The Office for Access to Justice (ATJ) and White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR) hosted a webinar on Federal Funding for Legal Aid – Part II, a follow-up to LAIR’s April 25, 2024 webinar.

The webinar featured speakers from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):

• Allie Yang-Green, DOJ ATJ, LAIR Executive Director
• Nikhil Ramnaney, DOJ ATJ, Senior Counsel
• Christine Lamble, HHS Children’s Bureau, Child Welfare Program Specialist
• Allison Green, Legal Director, National Association of Counsel for Children
• Karen A. Lash, Senior Fellow, Georgetown Justice Lab
• Silvia Argueta, Executive Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Speakers addressed outstanding questions from the previous webinar and additional topics relating to accessing federal resources for legal aid.