Untangling Titles: Preserving Homeownership and Generational Wealth
About this Event
The conference, co-sponsored by Western New England Univeristy School of Law and the CATIC Foundation, will explore the impact of heirs’ property and tangled titles on individuals, communities, and legal systems. Attendees will hear from heirs’ property owners, legal professionals, court officials, and municipal leaders about the challenges of preserving inter-generational family homes for historically underserved heirs’ property owners. Keynote speaker Prof. Thomas Mitchell, founder of the Initiative for Land, Housing, and Property Rights at Boston College School of Law, and expert panelists from legal aid, pro bono, and law schools experiential learning initiatives will speak to this social justice issue and the programs that exist around the country to address it.
Agenda
Welcome
Host: Dean Zelda Harris, School of Law
Overview: What is Heirs' Property?
Host: Professor Thomas Mitchell, Boston College School of Law
Testimonials from Heirs' Property Owners
Conference Panel 1: Data, Vacant Properties, and Navigating Legal Processes
Host: Moderator: Assistant Attorney General Amber Villa
Info: Panelists: Ben Forman/Elise Rapoza, MassINC Policy Center, Gerry McCafferty, Springfield Director of Housing and Rosemary Saccomani, Hampden County Register of Probate
Lunch and Keynote Address
Host: Professor Thomas Mitchell, Boston College School of Law
Overview: Why is Legal Assistance Needed?
Host: Mike Power, CATIC Title Insurance Company
Conference Panel 2: Pro Bono, Legal Aid and the Philadelphia Tangled Fund
Info: Panelists: Kelly Gastley, Philadelphia VIP Staff Attorney and Roxane Crowley, Philadelphia Legal Assistance Staff Attorney
Conference Panel 3: The Heirs' Clinic at the Howard University School of Law
Info: A conversation between Dean Zelda Harris and WNE Law Alum Aimee Griffin (J.D., LLM)
Conference Panel 4: Collaborating in New Bedford - A Model for Getting Started
Host: Moderator: Dina Fein
Info: Panelists:
Jordan Latham, Vacant Property Manager
John Quinn, UMass Law School Ass’t Dean
Lynn Whitney, Supervising Attorney
Sara Donohue, Intern
Closing Session: What Can You Do?
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