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2020-21 Awards Subcommittee Recommendation, Committee on Diversity in the Legal
Profession Award:
The Awards subcommittee met on January 13, 2021. The Diversity Committee met to approve
the recommendations on January 15, 2021. The recipient will be awarded at the Conclave on
August 13, 2021.
Committee on Diversity in the Legal Profession Award Recipient
Sharonda R. Williams, Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, LLP
2019-20 Awards Subcommittee Recommendation, Committee on Diversity in the Legal
Profession Award:
The Awards subcommittee met on January 8, 2020. The Diversity Committee met to approve the
recommendation on January 10, 2020. The recipient was to be awarded at the Conclave, however,
Conclave was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The recipient will be awarded at the LSBA Annual Meeting in June 2021.
Committee on Diversity in the Legal Profession Award Recipient
Deidre D. Robert, Southern University System, Baton Rouge, LA
2020-21 RECIPENT(S):
2020-21 Louisiana State Bar Association’s Guardian of Diversity Award
2020-21 Louisiana State Bar Association Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson Trailblazer
Award
The Awards subcommittee met on April 8, 2021. The Diversity Committee met to approve the
recommendations on April 9, 2021. The LSBA Board of Governors approved the recommendation
on April 17, 2021.
The recipient will be awarded at the LSBA Annual Meeting in June 2021.
2020-21 Louisiana State Bar Association’s Guardian of Diversity Award
2020-21 Louisiana State Bar Association Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson Trailblazer
Award
The Awards subcommittee met on March 18, 2020 and March 25, 2020. The Diversity Committee
met to approve the recommendations on April 24, 2020. The LSBA Board of Governors approved
the recommendations on August 29, 2020.
The recipient will be awarded at the LSBA Annual Meeting in June 2021.
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