Training

IX FREE LEGAL AID CONFERENCE

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  • 18 2026 June
  • Salamanca
  • In‑person
  • June 18-19, 2026

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Headquarters

UNICAJA Theatre
C/. Santa Teresa, S/N, Salamanca

*Guidative information on hotels near the headquarters. The Technical Secretariat does not manage the reservation of said accommodations.

Contact Technical Secretariat:
Phone: +34.91.662.46.50 conferencesJG@abogacia.es

Registration

IX FREE LEGAL AID CONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17

20:00

RECEPTION AT THE SALAMANCA CITY COUNCIL
Plaza Mayor, 1

21:00

WELCOME COCKTAIL OF THE SALAMANCA BAR ASSOCIATION
Salamanca Casino
C/. Zamora, 11

THURSDAY, JUNE 18

UNICAJA Theatre (Santa Teresa Street, S/N)

09: 00 | 09: 30

ACCREDITATIONS AND DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTATION

09: 30 | 10: 00

INAUGURAL ACT

10: 00 | 10: 30

INAUGURAL CONFERENCE
On the Public Defender's Office as a pillar of our Rule of Law.
Speaker:
Antonio del Moral Garcia, magistrate of the Second Chamber of the Tribunal Supremo.
Moderated by:
Ángel Méndez Bernal, lawyer, dean of the Cartagena Bar Association and president of the Commission for Free Legal Assistance and Social Function of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española.

10: 30 | 11: 10

PRESENTATION OF THE FREE LEGAL AID DAY CAMPAIGN – JULY 12, 2026

11: 10 | 11: 45

COFFEE PAUSE

11: 45 | 12: 45

1st TABLE:
FREE LEGAL AID AS AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICE
Speakers:
Luis F. Nieto Guzmán de Lázaro, lawyer, former dean of Colegio de la Abogacía de Salamanca and former president of the Commission for Free Legal Assistance and Social Function of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española.
Pedro Casado de las Heras, head of the Legal Advisory Office of the Military Emergency Unit.
Moderated by:
Ainhoa ​​Goñi, Director of Communications of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española.
Coordinator:
Emilio Fuentetaja Sanz, lawyer, dean of the Segovia Bar Association and vice-president of the Commission for Free Legal Assistance and Social Function of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española.

12: 45 | 13: 45

2st TABLE:
FREE LEGAL AID FOR VICTIMS AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE
Speakers:
Filomena Pelaez Solis, lawyer and Member of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española.
María José Burgos Monge, Chief prosecutor of Soria and delegate prosecutor of the Jurisdiction of Persons with Disabilities in Castilla y León.
Ana Mª Valverde, user of the free legal aid service of Colegio de la Abogacía de Salamanca.
Moderated by:
Xavier Gil, journalist for El Economista.
Coordinator:
Carmen Fernández Zabalza, lawyer, dean of the Soria Bar Association and member of the Commission for Free Legal Assistance and Social Function of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española.

13: 45 | 15: 30

WORK LUNCH
UNICAJA Exhibition Hall. Plaza de los Bandos

15: 30 | 16: 30

3st TABLE:
FREE LEGAL AID FROM AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE: ITS ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY
Speakers:
Gerardo Fernando López Sánchez-Saracaga, lawyer and dean of Colegio de la Abogacía de Gipuzkoa.
Alfredo Sánchez Gómez, lawyer and vice-dean of the Bar Association of Ávila.
Pilar Calatrava Prados, prosecutor and advisor to the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Courts.

Moderated by:
Patricia Esteban, cCoordinator of the legal section of Cinco Días and El País de Aranzadi LA LEY from Five Days.
Coordinator:
Javier Martín García, lawyer, dean of the Valladolid Bar Association and member of the Commission for Free Legal Assistance and Social Function of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española.

16: 30 | 17: 30

4st TABLE:
RELEVANT CASES THAT HAVE BEEN DEFENDED BY PUBLIC DEFENSE LAWYERS
Speakers:
María Fernanda Álvarez Pérez, lawyer from the Bar Association of A Coruña (Diana Quer Case).
Manuel Delgado Milán, lawyer of the Cordoba Bar Association (Mortgage foreclosures).
Paulino Pérez Riveiro, lawyer from the A Coruña Bar Association (Prestige Case).
Moderated by:
Mercedes Núñez, writer in the Communications department of Abogacía Española.
Coordinator:
Gema Rial Rodriguez, lawyer, dean of Colegio de la Abogacía de Pontevedra and member of the Commission for Free Legal Assistance and Social Function of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española.

17: 30 | 18: 30

5st TABLE:
OPEN FORUM ON THE MOST RELEVANT PROBLEMS OF FREE LEGAL AID IN LA Latest News
Speakers:
Elena Checa Pérez, lawyer and member of the Governing Board of Colegio de la Abogacía de Murcia.
María de los Llanos López Vázquez, lawyer and vice-dean of Colegio de la Abogacía de Albacete.
Gema Duarte Durán, lawyer and member of the Governing Board of Colegio de la Abogacía de Salamanca.
Moderated by:
Carlos Berbell, journalist for Confilegal.
Coordinator:
Maravillas Hernández López, lawyer, dean of Colegio de la Abogacía de Murcia and member of the Commission for Free Legal Assistance and Social Function of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española.

