Full Schedule

8:00am - 4:00pm EDT

AALL Executive Board Meeting (Current/Incoming Board Members and Current Council Chairs)

8:00am - 3:00pm EDT

CONELL (Conference of Newer Law Librarians) (Sponsored by Thomson Reuters) Separate Registration Required

Sponsored By

8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

PLLIP Summit: Turn It Up! Amplify Your Practical Skills & Processes (Separate Registration Required)

Co-Sponsored By

9:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Libraries, Copyright & Fair Use (Separate Registration Required)

Coordinator/Speaker: Eric J. H Chapman (he/him/his) – U.S. Courts, Ninth Circuit Library

Speaker: Caroline Osborne (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Speaker: Emily R. Florio (she/her/hers) – DLA Piper LLP (US)

Management + Business AcumenInformation Management

12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

Leadership Lunch (By Invitation) (Sponsored by Thomson Reuters)

Sponsored By

1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Re-Focusing in the Attention Economy: Strategies for Law Librarians and Legal Educators (Sponsored by LexisNexis) (Separate Registration Required)

Moderator/Coordinator: Julie Tedjeske Crane – Penn State Dickinson Law

Speaker: Annalee Hickman Pierson (she/her/hers) – BYU Law Library

Speaker: Sam Williams – University of Idaho

Speaker: Ariel Newman (she/they) – UMKC Law Library

Teaching + TrainingResearch + Analysis

Sponsored By

1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

Library Tour: Case Western Reserve University Law School Library (Separate Registration Required)

1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

Chapter Council Meet and Greet (Chapter Presidents and Vice Presidents)

1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

Library Tour: Cleveland Public Library (Separate Registration Required)

1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

SIS Council Meet and Greet (SIS Chairs and Vice Chairs)

4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Newcomers Networking Kickoff (By Invitation)

5:00pm - 6:30pm EDT

Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall (Ticketed Event; Full Conference/Saturday Single-Day Registrations Include One Ticket)

7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT

AALL VIP Reception (By Invitation)

9:00am - 10:15am EDT

Opening General Session (Co-Sponsored by LexisNexis & Thomson Reuters)

Keynote Speaker: Micah W. J. Smith

President: Jenny Silbiger (she/her/hers) – Hawaii State Judiciary

Professionalism + Leadership at Every Level

Co-Sponsored By

10:15am - 11:15am EDT

Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break

10:15am - 4:00pm EDT

Exhibit Hall Open

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Being New & Alone: Newer Law Librarians on Being a Solo and Small Team Savant

Coordinator: Allie Penn – Dickinson Wright

Speaker: Amy Carr (she/her/hers) – Bowman and Brooke LLP

Speaker: Abigale Mumby – Butzel Long

Speaker: Kaitlin Klemp-Skirvin – Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

Speaker: Brittany J. Young (she/her/hers) – Lane County Law Library

Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Cool Tools Café

Moderator/Coordinator: Chi H. Song – University of Maryland Carey School of Law

Teaching + TrainingMarketing + Outreach

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

See It, Fix It, Open It: ADA Assessment for Every Law Library

Coordinator: AnnaKatherine Wherren (she/her/hers) – Colorado Law School

Information Management

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Strategic Planning 101 for Law Libraries

Moderator/Coordinator: Annalee Hickman Pierson (she/her/hers) – BYU Law Library

Speaker: Catherine M. Dunn (she/her/hers) – University of Denver Sturm College of Law

Speaker: Tiffany Jenkins – Troutman Pepper Locke

Management + Business Acumen

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

The Talent Equation: Recruitment, Training, and Retention in Law Firm Libraries

Moderator/Coordinator: Tanya L. Livshits – DLA Piper LLP (US)

Speaker: G. Patrick Flanagan – BakerHostetler

Management + Business Acumen

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

What’s in a Name? Investigating the Law, Research, and Culture Behind a Major League Rebrand

Coordinator: Stephanie L. Grace – UC Davis School of Law

Research + Analysis

12:45pm - 1:45pm EDT

PLLIP-SIS Business Meeting & Lunch (Separate Registration Required)

