Inequality, Access to Justice, and the Rule of Law

Presented in collaboration with the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Equal Justice Works, the Association of American Law Schools, and the Center on the Legal Profession, this conference will bring together over 150 thought leaders from law, business, government, civil society, and academia to discuss the systemic and reinforcing relationship between societal inequality and access to justice. The event will include a framing session on the main drivers of inequality in the U.S. and the world, followed by a discussion on how access to justice is both impacted by and contributes to those socioeconomic divides.

1:00 – 2:00 PM – Check in
 
2:00 – 2:30 PM – Welcome, Plan for the Day

– David B. Wilkins, Faculty Director, Center on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School
– Laurie L. Patton, President, American Academy of Arts & Sciences

2:30 – 3:45 PM – Keynote and Discussion – Inequality in America

Framing Keynote – Jason Furman, Aetna Professor of the Practice of Economic Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Discussants:
– Hon. Goodwin Liu, Chair, American Academy; Associate Justice, CA Supreme Court
– Arne Duncan, Former Secretary of Education; Create Real Economic Destiny
– Martha Minow, 300th Anniversary University Professor, Harvard University

3:45 – 4:15 PM – Break
 
4:15– 5:15 PM – Panel Discussion on Access to Justice and the Rule of Law

Framing Keynote – David Engstrom, LSVF Professor of Law, Stanford University

Discussants:
– Verna Williams, CEO, Equal Justice Works
– Daniel Yi, Fellow, Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession
– Ben Jackson , Founder, Upsolve
– Kellye Testy, CEO, Association of American Law Schools

5:15 – 5:30 PM – Closing

David B. Wilkins, Faculty Director, Center on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School

5:30 – 6:30 PM – Reception
 

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