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Inn on the Teche American Inn of Court Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
John M. Duhe, Jr. American Inn of Court Louisiana City Attorneys Association
Judge Albert Tate American Inn of Court Louisiana City Court Judges Association
Judge Fred Fudicker, Jr. American Inn of Court Louisiana District Attorneys Association
Judge John C. Boutall American Inn of Court Louisiana District Judges Association
LA Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges Louisiana Employment Lawyers Association
Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Inc., Baton Rouge Louisiana Judicial Council, National Bar Association
Chapter New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel
Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Inc., Greater Lafayette New Orleans Bar Association Inn of Court
Chapter Southern University Law Center American Inn of Court
Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Inc., Lake Charles Saint Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Association
Chapter Thomas More-Loyola Law School American Inn of
Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Inc., Northeast Court
Louisiana Chapter Tulane Law School American Inn of Court
Louisiana Asian Pacific American Bar Association Vietnamese American Bar Association of Louisiana
Louisiana Association for Justice Wex S. Malone American Inn of Court
Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

DIVERSITY

The Diversity Committee has worked to increase awareness of diversity, inclusion, and cultural
competency issues and to assist in encouraging racial, ethnic, gender, generational, sexual
orientation, geographic, and disability diversity within the Bar.

Diversity Committee Ongoing Initiatives/Projects
Diversity Committee Co-chairs:
Demarcus J. Gordon, Co-chair
Susan R. Laporte, Chair
Monica M. Vela-Vick, Co-chair

Strategic Plan

A strategic plan was developed in April 2010 and was adopted in 2011. In August 2013, Dianne
Mouton-Allen facilitated a workshop to assist the Diversity Committee in developing an action
plan to work toward additional action steps.

On September 25, 2015, the Diversity Committee approved the formation of a Strategic Plan
Subcommittee to review program goals, and develop a new strategic plan to reaffirm, redefine,
and strengthen the purpose and goals of the Diversity Committee.

The Strategic Planning Subcommittee met for a strategic planning session on October 14, 2017.
The session was facilitated by Lauren S. Rikleen, Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership. The
Strategic Planning subcommittee met on November 18, 2017, to review the Strategic Planning

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