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Session Three 360°Perspective of Immigration Law

               Ashley F. Dees, Ashley Foret Dees, LLC, Lake Charles, LA

               Session Four Title VII at 55: Where We've Been and Where We're Going

               J. Dalton Courson, Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA
               J. Tyler Clemons, Southern Poverty Law Center, New Orleans, LA

               Session Five LSBA: Who We Are and How We Serve Our Members

               Michael B. Victorian, Phelps Dunbar, LLP, Baton Rouge, LA
               Christie C. Wood, Wilson & Wilson, Jena, LA

               Diverse Attorney Participation and Support Efforts

               The  Department  is  committed  to  encouraging  attorneys  of  diverse  backgrounds  to  become
               involved in all aspects of the LSBA.

               The Department assists in the coordination of a reception for minority bar leaders during LSBA
               Annual Meeting.

               The  Department  provides  assistance  in  identifying  diverse  attorneys  that  would  be  potential
               candidates when there is a vacant House of Delegates seat or Board of Governors seat.

               The Department  seeks  to identify member benefits  that will specifically address  the needs of
               diverse attorneys and continue efforts to increase awareness of current member benefits that may
               meet the needs of diverse attorneys.

               Leadership LSBA
               The Department assists in identifying diverse attorneys for the Leadership LSBA class.

               LSBA Leadership Class
               The 2020-21 Leadership class is comprised of the following members:

               ReAzalia Z. Allen, Attorney at Law
               Kristen D. Amond, Fishman Haygood, LLP
               Brittany B. Arvie, Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office
               Elizabeth B. Bloch, Neuner Pate
               Robert N. Cavell, Morvant & Cavell




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