Date Chartered: 8/1/1986
Purpose
The Section on Poverty Law promotes the communication of ideas, interests and activities among members of the section and makes recommendations to the Association on matters concerning laws affecting the poor, particularly public benefit programs and related health, welfare, social services, housing, food, family and consumer issues.
2023
Main Program
Natural Resources and Energy Law (Co-Sponsored by Administrative Law, Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Law, and State and Local Government)
2022
Main Program
Clinical Legal Education (Co-Sponsored by Poverty Law)
Pedagogy
Criminal Justice (Co-Sponsored by Poverty Law)
Aging and the Law (Co-Sponsored by Poverty Law)
Civil Procedure (Co-Sponsored by Poverty Law)
Children and the Law (Co-Sponsored by Poverty Law)
Immigration Law (Co-Sponsored by Poverty Law)
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (Co-Sponsored by Poverty Law)
Civil Rights (Co-Sponsored by Poverty Law)
Pedagogy
Works in Progress
2021
Civil Rights and Poverty Law Joint Program
Panel 1
Panel 2
Works in Progress
Law, Medicine and Health Care (Co-Sponsored by Poverty Law)
Pro Bono & Public Service Opportunities (Co-Sponsored by Poverty Law)
Aging and the Law (Co-Sponsored by Poverty Law)
2020
Law, Medicine & Health Care and Poverty Law Joint Program
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (Co-sponsored by Poverty Law)
Employment Discrimination Law (Co-sponsored by Poverty Law)
Pro-Bono & Public Service Opportunities Service Project (Co-sponsored by Poverty Law)
2019
Main Program
Pro-Bono & Public Service Opportunities Service Project (Co-sponsored by Poverty Law)
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues (Co-sponsored by Poverty Law)