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The LGBT subcommittee created a presentation that contains information that would be beneficial
to organizations that work with LGBT groups or allies of these groups on LGBT law-related topics.
An attorney referral directory was included in the presentation.

The presentation was mailed to the nine self-help centers in Louisiana in the following judicial
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districts – 9 , 14 , 17 , 19 22 , 24 , 29 , 32 and 41 . A letter accompanied a copy of the
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Programming

A CLE seminar titled LGBTQ+ Families and Relationships: What Practitioners Need to Know is
scheduled on September 15, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. at the Louisiana Bar Center.

The seminar will feature the following speaker(s):
Shelly L. Skeen, Lambda Legal, Dallas, TX

A LGBT law-related issues session was held at the Conclave on August 11, 2023, at the Four
Seasons New Orleans Hotel. The CLE session was titled Intersectional Survey of LGBTQ+ Civil
Rights in 2023: Transgender Civil Rights and Liberties in the Crosshairs.

The session featured the following speaker (s):
Meredith “Taylor” Brown, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY

Pipeline to Diversity and Outreach

Outreach to Lawyers and Courts

Corporate and In-house Counsel
A session is dedicated to corporate and in-house attorneys at the annual Conclave on Diversity in
the Legal Profession. The Corporate Breakfast session is titled The Connect.

Diversity and Inclusion Managers Summit

The Diversity and Inclusion Manager Summit was held on August 24, 2018, at the Ritz Carlton
New Orleans.

The Diversity and Inclusion Managers Summit is an opportunity to discuss how Diversity and
Inclusion managers can cultivate a culture where all talented contributors—regardless of race,
gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or natural origin—can have and can see a
path to long-term success.

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