Impacted People.

Conference Information, Schedule and Registration: https://whitecollarconference.com

Don’t delay! Register NOW and gear up for an inspiring experience that you absolutely cannot afford to miss!

Elizabeth Kelley, Esq. is a criminal defense lawyer with a nationwide practice focused on representing people with mental disabilities. She is the editor of Representing People with Mental Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers (2018), Representing People on the Autism Spectrum: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers (2020), and Representing People with Dementia, a Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers (2022), all published by The American Bar Association (ABA). Elizabeth was appointed Editor of the ABA’s annual publication, The State of Criminal Justice. Elizabeth serves as a Vice Chair of the ABA’s Criminal Justice Section Council and on the Editorial Board of Criminal Justice Section Magazine. She was named an ABA Fellow, and co-chaired the Criminal Justice Advisory Panel of The Arc’s National Center for Criminal Justice and Disability and the ABA’s Commission on Disability Rights. Elizabeth serves on the Advisory Board of The Neuroscience Center of Fordham University School of Law.

Elizabeth served three terms on the board of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), chaired its Mental Health as well as Membership Committees, and is a Life Member. She traveled to Liberia in 2009 and 2014 as part of a delegation sponsored by the U.N. Commission on Drugs and Crime and NACDL to train that country’s criminal defense bar.

Elizabeth lectures across the U.S. as well as abroad on representing people with mental disabilities.

Elizabeth completed her 200 hour Yoga certification through Harmony Yoga in Spokane and her 500 hour certification through Semperviva Studios in Vancouver, B.C.. She has hiked La Camino del Norte and is always seeking further adventure.

Elizabeth is licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Sixth and Ninth Circuits, the Northern District of Ohio, the State of Ohio, and has been admitted pro hac vice in numerous states and federal courts. To reach Elizabeth Kelley: elizabethkelleylaw.com

Jeffrey Abramowitz, J.D., is the Chief Executive Officer of the Petey Greene Program and past Executive Director of Justice Partnerships and Executive Director Reentry Services for JEVS Human Services and the founder and Program Director of Looking Forward Philadelphia Reentry Program. Jeff previously served on the Board of the Coalition on Adult Basic Education, COABE, where he served as Secretary, and currently Co-chairs the State Advocates for Adult Education Fellowship Program and is Chair of the Public Policy Committee. Jeff was appointed to the Pennsylvania Reentry Council and serves as Chairman of the Employment Committee and past co-chair of the Reentry Committee for the PA Workforce Development Board and served as the past Chair of the Philadelphia Reentry Coalition. Jeff is also a member of the Fair Chance Business Consortium.

Jeff is a subject matter expert for the US Department of Education, is the Moderator for US Department of Education LINCS Community of Practice on Correctional & Reentry Education and works on the IET in Corrections project for OCTAE. Jeff sits on several organizational boards and centers his work in the intersection of adult education, workforce development, and justice.

Jeff is a subject matter expert for the US Department of Education, is the Moderator for US Department of Education LINCS Community of Practice on Correctional & Reentry Education and works on the IET in Corrections project for OCTAE. Jeff sits on several organizational boards and centers his work in the intersection of adult education, workforce development, and justice.

Jeff was nominated by his peers and recognized by the Advocacy Association as the Top 20 Advocates in 2023.

Jeff is the producer and host of the award-winning weekly radio/television show “The Looking Forward” previously on Philly Cam Radio WPPM 106.5FM and PhillyCam TV (Live Streaming; Xfinity 66/966; Fios TV 29/30; Roku; Apple TV) and WWDB Radio, and Co-Host/Producer of the Behind Every Employer Podcast.

Jeff is a recognized keynote speaker and presenter across the country. Jeffrey Abramowitz can be reached at: peteygreene.org.

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Registration Is Now Open. Reserve Your Spot Today!

White Collar Conference 2024: Starting Over: Out of Isolation and Into Community

Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, 9 am ET, 8 am CT, 7 am MT, 6 am PT

The First-Ever Conference by White Collar Justice-Impacted People, for White Collar Justice-Impacted People.

Lead Sponsor: Paul Weiss

Keynote: David Israel, Founder & CEO, GOOD PLANeT Foods

White Collar Conference 2024 Presented by Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc./ White Collar Support Group™

Conference Information, Schedule and Registration: https://whitecollarconference.com

Read Our Press Release: https://conta.cc/3Ww2MPW

Become a Sponsor: https://prisonist.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/White-Collar-Conference-2024-Sponsorship-Deck.pdf

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

We are excited to let you know that registration is now open for our White Collar Conference 2024. This is a very big deal in our community — it is the First-Ever Conference by White Collar Justice-Impacted People, for White Collar Justice-Impacted People.

This groundbreaking event, Starting Over: Out of Isolation and Into Community, will take place on Zoom on Saturday, October 19, 2024.

Now that Paul Weiss has signed on to be our Lead Sponsor, and our conference website, Eventbrite registration page and Sponsorship Packet are up, we are activating and engaging our community, registering attendees, and asking our friends and colleagues at law firms, law adjacent companies, academic institutions, criminal justice organizations, individual supporters and the like, to become ambassadors, sponsors, donors or anonymous donors.

We are available to provide additional information and to discuss if you might be interested in supporting our conference, or if you would like information about our White Collar Support Group™ and the ways in which we can be of service to you, your clients, family, friends, colleagues and anyone in need.

Thank you for your participation and support.

Blessings, לשלום,

Jeff Grant, J.D., M.Div., Co-Founder, Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc. White Collar Support Group™

White Collar Conference 2024 Schedule:

8:30–9:00 am ET: Conference Countdown w/ Open Networking

9:00 am — 9:40 am ET: Opening Remarks/Keynote: Craig Stanland, Jeff Grant, David Israel, Brent Cassity

9:40 am — 9:45 am ET: Video #1

9:45 am — 10:25 am ET, Panel #1: “Out of Isolation”, Moderator: Bill Baroni, Panelists: Elizabeth Kelley, Erika Cheung, Seth Williams

10:25 am — 10:30 am ET: Video #2

10:30 am — 11:10 am ET, Panel #2: “Healing Through a Supportive Community”, Moderator: William Sansing, Panelists: Fr. Joseph Ciccone, Naia Wilson, Portia Louder

11:10 am — 11:15 am ET: Video #3

11:15 am — 11:55 am ET, Panel #3: “Careers and Reintegrating into Society”, Moderator: Jeff Grant, Panelists: Kaysia Earley, Jeffrey Abramowitz, Jeff Wertkin

11:55 am — 12:00 pm ET: Closing Remarks: Bill Livolsi, Craig Stanland