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Disabilities Series
The Diversity Committee hosts a series of disability related CLE seminars.
A webinar titled Emerging Issues in Disability Rights was held on March 2, 2021 and featured
the following speakers:
Debra J. Weinberg, Disability Rights Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
Jonathan C. Trunnell, Disability Rights Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
Women’s Personal and Professional Development Workshop Series
A webinar titled Becoming Your Best Self: Take Command, Be Empowered, and Own Your Future
was held on February 23, 2021. The webinar featured the following speakers:
Associate Justice Piper D. Griffin, Louisiana Supreme Court, New Orleans, LA
Judge Tiffany G. Chase, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, New Orleans, LA
Judge Karelia R. Stewart, First Judicial District Court, Shreveport, LA
Black History Programming
The LSBA's Diversity Committee’s Pipeline to Diversity and Outreach Subcommittee hosts CLE
seminar(s) in celebration of Black History Month. The seminar(s) are co-hosted by Adams and
Reese LLP.
A webinar titled Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession was held on February 25,
2021. The webinar featured the following speaker:
Steve Pemberton, Workhuman, Framingham, MA
A webinar titled African Americans and Haiti: An International Perspective on Racial Justice and
the Law was held on February 26, 2021. The webinar featured the following speaker:
Brandon R. Byrd, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) / Diversity-related
Webinars on the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession were held and
featured the following speaker:
Dima Ghawi, Baton Rouge, LA.
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