2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Cultivating Positivity & Connections in the Workplace

Coordinator/Speaker: Jennifer Mart-Rice (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama School of Law

Speaker: Ariel Newman (she/they) – UMKC Law Library

Speaker: Amy Small (she/her/hers) – Texas State Law Library

Management + Business AcumenProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level

2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Improving Legal Reference Services for Incarcerated Patrons

Moderator/Coordinator: Diane M. Rodriguez (she/her/hers) – San Francisco Law Library

Speaker: Tammy Ortiz (she/they) – Ithaka S+R

Speaker: Julia Mizutani – Cornell University Law Library

Speaker: Julia Ososki – Minnesota State Law Library

Speaker: Lauren K. Wazevich – Cleveland State University College of Law

Marketing + Outreach

2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

The Fight to Preserve Legal Texts

Moderator/Coordinator: Jacob Sayward – University of Minnesota Law Library

Information ManagementProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level

2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Toward Best Practices in Law Library Services for Online Students

Moderator/Coordinator: Tammy R P Oltz – Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Speaker: Jan Fleckenstein – Syracuse University School of Law

Speaker: Katherine Haldeman – Suffolk University School of Law

Speaker: Dustin Johnston-Greene – Ohio Northern University Law Library

Speaker: Dan Kimmons – Arizona State University School of Law

Marketing + OutreachTeaching + Training

2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Transform Your Staff Manual

Coordinator/Speaker: Carol Hassler (she/her/hers) – Wisconsin State Law Library

Information ManagementProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level

2:00pm - 4:15pm EDT

Deep Dive: Say "Aloha" to Subject Analysis and Classification

Coordinator: Thomas F. White (he/him/his) – University of Iowa Law Library

Moderator: Jackie Magagnosc (she/her/hers) – Cornell University Law Library

Speaker: Ryan Tamares (he/him/his) – Robert Crown Law Library, Stanford Law School

Speaker: Robert Bratton (he/him/his) – Jacob Burns Law Library, The George Washington University

Speaker: Rachel Decker (she/her/hers) – Georgetown University Law Library

Information ManagementTeaching + Training

3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT

Diversify Your Case Law: Using Foreign, International, and Indigenous Law to Teach Lateral Thinking

Moderator/Coordinator: Austin Waters (She/They) – University at Buffalo

Speaker: Rebecca Chapman (she/her/hers) – University at Buffalo

Speaker: Loren Turner – University of Minnesota Law

Speaker: Sherri N. Thomas – University of New Mexico

Teaching + TrainingResearch + Analysis

3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT

Diversity Symposium: From DEI to UD: How Universal Design Can Create a Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Environment

Coordinator: Matthew L. Timko (he/him/his) – Northern Illinois University College of Law

Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelTeaching + Training

3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT

Intranets with Intention: Designing Law Library Portals That Connect, Inform & Engage With Users

Coordinator/Speaker: Julie Jones – Jones Day

Speaker: Janet Peros – Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Speaker: Jeannette Mazur – BakerHostetler

Speaker: Josh LaPorte (he/him/his) – U.S. Court of International Trade

Information Management

3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT

Losing Space, Losing Funds, Not Losing Our Minds

Moderator/Coordinator: Anna Lawless-Collins (she/her/hers) – Boston University School of Law

Speaker: Stacy Fowler – St Mary's University Law Library

Speaker: Rebecca Bearden (she/her/hers) – Boston University School of Law

Speaker: Christine Dulac – University of Maine School of Law Library

Speaker: Alissa Black-Dorward – Maloney Law Library, Fordham Law School

Management + Business AcumenInformation Management

3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT

Welcome Aboard!: Navigating the Rough Waters of Onboarding

Coordinator: Emily Brahler – The Catholic University of America

Speaker: Kristina Martinez – The Catholic University of America

Speaker: Carol Hassler (she/her/hers) – Wisconsin State Law Library

Management + Business AcumenProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level

4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT

Diversity Symposium Reception

5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT

AALL Award Recipients Reception (By Invitation)

7:00am - 8:15am EDT

ALL-SIS Directors’ Breakfast (Separate Registration Required)

