On June 8, 2016 the Law Center held its annual LEAP (Lawyers' Executive Advisory Partners) Breakfast at The Bank of America Center in Washington, D.C. Speakers included United States Department of Housing and Urban Development General Counsel, Helen Kanovsky; Law Center Executive Director, Maria Foscarinis; Assistant General Counsel with Bank of America, Larry Chattoo; Managing Director of The Carlyle Group, Bruce Rosenblum; Managing Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and LEAP Chair, Peter Thomas. 

Attendees learned about pro bono opportunities, explored corporate and law firm partnerships, connected with LEAP members and discussed the critical impact we can have together to prevent and end homelessness. 

                           
 

The McKinney-Vento Awards Ceremony was held on Tuesday October 27, 2015 at The Liaison Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. 

The 2015 honorees were Executive Editor and Senior Writer, Mr. Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, Latham & Watkins LLP and Mr. Bobby Limon. 

On April 23, 2015 the Law Center held its LEAP (Lawyers' Executive Advisory Partners) Breakfast at the Bank of America Center in Washington, D.C. Speakers included Law Center Executive Director, Maria Foscarinis; Bruce Rosenblum, Managing Director of the Carlyle Group; Angie Garcia-Lathrop, Community Affairs Executive at Bank of America; and Suzanne Turner, LEAP Chair as well as Partner and Pro Bono Chair of Dechert LLP.

The 2015 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness, hosted by the National Alliance to End Homelessness and in partnership with the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, gave experts and advocates the opportunity to connect and share ideas. Senior Attorney at the Law Center, Eric Tars, presented "Getting the Lawyers Involved: How Legal Advocates Can Help End Youth Homelessness." To find out how you can also use the power of the law to advocate for youth experiencing homelessness please see our resources page dedicated to youth and education.