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LGBT Subcommittee
Outreach
The LGBT Subcommittee is planning a meeting with the presidents of all the LGBT law student
groups regarding future planning.
The subcommittee is currently working on a pro bono project for the LGBT community.
Programming
A Labor and Employment presentation is scheduled on November 5, 2019 at the Louisiana Bar
Center and on December 13, 2019 in conjunction with the Natchitoches Lights CLE seminar at
the Chateau St. Denis Hotel.
The following speakers will be featured:
J. Dalton Courson, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA
J. Tyler Clemons, Southern Poverty Law Center, New Orleans, LA
Pipeline to Diversity and Outreach
Outreach to Lawyers and Courts
Corporate and In-house Counsel and Government Attorneys
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.
The seminar featured the following speakers:
Session One "Minority in a Majority Firm: Combating the Status Quo"
Kim M. Boyle, Phelps Dunbar LLP, New Orleans, LA
Luis A. Leitzelar, Jones Walker LLP, Baton Rouge, LA
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