“It’s critically important for attorneys and members of the legal profession to be as diverse as the customers of the client organizations they serve. Whatever position you hold within the ecosystem (seasoned attorney, junior attorney, law student, etc…), it’s imperative to dedicate energy to increasing meaningful opportunities for the development and advancement of diverse attorneys and law students while encouraging others to do the same.”

“It is important for diversity and inclusion to be embraced within the legal field because both provide for a rich variety of approaches and experiences.  When such initiatives are successfully implemented, attorneys are more engaged and happy, which in turn leads to an increase in innovative and creative problem-solving.”

“Creating an inclusive culture of diversity affords members of the legal community a unique opportunity for existential growth.  Through the lens of diversity, we can analyze an action, issue, and/or object from various perspectives.  Equipped with the periscopic view this process provides, diverse teams are better positioned to strategically create, identify, and implement creative solutions to assist clients in executing their initiatives and realizing their desired goals.  Embracing diversity encourages the philosophy that we have more in common than we have in distinction, and that we can do more together than we can apart.”