19: 00 | 20: 30

GUIDED VISIT
Plaza Mayor, below the Town Hall clock

21:30

DINNER
Casino de Salamanca. C/ Zamora, 11

FRIDAY, JUNE 19

UNICAJA Theatre (Santa Teresa Street, S/N)

09: 15 | 09: 30

Digital training at UPRO as a tool to improve free legal aid

09: 30 | 11: 00

6st TABLE:
OBLIGATIONS AND RIGHTS OF PROVIDERS OF FREE LEGAL AID
Speakers:
Rosalía Pascua Ponce, lawyer and member of the Board of Directors of Defenda. 
Mª Belén García García, lawyer and general secretary of the Venia Lawyers' Union.
Aline Castro Martínez, lawyer and member of Marea Negra Ourense.
Rosa María Lozano Guitián, lawyer and vice president of the National Platform for Legal Aid.
Africa Calleja Granado, lawyer and president of ALTODO.
Alicia Vega Amaya, lawyer and president of the Spanish Confederation of Duty Lawyers and AJG. 
Vanesa González Fornas, lawyer and president of ALTODO Catalonia.
Moderated by:
Luis Javier Sánchez, Law and Trends journalist.
Coordinator:
Marga Cerro Gonzalez, lawyer, dean of Colegio de la Abogacía de Talavera de la Reina and member of the Commission for Free Legal Assistance and Social Function of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española.

11: 00 | 11: 30

COFFEE PAUSE

11:30  

PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE XX OBSERVATORY OF FREE LEGAL AID

(It will be held in the Colegio de la Abogacía de Salamanca. Plazuela de la Abogacía, 4-5)

11: 30 | 12: 30

7st TABLE:
FREE LEGAL AID AND EMPTY SPAIN
Speakers:
Milagrosa Pacheco Pérez, lawyer and dean of the Bar Association of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Yolanda Álvarez Álvarez, lawyer and Member of the Council of the Bar Association of Castilla y León.
Moderated by:
José Ángel de Caso Torio, TV journalist from Castilla y León Salamanca.
Coordinator:
Ildefonso Seller Rodríguez, lawyer, dean of the Badajoz Bar Association and member of the Commission for Free Legal Assistance and Social Function of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española.

12: 30 | 13: 00

8st TABLE:
READING OF CONCLUSIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL CLOSING

VENUE OF THE CONFERENCE:
UNICAJA Theatre (Salamanca)

COLLABORATE:

Castilla and leon meeting Salamanca Provincial Council Salamanca City Hall Unicaja

Speakers / Teachers

Antonio del Moral Garcia

Magistrate of the Second Chamber of the Tribunal Supremo.

Pedro Casado de las Heras

Head of the Legal Advisory Office of the Military Emergency Unit.

Luis F. Nieto Guzmán de Lázaro

Lawyer, former dean of Colegio de la Abogacía de Salamanca and former president of the Commission for Free Legal Assistance and Social Function of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española.

Ana Mª Álvarez Murias

Ana Mª Álvarez Murias, former dean of the College of Solicitors of Cantabria, professor of Criminal Law I and II at UNED and of the Master's Degree in Access to Law and Solicitors at UNED.

Filomena Pelaez Solis

Lawyer and Member of Consejo General de la Abogacía Española.

María José Burgos Monge

Chief Prosecutor of Soria and Delegate Prosecutor of the Jurisdiction of Persons with Disabilities in Castilla y León.

Gerardo Fernando López Sánchez-Sarachaga

Lawyer and dean of Colegio de la Abogacía de Gipuzkoa

Alfredo Sánchez Gómez

Lawyer and Vice Dean of the Bar Association of Ávila

Pilar Calatrava Prados,

Prosecutor and advisor to the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Courts

Elena Checa Pérez

Lawyer and member of the Governing Board of Colegio de la Abogacía de Murcia

María de los Llanos López Vázquez

Lawyer and Vice Dean of Colegio de la Abogacía de Albacete

Gema Duarte Durán

Lawyer and member of the Governing Board of Colegio de la Abogacía de Salamanca.

Milagrosa Pacheco Pérez

Lawyer and dean of the Bar Association of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Yolanda Álvarez Álvarez

Lawyer and Member of the Council of the Bar Association of Castilla y León

María Fernanda Álvarez Pérez

Lawyer of the Bar Association of A Coruña (Diana Quer Case).

Manuel Delgado Milán

Lawyer of the Cordoba Bar Association (Mortgage foreclosures).

Paulino Perez Riveiro

Lawyer from the A Coruña Bar Association (Prestige Case).

Rosalía Pascua Ponce

Lawyer and member of the Board of Directors of Defenda

Mª Belén García García

Lawyer and general secretary of Venia

Aline Castro Martínez

Lawyer and member of Marea Negra Ourense.

Rosa María Lozano Guitián

Lawyer and vice president of the National Platform for Legal Aid.

Africa Calleja Granado

Lawyer and president of ALTODO.

Alicia Vega Amaya

Lawyer and president of the Spanish Confederation of Duty Lawyers and AJG.

Vanesa González Fornas

Lawyer and president of ALTODO Catalonia.