Register Here for the 2025 Virtual POWER Act Event – June 24, 2025, 12 noon, CDT

This national program highlights the positive impact of pro bono representation and advocacy in the lives of victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse.

Guest speakers for 2025 include the Honorable Virginia Mary Kendall, Chief Judge of the Northern District of Illinois, and Stacy Schecter, Legal Director of Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Law Project. The program will be moderated by the Honorable Laura Taylor Swain, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

2025 Event Details

Date and Time: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 @ 12:00 noon (CDT)

Estimated Length: 60-75 minutes

Location: Microsoft Teams virtual event (invitation sent 2 days before the event)

Registration Link: online registration

CLE (1.25 hours/1 hour ethics): After the program, attendees may claim CLE credit with the State Bar of Texas by emailing their name, bar number, and the three code words used during the presentation to (USDCemergencyfile@txnd.uscourts.gov).

The Pro Bono Work to Empower and Represent (POWER) Act was enacted in 2018. Under the Act, judicial districts across the country sponsor annual events promoting pro bono legal services as a critical way to empower survivors of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault, and to engage citizens and help lift victims out of the cycle of violence.