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Mary K. Ryan, a partner in Nutter’s Litigation Department, will present at the annual 2016 Equal Justice Conference, co-sponsored by the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service and the National Legal Aid & Defender Association, on May 13. Mary, chair of the ABA’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono & Public Service, will participate in the “Luncheon and Award Presentations” program. The Equal Justice Conference brings together people from across the legal community to deliver legal services to low-income people more effectively and this year’s conference will emphasize strengthening partnerships among the key players in the civil justice system. Through plenary sessions, workshops, networking opportunities, and special programming, the conference provides a wide range of learning and sharing experiences for all attendees. Pro bono and legal services program staff, judges, corporate counsel, court administrators, private lawyers, paralegals, bar association leaders, and many others attend this event. The main conference will celebrate the ongoing collaboration between pro bono and legal services programs and explore the additional partnerships that must be created, the resources that must be tapped, and the new issues facing clients, all to advance justice in America.