7:00am - 8:15am EDT

ALL-SIS Middle-Managers’ Breakfast (Separate Registration Required)

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Meet the AALL Executive Board Candidates

8:30am - 4:00pm EDT

Exhibit Hall Open

9:45am - 10:45am EDT

Choose Your Own Management Adventure: Stories from the Professional Trenches

Moderator/Coordinator: Ajaye Bloomstone – LSU Law Library

Moderator/Speaker: Kris Turner (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin Law Library

Speaker: Jennifer Gonzalez (she/her/hers) – Law Library of Congress

Speaker: Emily R. Florio (she/her/hers) – DLA Piper LLP (US)

Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen

9:45am - 10:45am EDT

How to Investigate Private Companies Using Public Records

Coordinator: Linda Butterfield – FTI Consulting

Research + Analysis

9:45am - 10:45am EDT

Spreading Your Wings as a Law Librarian: Monetizing Your Skills for Purpose, Profit & Professional Power

Coordinator: Erica J. Miller – Jones Day

Management + Business Acumen

9:45am - 10:45am EDT

The Next Generation of Law Library Research Assistant Programs

Coordinator/Speaker: Margaret Kiel-Morse (she/her/hers) – Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Speaker: Annalee Hickman Pierson (she/her/hers) – BYU Law Library

Teaching + TrainingProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level

9:45am - 10:45am EDT

We Teach That Too! Law Librarians Beyond Legal Research

Coordinator/Speaker: Bailey S. Eagin – University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law

Speaker: Paul D. Callister – University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

Speaker: Dana Neacşu – NYC Law Department

Teaching + Training

9:45am - 12:00pm EDT

Deep Dive: Storytelling for Change: Increasing Access to Justice by Uplifting the Unheard

Coordinator: Rita Parham – Louisiana State University

Speaker: Tarica Labossiere – University of the District of Columbia

Speaker: Sara Gonzalo – The Promise of Justice Initiative

Speaker: Lisa Avalos – Louisiana State University

Marketing + OutreachTeaching + Training

11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

AI Law and Policy Across Borders: Impact on Legal Research and Libraries

Coordinator/Speaker: Alex Zhang (she/her/hers) – Duke Law School

Speaker: Paul D. Callister – University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

Speaker: Saskia Mehlhorn (she/her/hers) – Norton Rose Fulbright

Moderator: Anne Mostad-Jensen – LLMC

Research + AnalysisTeaching + Training

11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Cataloging Curiosities: Classifying and Describing the Quirky and Rare in Your Library

Coordinator: Keelan Weber (she/her/hers) – Lilian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School

Moderator: Jennifer Mart-Rice (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama School of Law

Speaker: Jessie Tam – Thurgood Marshall State Law Library

Speaker: Kate Peck – UC Berkeley

Information Management

11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Catch the Vibe: What Law Librarians Need to Know About Vibe Coding

Moderator/Coordinator: Deborah Ginsberg (she/her/hers) – Harvard Law School Library

Speaker: Rebecca Fordon (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

Teaching + Training

11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

From Burnout to Brilliance: Empowering Teams Feeling Overlooked, Overworked, or on the Edge

Coordinator/Speaker: Deb Grimm – Troutman Pepper Locke

Management + Business AcumenProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level

11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Preserving Transparency: Federal Information Policy in the Wake of the "Great Takedown"

Coordinator/Speaker: Adam Anderson (he/him/his) – Lewis & Clark Law School

Research + AnalysisTeaching + Training

12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

Library Tour: Cleveland City Hall and CPL Public Administration Library (Separate Registration Required)

12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

Library Tour: Cuyahoga County Courthouse & Law Library (Separate Registration Required)

1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

Automating Institutional Repository Workflows: From Repetition to Efficiency

Coordinator/Speaker: Cindy Tian – University of Notre Dame Kresge Law Library

Speaker: Qi Huang – Stanford University Law School Library

Information Management

1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

Beyond Anecdotes for Beginners: Getting Started with Empirical Research

Coordinator/Speaker: Aimee Self Pittman (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland School of Law

