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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
Heather S. Lonian, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC, New Orleans, LA
Kellen J. Mathews, Adams and Reese, LLP, Baton Rouge, LA

Session Two “A Pragmatic Look at the Work of Career Service Professionals”

Denia S. Aiyegbusi, Deutsch Kerrigan, Moderator
Sarka Cerna-Fagan, Assistant Dean for Career Development, Tulane University Law School,
New Orleans, LA
Diana Mercer, Director of Career Development, Loyola University New Orleans College of
Law, New Orleans, LA
Tavares A. Walker, Director of Career Services and Adjunct Professor of Law, Southern
University Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Session Three "How to Future-Proof Your Firm: Engaging Gen Y to Z"

Dima Ghawi, Dima Ghawi LLC, Baton Rouge, LA

Session Four "Diversity and Inclusion: Worth More than Gold" (Facilitated Discussion and
Round Table)

Dima Ghawi, Dima Ghawi LLC, Baton Rouge, LA

Disabilities Series

The Diversity Committee hosts a series of disability related CLE seminars.

The first session of the Disabilities series entitled “Social Security: Overview of the Law,
Operating Terms and Procedure” is scheduled on October 25, 2019 at the Louisiana Bar Center
and will feature the following speakers:
Monica Ferraro, Worker’s Compensation, LLC, Metairie, LA
Suzette Tagesen Murphy, Worker’s Compensation, LLC, Metairie, LA

Women’s Personal and Professional Development Workshop Series

The Women’s Personal and Professional Development Workshop Series, Session One, is
scheduled on January 16, 2020 at the Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel in conjunction with the
LSBA Midyear Meeting. The seminar was co-hosted by the LSBA Minority Involvement
Section.

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