DBA Diversity Summit November 29, 2012 8:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m. Opening Address Robert J. Grey, Jr. Executive Director, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
The Belo Mansion
Lunch Speaker Roland S. Martin Guest Correspondent CNN
Kim Askew
Jack Balagia
Terry W. Conner
Janet Dhillon
K&L Gates
General Counsel Exxon Mobil
Haynes and Boone, LLP
EVP, General Counsel & Secretary JC Penney
Regina Montoya
Dr. Walter Sutton, Jr.
Lisa Tatum
Kathleen Wu
General Counsel Children’s Medical Center
Associate General Counsel Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
President-Elect State Bar of Texas
Andrews Kurth LLP
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An Invitation Dear Colleagues: Please join us for the DBA Diversity Summit on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at the Belo Mansion from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Who Should Attend?
law firm partners law firm associates diversity officers general counsel corporate legal departments
bar association leaders law school admissions offices law school deans law students lawyers interested in diversity
What is the Purpose of the Summit?
promote diversity and inclusion in all sectors of the legal community develop best practices designed to increase diversity in the legal profession discuss innovative models for increasing diversity throughout the legal profession
Why Should You be There?
to provide input and ideas regarding diversity to learn about implementing diversity programs in your community
We hope you will join us for the Diversity Summit and support our efforts to promote diversity in the legal profession. Sincerely,
Paul K. Stafford, President Dallas Bar Association
Rhonda Hunter, Chair Diversity Summit
Diversity Summit Panning Committee Maricela Moore and Courtney Perez—Co-Chairs, DBA Minority Participation Committee Arthur Anthony Fred Barrow Vicki Blanton Shonn Brown Altresha Burchett-Williams Winifred Cannon Camille Corbin Victor Corpuz Sally Crawford Caren des Vignes Adrienne Dominguez
Dimitri Dube Al Ellis Hilda Galvan Robin Gant Rocio Garcia Teresa Guerra Snelson Sean Hamada Glenwood Hill, III Judge Martin Hoffman Tonya Holt Justice Douglas Lang
Tom Mighell Audrey Moorehead Eunice Kim Nakamura Cedric Powell Gerald Roberts Hope Shimabuku Emmanuel Socks Camille Stearns Miller Richard Stewart Angela Washington
www.dallasbar.org/diversitysummit
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Thursday, November 29, 2012 8:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m. Â
Credit Hours: MCLE The Dallas Bar Association has requested 6.5 participatory hours (no ethics) for continuing legal education credits. Location and Parking: The seminar will be held at the Belo Mansion & Pavilion, 2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201. On-site parking in the Belo Mansion/Pavilion Garage is provided at a rate of $4.00 per car. The entrance to the Parking Garage at the Belo Mansion is located off Olive Street (at the corner of Olive St. and Flora St.).
Speakers
Benny Agosto, Jr.
Kelly-Ann Clarke
Sally L. Crawford
William A. Goodloe
National Hispanic Bar Association
Former Chair, ABA-Young Lawyers Division
Jones Day
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
Gary Kennedy
Chris Luna
Kevyn Orr
Emily A. Parker
General Counsel American Airlines
Staff VP & Associate General Counsel Metro PCS
Jones Day, Washington, D.C.
Thompson & Knight LLP
Lisa Soto
Stanley B. Stallworth
Jeff Tillotson
University of Texas at El Paso Law School Preparation Institute
Sidley Austin, LLP, Chicago, IL
Lynn Tillotson Pinker & Cox, LLP
Agenda 8:30 a.m.
Registration & Check In
8:50 a.m.
Welcome
9:00 a.m.
The State of Diversity in 2012 Leaders lay out the case for diversity in 2012, addressing current statistics and survey findings, how to increase diversity in law firms and update on the current state of law suits against law schools.
9:45 a.m.
Successful Corporate Diversity Inside and Out Corporate counsel and industry leaders discuss successful programs that have increased diversity and challenge the audience to brainstorm about methods to increase corporate and law firm diversity.
10:45 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m.
Models for Recruiting & Retaining Attorneys of Color Managing and Law Firm Partners discuss programs to address diversity in law firms, recruiting attorneys of color, forming coalitions to increase diversity and methods for retaining minority attorneys.
12:00 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 p.m.
Roland Martin, Guest Correspondent, CNN
1:00 p.m.
Inclusion Outside the Box An array of bar association leaders facilitate discussion of innovative ideas for increasing diversity in leadership of bar associations, engaging solos and specialty bars and addressing tactics to increase diversity at higher levels in bar associations.
2:00 p.m.
Increasing the Pipeline Attorneys and industry professionals debate the issues affecting increasing attacks on diversity admissions, programs designed to increase the pipeline and ideas that attorneys can implement to increase diversity of the law student population.
2:45 p.m.
Break
3:00 p.m.
Cracking the Glass Ceiling Innovators in promoting diversity issues provide ideas for dealing with gender disparity in the number of law firm managing partners and in compensation, best practices for promoting the advancement of women and lawyers of color in the legal field, and what men can do to help lawyers break the glass ceiling.
4:00 p.m.
Developing Best Practices
4:30 p.m.
Networking Happy Hour
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Sponsors Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsor
Friends of the Diversity Summit Victor N. Corpuz
Bar Association Sponsors
DBA Minority Participation Committee
DBA Public Forum Committee