Speaker: Amy Taylor – University of Georgia School of Law

Speaker: Robert Willey – George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School

Moderator: Todd Venie – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Research + AnalysisProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level

1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

Budgie Bills and Byrd Baths: Understanding, Tracking, and Researching Federal Appropriations

Coordinator/Speaker: Jason Zarin – Law Library of Congress

Speaker: Olivia Kane-Cruz – Law Library of Congress

Research + Analysis

1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

Ducks in the Library! More Examples of Passive Outreach in Law Libraries

Coordinator/Speaker: Melissa Kreiling – DuFour Law Library, Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America

Speaker: Veronica Hart – DuFour Law Library, Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America

Marketing + Outreach

1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

LAWPods: Promoting a Futuristic Solution to Present-Day Problems?

Coordinator/Speaker: Andre Davison (he/him/his) – Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library

Speaker: Andrew Bennett – Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library

Marketing + OutreachTeaching + Training

1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

License to Lead: Managing Contracts and License Agreements for Transparency Across Your Organization

Coordinator: Karen Whitney (she/her/hers) – Perkins Coie, LLP - Library

Management + Business Acumen

1:15pm - 2:15pm EDT

Training for a Lawyer Audience: Strategies That Stick

Coordinator: Mallory Arents – Baker McKenzie

Speaker: Katie Brown – Charleston School of Law

Teaching + TrainingProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level

2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break

3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT

Aloha Management

Coordinator/Speaker: Rena K. Seidler – Ogletree Deakins

Speaker: Michelle Hook Dewey (she/her/hers) – Mercer Law Library

Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelManagement + Business Acumen

3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT

Code Meets Code: Benchmarking Statutory Research by GenAI

Coordinator/Speaker: Shawn Nevers – BYU Law Library

Speaker: Kristen Clarke Kellems – Brigham Young University School of Law

Speaker: Stephanie Davidson – Willamette University College of Law

Research + AnalysisTeaching + Training

3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT

Fighting for the Freedom to Read: Law Library Edition

Moderator/Coordinator: Mandy Lee – Seton Hall University School of Law

Information ManagementProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level

3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT

Inclusive Outreach Now: Practical Playbooks to Serve Patrons with Disabilities

Coordinator/Speaker: Randi L. Johnson (she/her/hers) – Gravis Law

Marketing + OutreachInformation Management

3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT

Librarians as Changemakers: Approaching the Implementation of Publishing Best Practices for Legal Journals

Coordinator/Speaker: Avi Bauer (he/him/his) – Boston College Law Library

Speaker: Alex Zhang (she/her/hers) – Duke Law School

Speaker: Ben Keele – Minnesota Law School

Moderator: Annalee Hickman Pierson (she/her/hers) – BYU Law Library

Information ManagementMarketing + Outreach

3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT

Tracking with Aloha: Comparing Usage Tools for Law Library Insights

Coordinator: Jeannette Mazur – BakerHostetler

Speaker: Aquene Payne – Schneider Bell

Speaker: Laura MacAvoy – Sheppard Mullin

Research + AnalysisInformation Management

3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT

Using Legal Research Performance Task Questions: From Creation to Implementation

Coordinator/Speaker: Amy Taylor – University of Georgia School of Law

Moderator: Wendy E. Moore (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia School of Law

Teaching + Training

5:00pm - 5:45pm EDT

AALL Business Meeting

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Democracy Demands Disclosure: Legal Barriers to Public Information

Coordinator: Mariangeli Lugo-Zayas, JD, MBA, MSIS – Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio Piedras

Speaker: Rachel Jorgensen – Texas Tech University

Speaker: Sarah Ryan, MLS, JD, PhD, Esq (she/her/hers) – University of North Texas

Marketing + OutreachProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

FCIL 101: Learn the Basics of Foreign, Comparative & International Law Research

Moderator/Coordinator: Alison A. Shea – University of St. Thomas School of Law

Speaker: Meredith Capps (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University

Speaker: Charlotte Daugherty (she/her/hers) – University of California, Berkeley Law Library

