Archived Issue
January/February 2008
Cover Story: Vocation/Avocation: MCCA on Broadway!
MCCA goes behind the scenes to meet the director and all-attorney cast of performers in the acclaimed Broadway-style revue performed in San Francisco and New York City as part of the 2007 Diversity Dinner Series.
Features
Columns
MCCA on Broadway
By Patrick Folliard
The goal of this column is to enlighten our readers about the private endeavors of attorneys with whom we come in contact in the profession. By examining lawyers and their…
Rainmakers Part 2: Mentors and Role Models
By Patrick Folliard
In the last issue of Diversity & the Bar®, ten partners of color shared some thoughts on how they “make it rain,” and reflected on how their careers developed. Now,…
NAPABA’s Best Lawyers Under 40
By Ben Lumicao
NAPABA named its “Best Lawyers Under 40” for 2007 at its annual convention last November in Las Vegas, Nev. Awardees included (left to right): Jennifer Choe Groves, Khin Mai Aung, Harmeet Dhillon,…
Join the 10x10x10 Campaign!
By Francisco Ramos, Jr.
As MCCA concludes the celebration of its tenth anniversary, the association looks back on all it has done to help diversify the ranks in the legal community. MCCA has been…
The Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program: Making a Difference One Student at a Time
By Naomi K. McLaurin, Esq.
The Lloyd M. Johnson, Jr. Scholarship Program (Scholarship Program) welcomes its third class of law students. Established in 2005 to increase the number of diverse attorneys, the program is currently…
Notes from the Executive Director
By Veta T. Richardson
A Campaign for the Future of Diversity The start of the New Year is a great time for each of us to reflect upon the prior year and whether it…
Generational Perspectives
By Kara Mayer Robinson
Follow the Leaders How two families continue the legacy of a fierce commitment to civil rights and the law Patricia and John D. Due Jr. with daughters, standing left to…
Departments
Spotlighting
By Patrick Folliard
Dr. Benjamin Hooks: Diversity Founding Father On November 7, 2007, Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks, legendary civil rights leader, former NAACP executive director, and current head of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs…
Diversity News
By MCCA
MCCA’s Accomplishments Recognized by ACC From left to right: Fred Krebs, President of ACC, presents the award to Veta Richardson and MCCA Board members Don H. Liu and N. Cornell…