Click Here to view the 2013 Corporate Sponsors

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Stride — A periodic communication from the Committee

 

 

 

April 2013 edition 

 

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2011 Diversity Report Card
Click on the cover image to view and download the report	Click on the CD image to view the report's appendices Diverse Attorney Program Participant Form

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SPECIAL RESOURCE

To view information about the Steven C. Krane Special Committee on Student Loan Assistance in the Public Interest, click here.

The committee was originally created in 1985 and is currently co-chaired by Betty Lugo and Ken Standard. To view the history of the committee, click here.

Mission Statement

The objectives of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion are to promote and advance the full and equal participation of attorneys of color and other diverse attorneys in the New York State Bar Association and in all sectors and at every level of the legal profession through research, education, fostering involvement and leadership development in NYSBA and other professional activities, and to promote knowledge of and respect for the profession in communities that historically have been excluded from the practice of law.

The Committee shall also foster the development of, monitor progress of and report on diversity initiatives of the Association, as well as partner with the Sections to continue to pursue enhanced diversity and inclusion in the Association, including among the leadership of the Association.

In conducting its work, the Committee shall consult with and engage Association leaders, other entities and individuals, including Sections of the New York State Bar Association, the New York State Conference of Bar Leaders, the Committee on Leadership Development, the Committee on Women in the Law, the Committee on Civil Rights, the Committee on Issues Affecting People with Disabilities, the Special Committee on LGBT People and the Law, The Law, Youth & Citizenship Program, minority and women’s bar associations, and others with an interest in the Committee’s mission and activities.

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2012- 2013 Subcommittees
Diversity Reception Event Planning Joyce Hartsfield Sandra Irby Medea Myers John Owens, Jr. Diversity Reception Program Asaad Siddiqi, Chair Lillian Moy Diversity Report Card Sharon Gerstman, Chair John Higgins Long-Range Strategic Planning Keiki-Michael Cabanos Lillian Moy	Motley Symposium Panel at Annual Meeting Sandra Irby, Co-chair I. Javette Hines, Co-chair Michael Bernstein William Edwards Kendrick Patterson Asaad Siddiqi Jack Zaremski Programming Rosevelie Marquez Morales, Chair Gabriel Arce-Yee Betty Lugo Kendrick Patterson	Trailblazer Award Nomination Review Loren Gesinsky, Chair Paula Edgar Sheila Gaddis Benu Mehra Kendrick Patterson Jerry Vattamala Elena Goldberg Velazquez Youth Law Day Elise Jaffe, Chair Divitta Alexander Michael Bernstein Hon. Helena Heath-Roland I. Javette Hines Rosevelie Marquez Morales Sonji Patrick

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2007 Miles to Go in New York Report

Download the Report to the NYSBA House of Delegates (PDF)

Miles To Go: Progress of Minorities in the Legal Profession

Elizabeth Chambliss, author of the American Bar Association's report, Miles to Go: Progress of Minorities in the Legal Profession has agreed to work with this committee to address the many issues that serve as a deterrent to minorities in the legal profession in New York.  In this report the ABA's Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Legal Profession takes stock of the profession's progress as of August 2004, to provide a current, comprehensive picture of the status of minorities in the profession, and to use this information to help the profession set an agenda for future action. Our committee will work with Ms. Chambliss to mirror the work of the Commission in order to be able to help minority law students and attorneys find an easier path into the legal profession.

To purchase a copy (for $20) of the Miles to Go Report, click here.

To view the ABA's Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Legal Profession web page, click here.

To access the ABA's minority links/resources, click here.

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York has released the First Annual Law Firm Diversity Benchmarking Report   to see their report, click here.