Speaker: Stephanie J. Farne – Boston College Law School Library

Speaker: Caitlin Hunter – UCLA Law Library

Speaker: Kristen Clarke Kellems – Brigham Young University School of Law

Speaker: Amelia Landenberger – University of Akron School of Law

Speaker: Adam Mackie – UConn Law

Speaker: Anne Mostad-Jensen – LLMC

Speaker: Loren Turner – University of Minnesota Law

Research + AnalysisTeaching + Training

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

It's Storytime: Advocacy Storytelling Tools to Promote Your Library

Moderator/Coordinator: Kathleen N. Darvil – Brooklyn Law School

Management + Business AcumenProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Litigation in the Age of AI Slop: Best Practices, Ethics, and Education

Coordinator: Jason Wilson – Bloomberg Law

Moderator/Coordinator: Eleanor S. Tyler (she/her/hers) – Bloomberg Law

Speaker: Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong – Carl B. Stokes United States Court House

Speaker: Corey A. Lee – Jones Day

Speaker: Matthew Salerno – Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Research + AnalysisTeaching + Training

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Mapping the Law: How a 10-Day Road Trip to Discover County Law Library Services Built a Community

Coordinator/Speaker: Brittany J. Young (she/her/hers) – Lane County Law Library

Speaker: Amy Gregory – Washington County Law Library

Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelMarketing + Outreach

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Personal Safety for Librarians: An Intro to Basic Skills

Coordinator/Speaker: Margaret Kiel-Morse (she/her/hers) – Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Professionalism + Leadership at Every Level

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Touchable in Cleveland? Eliot Ness and the Kingsbury Run Torso Murders

Moderator/Coordinator: Laura Ray – Cleveland State University College of Law

Marketing + OutreachTeaching + Training

8:30am - 12:00pm EDT

Exhibit Hall Open

9:45am - 11:15am EDT

Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break

9:45am - 11:15am EDT

Poster Session Presentation and Review Period

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Alternative Teaching: How to Reach Students Outside of the Traditional Classroom

Moderator/Coordinator: Tanya Johnson (she/her/hers) – UConn School of Law

Speaker: Anne Rajotte (she/her/hers) – UConn School of Law

Teaching + Training

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Banning Book Banning: Librarian-Led Advocacy and the Rhode Island Freedom to Read Coalition

Moderator/Coordinator: Nicole P. Dyszlewski – Roger Williams University

Speaker: Ed Garcia – Cranston Public Library System

Speaker: Skip Dye – Penguin Random House

Speaker: Rosie Stewart – PRH

Speaker: Padma Venkatraman – Self

Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelMarketing + Outreach

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Increasing Access to Justice with Public Libraries

Coordinator/Speaker: Carol Hassler (she/her/hers) – Wisconsin State Law Library

Speaker: Aaron Glenn – University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law

Speaker: John Murphy (he/him/his) – Anoka County Law Library

Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelMarketing + Outreach

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Negotiating Contracts: A Conversation Between Information Vendors and Librarians on Issues, Strategies, and ADA Changes

Coordinator: Mary Jenkins (she/her/hers) – Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A.

Moderator: Deanna Barmakian – Harvard Law School Library

Speaker: Ashley Newton – Law Library, University of California, Irvine

Speaker: Kathleen Bishop – LexisNexis

Speaker: Jennifer Adler – Thomson Reuters

Management + Business AcumenInformation Management

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Save Our Now: Preserving the Institution's History for Tomorrow's Users

Moderator/Coordinator: Sharon Bradley – University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law

Information ManagementMarketing + Outreach

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Utilizing Free GenAI Programs to Prepare Profiles of People and Companies

Coordinator/Speaker: Nathan A. Rosen – Herrick Feinstein LLP

Research + AnalysisTeaching + Training

12:45pm - 2:00pm EDT

Association Luncheon (Ticketed Event)

2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Library Tour: Cleveland Police Museum (Separate Registration Required)

2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Library Tour: Cleveland State University Law Library (Separate Registration Required)

2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

AALL Informal Executive Board Meeting (2026-2027 Board Members)